nazi reproduction items for sale spotted in Gzira, flagged to Police, Times of Malta and Lovin Malta ages ago. nothing done about it. meh

26 comments

  1. Could this be legal in Malta?! ugh.

    Basically:

    Came across random nazi goodies being sold in some “shop” in Gzira.

    Reported it to the police on 28.10, sent location etc and they said it was noted. Decided to ping Times of Malta that same day as well with all element, and they sent a photographer to location right away.

    Contacted police again on 30.10 with new photo to inform them items had been neatly re-arranged, still exposed and for sale.

    Chased police on 4.11, as nothing happened and confirmed it’s all still there – they said it was noted again, and that they’d look into it.

    Flagged to Lovin Malta on 21.12, in case they’d wanna relay, no response.

    It’s all still there and nothing happened, disappointed but not surprised.

  4. Are you hinting at the incompetence of the Maltese Police?

    Or rather the Maltese society who do not really care as long as you pay the rent for the space?

    It is just one of many reasons for ppl to stay away from Malta and all the Maltese bs…

    I am looking forward to a reply from an outraged Maltese person telling me if I don’t like it to go away…

  6. Is this illegal in Malta? It’s illegal in Some European countries but can’t find anything about Malta

  9. If they were original historical pieces then that’d be fine, historical value and all.

    Not sure how I feel about Reproductions

  10. Are you people serious? Should we start banning crosses or statues as some 500 years ago we had the inquisition? It s a couple of medals probably of interest to some military enthusiasts …

  11. Just saying, the SS Ring and Reichsangler (i think its called) are the ones associated with nazism. The Iron Cross is not necessarily a symbol of nazism, it was a medal during the times of the german empire (before ww2) and Hitler was even awarded the Iron Cross First Class during his time serving the German military in WW1. The nazis did rebrand the iron cross with a swastika but an iron cross doesnt necessarily mean its a nazi symbol

  12. I have a plastic model kit of a German WWII-era battleship with a Nazi flag on it, you should report me too.

    How far do you want to go with this?

  13. So if someone stole all this stuff and recycled it… Would anyone be able to report it? These people stole my Nazi stuff I wasn’t supposed to have or sell. ….

  15. I don’t see anything wrong here, it’s just history and some people are enthusiastic about it.. right or wrong it is still in the unchangeable past and part of history.

  16. In bad taste, but are they illegal? Malta is hardly the country to be offended these days, not with its reputation!

    Does not look like anyone is buying this crap anyways. I saw a policeman carry a book once, already an unusual sight, which he was reading .. guess what book ? Mein campf!

    And why flag to news papers ? Especially some garbage politically align papers?

  17. Even Lemmy Kilmister used the Iron Cross, but the Svastika and the SS Rings….in Germany the svastika sign and the greeting is forbidden and you cannot even have a number plate having far something to do with any Nazi stuff…wanted to have a number plate with my initials but even with the TÜV sign in between there cannot follow an A after an S…at some points it‘s a bit ridiculous but selling this stuff is really disgusting…

  18. all those reactions are nice to read, and better than the lack of response from whoever else I tried to reach out to for comments/action.

    1. those crosses weren’t exactly the issue, the SS ring and the golden eagle with swastika were. I should have been more specific, lesson learned.

    2. not questioning the collecting of such items, which certainly can constitute -not mine but- some persons’ hobby/interest. it’s the open selling that I found gravely distasteful, I don’t care what you have on your shelves at home…

    I was shedding light on how inappropriate putting such items for sale in the vetrina is and asking whether it’s legal or not in Malta, because this -openly selling such items in the front window- is illegal in some other EU countries.

    if it is fine here in Malta, well.. ugh.. cause that’s a disappointment, and a new low.

  19. The fact that this shit still happens and barely anyone bats an eyelid is disturbing. Why would you want this shit if not because you align with these ideaologies?

    And for the dude that saw a policeman reading Mein Kampf – 1. Cool story bro and 2. Pretty sure that book is neither still in production nor legal anywhere

  21. So what? Whats wrong with that? Prople like to collect stuff. I know its weird to collect nazi stuff but its not a crime. People still collect crusaders stuff and pay millions while everyone know that they were barbaric killers

  25. I doubt that selling such items is illegal here. It is in Germany I believe, but for the rest of us, these items become “illegal” when used for the spreading of hate etc. This stuff is sold all over the internet if you look for it. Locally, they are sold both new, second-hand and even battle worn to up the price. Honestly, it is far more disconcerting that they are sold for an amount that does not make any sense, just to make some money.

    After all, who’s to judge you if you have a nazi kink. Different story if it’s forced on someone else. Same applies to re-enactment , collectors etc… it’s the idea not the object.

Leave a Reply