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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIn 1934, a German football team was banned from playing because they wouldn't give Nazi salute
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https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68141866/5761581#
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/5/25/1767020/-On-January-9-1934-a-German-football-team-was-banned-from-playing-because-they-didn-t-salute
C_U_L8R
(45,014 posts)same fascist assclowns
RockRaven
(14,985 posts)but that doesn't mean we shouldn't point it out anyway. Good one!
former9thward
(32,064 posts)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
(100,097 posts)Fuck this fucking administration. Seriously. And fuck Fox News too.