These idiots are from far East Germany. Worrisome? Yes. Unexpected? Absolutely not. The AfD is the strongest party in East Germany and thinking for themselves - as they claim so often (“Wir sind das Volk“ - „We are the people“) - is not their strength as they haven’t learned it during communism and forgot to learn it thereafter. Consequently, no consequences are taken and no efforts are made to think things through and improve, deepening that way the feeling that they are the losers which is simply their own fault and which is why they are falling for every right wing German proud shit.
The photo, taken on March 13, shows the students from the city of Görlitz on the Polish border making the so-called white power salute.
The gesture, common in extremist circles, is not illegal in Germany, unlike the Nazi salute.
Not the salute I was thinking, but a bad one nonetheless.
What is a white power salute??
Wasn’t it from 4chan trolling? Is it the three fingers and a circle from the index and thumb? https://www.adl.org/resources/article/how-ok-symbol-became-popular-trolling-gesture
Happens once every year or two, that some idiots do this and we get a newspaper article about it.
I, too, sometimes like to pretend like I don’t know anything about global politics to make myself feel better.
Are we sure they weren’t just making the “my heart goes out to you” gesture?
Impossible, they’re not rich and sucking the right political leaders cock.
jfc how detached from reality do you have to be to make far right salutes at Auschwitz? Scary.
Ten years ago i would have agreed with your assesment of the situation, but today? I am pretty sure they were aware what they were doing.
I think them being 9th graders makes a bit of a difference. A big part of doing shit like this could be puberty-driven edgyness. This ain’t an excuse of course and the scary part is that they went to Auschwitz, saw what happened there right in front of their eyes and still decided to go through with their abysmal photo, no matter if it’s for “fun” or a thought-out political statement.
Makes me wonder what kind of dehumanizing right wing propaganda they consume daily and what their social circle looks like, if they think acting like this is okay.
It’s happening.
