Auschwitz: Dutch tourist fined over Nazi salute at former death camp

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  1. Disgraceful. Nazi sympathizers, however few, are within our communities around the globe. We must remain vigilant.

  2. All of us have read about people behaving poorly while visiting the camps. So I am gonna be honest and admit I am surprised this is making international news. If asked an hour ago, I would have bet that such incidents happen twice weekly at least. I would actually believe a Nazi salute would happen every day there, because so many people feel comfortable to be half defiant half joking nowadays.

  3. She explains it as a bad joke. Sure. To visit Auschwitz, see the place, and then pose for a photo? That is beyond a joke. It is a nasty statement and one she was obviously going to share with people. A fine feels like a light punishment for an act so stupid and harmful.

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