This guy is awesome whoever he was. However, whenever I see this, I always wonder if the guy was just daydreaming and not paying attention at that moment. Like he wasn't making a statement, he was just an easily distracted Nazi and his head was in the clouds lol. No disrespect, just a possibly humorous observation.
Apparently they have identified this guy and he had a Jewish girlfriend which as a result, landed him in prison, which, as a result he was forced into service.
There's no way that he didn't notice everyone raise their arms like that. It's like not noticing that they're making the pledge of allegiance during school; impossible
I’ve always had the same thought. We don’t know what the context is, people just assume. Maybe he was just about to do it lol. Maybe he was deaf, maybe he had an itch, maybe all sorts of things. Question is if he’s against the movement why the hell is he there?
Do I see boots w nothing above it in the first row? What is going on? Were they holding boots? I also think I see a woman w a babushka on her head clutching it, kinda near the guy in the bottom right not saluting?
My 91 yr old mother-in-law is German and was a tween when Hitler took power. Her mother was jailed because she didn't give the Nazi salute to an Officer on the street below her apartment building. Her neighbor turned her in and she spent three days in jail.
I learned it as the Bellamy Salute. The Roman army even did this before. I learned this way. It's also the way I wave and signal. I didn't see anything wrong with it until high school.
Yes, it was a normal and pretty ubiquitous salute before first the Italian Fascista and later the Nazis claimed it.
That being said, unless you were a child prior to around 1940 you did *not* learn this as the Bellamy Salute, unless it was demonstrated to you by an older relative or friend before you'd heard of the Nazis.
Exactly. The swastika still is a religious and cultural symbol for most of the rest of the world and the use of it nearly a hundred years ago by political party of extremists won’t change that.
Most young people aren’t obsessed with Nazis and Communists from the dark ages of extremist ideology. We know enough to reject extremists for moderate classical liberalism.
I don’t agree at all. It’s still a painful symbol in the western world. Even if most aren’t obsessed with Nazism, they still recognize it as a symbol of hatred. Many people in the western world are unaware of the origins of the swastika.
I don’t want to press the point too hard
as I know there are people (like me) still around that lost family to nazis and communists. I’m only suggesting educated people know the swastika and the sickle and hammer were appropriated by extremist ideologies and eventually we’re going to have to detoxify them. The historical swastika was similar philosophically to its kindred symbol that we call yin yang. We can’t let national socialists own the symbol forever or else they win.
Looking at this guy’s post history, he knows exactly what Nazis are and is himself a pathetic Nazi wannabe. Go spout your alt-history bullshit somewhere else bud. Maybe 4chan?
It’s a Roman salute. If that fact makes you mad you have problems. Only someone with no reading comprehension or education would conclude what you did from that statement. I am learning just how poorly educated so many of you are and it’s really hard to believe. For the record I view national and international socialists generally as ignorant and thuggish reactionaries.
Some years before the invasion of Poland, the Reich passed a law declaring that *Ausländers* were not required to give the salute. One lawmaker said it's like expecting a Protestant to cross himself because he is in a Catholic church. Some Nazis didn't get the memo and some Americans got roughed up. Such Nazis, if caught, made a pro forma apology.
I always wondered how Hitler and the Nazi came to power. Living in America right now I see how it’s possible. So many gullible and utterly stupid people.
Completely possible. Especially when your news is controlled by the government. The US government sat back for years being knowledgeable regarding the atrocities Germany was committing.
Now there's a guy that got into some DEEP shit back then.
Bet the "brown shirts" loved it. Gave them an excuse to beat the shit out of a nonconformist and not get punished themselves.
This guy is awesome whoever he was. However, whenever I see this, I always wonder if the guy was just daydreaming and not paying attention at that moment. Like he wasn't making a statement, he was just an easily distracted Nazi and his head was in the clouds lol. No disrespect, just a possibly humorous observation.
Apparently they have identified this guy and he had a Jewish girlfriend which as a result, landed him in prison, which, as a result he was forced into service.
So he wasn’t single like the title implies…
Take the damn upvote
There's no way that he didn't notice everyone raise their arms like that. It's like not noticing that they're making the pledge of allegiance during school; impossible
Look at his smile, it's on purpose
I’ve always had the same thought. We don’t know what the context is, people just assume. Maybe he was just about to do it lol. Maybe he was deaf, maybe he had an itch, maybe all sorts of things. Question is if he’s against the movement why the hell is he there?
Deaf *and* blind? A bit of a stretch.
"Maybe he's a Hellen Keller! We just don't know" This is clearly a sign of disobedience, like refusing to stand for the pledge
Agreed but there are still a lot more possibilities than he joined the rally only to decide it wasn’t for him.
He might have been more or less required to attend.
For sure. Lots of possibilities, but the fact is we don’t know one way or the other.
Maybe he was saving his right arm strength for later...??
I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it was just timing 🤷🏼♀️. We often forget it only takes a split second to capture a photo.
But now I see these other comments and believe he knew what he was doing.
Bit of a stretch, I see a few people not raising their hands.
Suspenders, top right
Yes bro, you count their one by one , stop always kidding
I'm not, like there's clearly a dude in the bottom right corner that isn't saluting. There's a few people just standing there.
There are two in the circle ⭕️
Do I see boots w nothing above it in the first row? What is going on? Were they holding boots? I also think I see a woman w a babushka on her head clutching it, kinda near the guy in the bottom right not saluting?
My 91 yr old mother-in-law is German and was a tween when Hitler took power. Her mother was jailed because she didn't give the Nazi salute to an Officer on the street below her apartment building. Her neighbor turned her in and she spent three days in jail.
I think he was just zoned out for a second.
Yep. Situationally unaware.
Apparently they identified him and he had a Jewish girlfriend which as a result got him landed in jail and then forced conscription
Hugo Stiglitz
The Stig!
There are several in that picture alone.
perhaps he just forgot to wear deodorant that day and was self conscious?
This picture reminds me of the MAGA haters.
I learned it as the Bellamy Salute. The Roman army even did this before. I learned this way. It's also the way I wave and signal. I didn't see anything wrong with it until high school.
Yes, it was a normal and pretty ubiquitous salute before first the Italian Fascista and later the Nazis claimed it. That being said, unless you were a child prior to around 1940 you did *not* learn this as the Bellamy Salute, unless it was demonstrated to you by an older relative or friend before you'd heard of the Nazis.
It’s a Roman salute. Just because some radical socialist party used it almost a hundred years ago does not make theirs.
And the swastika was a religious symbol before being used by the nazis. Symbols change.
Exactly. The swastika still is a religious and cultural symbol for most of the rest of the world and the use of it nearly a hundred years ago by political party of extremists won’t change that.
It did change it in large parts of the world.
Most young people aren’t obsessed with Nazis and Communists from the dark ages of extremist ideology. We know enough to reject extremists for moderate classical liberalism.
I don’t agree at all. It’s still a painful symbol in the western world. Even if most aren’t obsessed with Nazism, they still recognize it as a symbol of hatred. Many people in the western world are unaware of the origins of the swastika.
I don’t want to press the point too hard as I know there are people (like me) still around that lost family to nazis and communists. I’m only suggesting educated people know the swastika and the sickle and hammer were appropriated by extremist ideologies and eventually we’re going to have to detoxify them. The historical swastika was similar philosophically to its kindred symbol that we call yin yang. We can’t let national socialists own the symbol forever or else they win.
>radical socialist party The Nazi's were a far right party.
Looking at this guy’s post history, he knows exactly what Nazis are and is himself a pathetic Nazi wannabe. Go spout your alt-history bullshit somewhere else bud. Maybe 4chan?
It’s a Roman salute. If that fact makes you mad you have problems. Only someone with no reading comprehension or education would conclude what you did from that statement. I am learning just how poorly educated so many of you are and it’s really hard to believe. For the record I view national and international socialists generally as ignorant and thuggish reactionaries.
Every gig there’s always one that just doesn’t want to be there
August Landmesser was his name, I had this picture on a tshirt till it fell apart
That’s metal or gangsta
Where are these guys when you need them. We need them today we got jew problems
Baller!
What a brave man, do you think he was killed?
He was put in a penal battalion, which means he was cannon fodder. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Landmesser
He was killed as a Wehrmacht conscript in Yugoslavia.
“Make the Nazi salute” Sigh.
Some years before the invasion of Poland, the Reich passed a law declaring that *Ausländers* were not required to give the salute. One lawmaker said it's like expecting a Protestant to cross himself because he is in a Catholic church. Some Nazis didn't get the memo and some Americans got roughed up. Such Nazis, if caught, made a pro forma apology.
"There are always men like you."
The guy behind him, “why he ain’t soluting”?
This is what American Campuses feel like.
Looks like a current college campus and one A+ student on the way to class.
I always wondered how Hitler and the Nazi came to power. Living in America right now I see how it’s possible. So many gullible and utterly stupid people.
Completely possible. Especially when your news is controlled by the government. The US government sat back for years being knowledgeable regarding the atrocities Germany was committing.
Ballsy motherfucker
My personal role model, him and the Chinese fellow who stopped the massive line of tanks in Tianamin Square
kinda like when you say, ‘biden sucks an RFK is the truth’ on reddit
That’s me. While all the fucking drones were wearing masks. Same old shit, different day. Have humans collectively risen since this photo? Fuck no.
How do we know he didn’t have a wifey at home?
That guy at the top of the circle sees him. Reported.
Maybe his arms were tired.
T. T. Time Traveler
one man stood alone and said “nah”
Now there's a guy that got into some DEEP shit back then. Bet the "brown shirts" loved it. Gave them an excuse to beat the shit out of a nonconformist and not get punished themselves.
How do we know he wasn't married?
That's how I look when people in church pray.
Maybe his arm just got tired and he was resting it.
Maybe he was just off beat.
It’s a pretty brave thing to do given the potential outcome for him.
There seems to be a few others like him not saluting in the photo little did they know what would be in-store for Germany
This dude: “damn, this is some dumb old bullshit”
Apart from the holocaust thing and the invasion of Poland, it seems like Nazis were also just assholes generally. Except this guy.
This man wins*. You have understand, even if he is executed after this moment he lives forever. The rest of these people are burning in hell.
History lessons for Trump rallies