Austria: Outrage on election eve amid funeral with Nazi song – DW – 09/29/2024
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Three far-right politicians were reportedly at the funeral where a song glorified by Germany's Nazi-era SS was sung on election eve. The Austrian Jewish Students’ Union has reported the politicians involved.

Three far-right politicians were reportedly at the funeral where a song glorified by Germany’s Nazi-era SS was sung on election eve. The Austrian Jewish Students’ Union has reported the politicians involved.

  • pumpkinseedoil@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Also important

    The song was adopted and glorified by the Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS) as a “song of loyalty.” The Nazi resistance sang the song too.

    1. The SS only used an adopted version.

    2. It was sang by the resistance.

    If we were to condemn all songs that were sang by Nazis we’d have to condemn pretty much all old German songs.