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kpete

(71,996 posts) Fri May 25, 2018, 02:39 PM May 2018

In 1934, a German football team was banned from playing because they wouldn't give Nazi salute

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In 1934, a German football team was banned from playing because they wouldn't give Nazi salute (Original Post) kpete May 2018 OP

Different times C_U_L8R May 2018 #1

Military-fetishists and Flag-humpers won't care RockRaven May 2018 #2

This was not a protest against the Nazis. former9thward May 2018 #3

Sometimes you can't help *NOT* make Nazi comparisons. Initech May 2018 #4

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)

1. Different times

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2018, 02:48 PM

May 2018

same fascist assclowns

RockRaven

(14,974 posts)

2. Military-fetishists and Flag-humpers won't care

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2018, 03:02 PM

May 2018

but that doesn't mean we shouldn't point it out anyway. Good one!

former9thward

(32,025 posts)

3. This was not a protest against the Nazis.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2018, 03:54 PM

May 2018

From Snopes:

In fact, FC Karlsruhe was one of the teams who readily adhered to Nazi policies (such as expelling Jewish players) in the 1930s.

The Karlsruhe Football Club was scheduled to play in Metz, France on Christmas day in 1933. The French players reportedly threatened not to play the match if the Germans used the Nazi salute. The Karlsruhe players were also also reportedly worried that the salute could cause fans to riot, and decided to forego the Nazi salute in order to play the match; when word reached Berlin, the team was banned from playing outside of Germany for a year.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/german-football-club-banned-failing-give-nazi-salute/

Initech

(100,081 posts)

4. Sometimes you can't help *NOT* make Nazi comparisons.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2018, 03:58 PM

May 2018

Fuck this fucking administration. Seriously. And fuck Fox News too.

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