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Swiss Court: Nazi Salute ‘Not Always Punishable’

Hail! For those of us in America, it is sometimes difficult to believe that certain words and gestures are actually illegal in many parts of the “civilized” world. One such gesture is the infamous “Nazi” salute (or more accurately, the Roman salute). The simple raising…

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German Artist Taken To Court For Hitler Salute

Haberler July 18, 2013 Provocative German artist Jonathan Meese has to answer in court for imitating a Hitler salute. German law makes exceptions for artistic freedom, but was Meese’s gesture really art? “Art and science, research and teaching shall be free,” according to Paragraph 3…

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