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[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

A couple of years ago they had an ad with a couple making a nazi salute, facing each others. They said they were making a roof for the kids. Maybe I would have a tiny more respect for fascists pigs if they just admit they are fascist pigs. But maybe not.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 73 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The AfD ad in question:

AfD ad with Hitler salute source (in German)

[–] disorderly@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Holy shit, I'm amazed that didn't result in criminal charges. I guess Germany isn't as serious about that law as they claim.

[–] waldfee@feddit.org 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I wouldn't say that, it seems more like that small amount of ambiguity saved their ass. Similarly Die Partei has/had an election poster saying "Nazis töten", meaning both "killing nazis", as well as "nazis kill", which also sufficed to avoid punishment

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Just to add, sometimes the ambiguity is too less: The slogan "Hängt die Grünen!" ("Hang the Greens!") of the nazi party "der III. Weg" (The Third Way) was forbidden by court. The interpretation "Hang the green ones!" referring to the green colour of their posters was too far off.

https://www.tz.de/muenchen/stadt/muenchen-haengt-die-gruenen-plakate-der-iii-weg-volksverhetzung-gericht-91873584.html

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And nobody was jailed abs blocked from ever holding a public office?

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

In the trial concerning posters by the far-right splinter party Der III. Weg bearing the slogan “Hang the Greens”, the Munich Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 42-year-old man to six months’ imprisonment. A 65-year-old man was fined.

To loose the passive election right (for five years) one needs to be sentenced to at least one year imprisonment.

Loosing the right for lifetime requires a ruling of the federal constitutional court.