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• TheTechnician27@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  “Are these anti-Nazi protestors holding up a Star of David trying to protect democracy in Germany, or are they just trying to keep their family from being deported?”

  🤡

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  • CrayonDevourer@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You do know that when Germans protest against Nazis they commonly use the German flag, right? 🤡 indeed.

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    • belastend@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      No. I didn’t.

      Because they don’t. German Flags are usually shown at the Nazi or right wing rallies, not at anti-fascist rallies.

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      • nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        am german. can confirm.

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    • lowleekun@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      No they don’t. We don’t have half of the nationalist zeal you guys sport. Please refrain from talking about topics you do not know shit about.

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    • nysqin@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      You do know that when Germans use the German flag when protesting they commonly support Nazis causes, right?

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    • trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      You really have no clue how much American “patriotism” is looked down upon on this side of the pool, do you? Nationalism is a nazi thing, no one who opposes nazis here would use a national flag.

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    • turmoil@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      If you’d bring a German flag to an anti-nazi rally, people will look at you weird. At more radical ones, you’ll get smacked by a guy carrying an “Antifaschistische Aktion” flag.

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    • 4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Germans against Nazis wouldn’t use the German flag. If you brought one to the protest you’d probably be considered an intruder from the Nazi side

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    • Halosheep@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      It’s heartwarming to see all the people from German instances show up to roast this dude.

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      • belastend@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Nothing more satisfying than hitting someone with the old “brother, I live there, you’re wrong”

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      • TheTechnician27@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I’m not German and thought “huh, I’m not German; maybe I’m actually wrong, and I’m not going to overstep here”… And then the Germans arrived.

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    • LordOsslor@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Really? Which Protests do you mean? The vast majority of German flags I saw on anti Nazi demos in Germany were been mounted to Buildings or the hands of some Nazi Idiot at the counterprotest.

      Going one step towards the center of the political spectrum from the firmly left learning anti Nazi Demos, there are the anti AFD Demos which also attract(ed) people with far more moderate centrist political views than the average Antifa member, thus being more likely to support the idea of the state of Germany in its current form. Still, most flags you’d see were for pride / lgbtq+ or political organisations.

      You might see a German flag from time to time but i think it’s just plain wrong to call it common.

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• Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  How is protesting for their family and neighbors (weird you left that one out, you don’t have to be related to someone kidnapped to protest) from having their rights guaranteed to them by the Constitution not protecting democracy?

  Also, touching a Mexican flag doesn’t actually revoke your citizenship or residency, regardless of what Fox News says.

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  • CrayonDevourer@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Also, touching a Mexican flag doesn’t actually revoke your citizenship or residency, regardless of what Fox News says.

    LOL WUT? What in earthly green fuck are you on about now? Nobody ever claimed this, so not only are you straw-manning NOT saying something, you’re ALSO straw-manning words that were never said in the first place.

    You build up being the victim because I didn’t include some special case that you wanted me to, and then pretend that I’m some righty? lol

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    • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I don't see why someone waving the Mexican flag, would be fighting for American democracy...

      Do you actually need me to lead you around by the nose and explain to you that American citizens can hold a Mexican flag in protest?

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      • CrayonDevourer@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Do you need me to lead you around by the nose and explain to you that American citizens holding Mexican flags in protest, don’t give 2 shits about “saving American Democracy”, and care more about deportations only?

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