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A hugely popular right-wing Croatian singer and hundreds of thousands of his fans performed a pro-Nazi World War II salute at a massive concert in Zagreb, drawing criticism.

One of Marko Perkovic’s most popular songs, played in the late Saturday concert, starts with the dreaded “For the homeland — Ready!” salute, used by Croatia’s Nazi-era puppet Ustasha regime that ran concentration camps at the time.

Perkovic, whose stage name is Thompson after a U.S.-made machine gun, had previously said both the song and the salute focus on the 1991-95 ethnic war in Croatia, in which he fought using the American firearm, after the country declared independence from the former Yugoslavia. He says his controversial song is “a witness of an era.”

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Shit like this should have been rooted out before they became a full member of the EU. This will only embolden Nazi in other EU nations.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

80 years later, the number of Ustasha supporters exceeded the number of Ustasha victims in World War II. People really do have short memories.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

While I know it won't happen, it would be so fucking funny if they arrested all of the like 500k attendees for the salute

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Fucking clowns, I hate Thompson so much

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

So, can't support Palestine in the EU, but Nazi salutes and support are good.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

I mean, it's technically illegal here, just that the government turns a blind eye when it's popular

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Its fine, netanyahu gave them the "H-Word Pass" (its like the "N-Word Pass" but for "heil hitler") /s

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

What if it's just an ancient Roman salute from the heart to the sun?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This shit really is just on the rise globally huh ? Time to bust out the Ole M1 Garand

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

It has been equally present here since independence basically. The concert just drew them out of the woodworks more than usual

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You probably can only bust a nut. Right wing conservatives are on a rise and nobody with a playstation, Netflix subscription and a plan to have no kids so they can travel is going to take on the streets.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Well i don't have Netflix i have a media server. I dont have a Playstation i have a pc. And I dont like traveling. So what now ?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Oh, than by all means, take M1 and headshot some nazis.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 days ago

When scrolled past this post i assumed it was news about some gay party somewhere, then I noticed the women aren't dressed for that, than i noticed the headline was about something nazi happening at the party and only then i realised the gay part was only in my head because of the shirtless dude doing the nazi salute the headline is talking about. How is it possible all these right wing conservative people are so against anything gay but then decide to look like that and how are all of their likeminded people so ok with it? If i showed up to a pride somewhere they'd beat me up for it. So strange.

[–] [email protected] 76 points 4 days ago

pro-Nazi salute?

You mean ehhhh

A Nazi salute?

[–] [email protected] 55 points 4 days ago (2 children)

"what's the difference between a nazi sympathiser and a nazi?"

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 days ago

What do you have when a person sits down at a table with 3 nazis?

4 nazis.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago

They're the same picture.jpg

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

fucking Nazis.

edit: whoever downvoted this sentiment, fuck you too, Nazi sympathizing scum.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

the only good Nazi is a dead Nazi.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But what about Zombie Nazis? Have you considered Zombie Nazis?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

technically they are undead and thus are still dead.

great target practice though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Yes, but that's my point! You said, 'The only good Nazi is a dead Nazi.' However, Nazi Zombies, while being dead, are still evil. And therefore not good.

I didn't spend a year of my undergrad studying Logic for nothin!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I know it's a popular saying, but idk if it cancels shit out.
Like, try taking about dead Nazis & how good they are - feels weird bcs of all the bad shit they did.

So no, perhaps just no good Nazis.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I think it implies two things.

  1. Nazi's are dead because they are relics of the past
  2. if a Nazi is alive today, they should be dead because they are a relic of the past
[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Right wingers and Nazism is not too different from each other now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Nazism has always been a right wing ideology.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

*reverse astronaut-with-gun meme

[–] [email protected] 42 points 4 days ago

right wing

Nazi

You don't have to say it twice...

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago (2 children)

So this means their visas are being checked and converts are being cancelled... Right...? Riiiight???

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

They are croatians in Croatia, what visas are you taking about?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

The current administration is very anti-antisemitism, I'm sure they'll get right on it.... Any minute now.....

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

the salute focus on the 1991-95 ethnic war in Croatia, in which he fought using the American firearm, after the country declared independence from the former Yugoslavia.

Ah the old reliable anti-communist gotta fascist rule.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

There was little to no actual anti-communism at play at that point (although it was still relevant symbolically). Both sides were already capitalist. Yugoslavia had been on the path of liberalisation for quite a while before the breakup.

Btw, that excuse that Thompson and his fans regularly use is bullshit, the phrase was picked by Croatian extremists (especially the paramilitary HOS) in the 90s because it was used by ustašas (fascists) half a century earlier in the first place.

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