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submitted 2 days ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/globalnews@lemmy.zip

Switzerland’s Federal Council announced Friday that they are proposing a ban on Nazi symbols following a rise in antisemitism.

Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20241216180149/https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/switzerland-proposes-ban-on-nazi-symbols/

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[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
[-] moonlight@fedia.io 8 points 2 days ago

Wow, that's like banning church steeples. Weird.

[-] VanillerGoriller@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago

More like banning church bells because the minaret is used to call Muslims to prayer

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

it's not weird, it's just plain fucking racist

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