For the banning of the Hitler salute and the swastika in Switzerland

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For the banning of the Hitler salute and the swastika in Switzerland

June 30, 2022

The Federal Commission against Racism is in favor of banning the Nazi salute and the swastika in Switzerland

The Federal Council does not want to ban Nazi symbols. The Federal Commission against Racism now makes a different recommendation.

In a motion, Central National Councilor Marianne Binder calls for Nazi symbols to be banned. The Federal Council recommended the rejection of the proposal last February. The state government has been met with a lack of understanding from various quarters.

The Federal Commission against Racism has just released a statement. The Commission advocates the prohibition of racist symbols.

It is “important to send a clear signal”
In view of this development, the Commission considers it “important to send a clear signal that racist symbols cannot be tolerated in public”.

When implementing a ban, it should be taken into account that if racist symbols are obviously used for purposes other than the dissemination of racist ideas – for example in a campaign against neo-Nazis or in the context of art, science and education – this should not be punishable.

Criticism of the Federation of the Jewish Community
In its negative assessment of Marianne Binder’s request, the Federal Council stressed that making racist propaganda, that is to say influencing third parties and trying to win them over to the ideology, already constitutes a criminal offence.

The mere fact that a person publicly expresses sympathy for a discriminatory ideology does not constitute propaganda.

A Nazi symbol sewn onto a jacket is therefore permitted. The Federal Council referred to freedom of expression. According to the case law of the Federal Supreme Court, it must be accepted that reprehensible opinions are also represented – even if they are untenable for the majority.

The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities and the Platform of Liberal Jews described the Federal Council’s position as “incomprehensible”. Both organizations referred to Germany and other countries where any Nazi symbol is banned.

The Federal Office of Justice is currently investigating the matter.
Last March, Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter (FDP) instructed the Federal Office of Justice to examine the need for action and the legal options in this regard. The Federal Office is also analyzing how the ban on racist symbols works abroad. The report on the subject should be finished soon.

The statement by the Federal Commission against Racism now strengthens the camp of those who want to ban either Nazi symbols or racist symbols in general. So far, the Federal Council has taken the position that prevention in this area is more appropriate than penal repression: there is an agency specializing in the fight against racism; it designs, promotes and coordinates activities at the federal, cantonal and municipal levels.

https://www.thebharatexpressnews.com...n-switzerland/

[zebruh]

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[Colonel Frank Grimes]

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Not a fan of freedom of speech, I see.

Neither the so called Hitler salute or Swatizka belongs to Nazis alone.

[PlattitüdenPaule]

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Lul, you know that the salute was invented by the romans and the swastika is the oldest holy symbol for both Europeans and Asians?
Probably not, because for this you'd have to have used your brains for once.

[Harley]

“Important to send a clear signal” sounds more like they were too lazy to make a real change.

Reminds me of when someone tried to tell me having a few lines in a national anthem would erase many years of abuse and injustice a certain race of people faced.

“Notice me, senpai!” vibes.

[NSXD60]

Professional victims will continue victimizing unborn descendants of their dead persecutors, visiting the sins of the "fathers" upon the innocent, turning many into self haters, thus continuing the sin cycle through mental and punitive torture, becoming ethically indistinguishable from their dead persecutors.

[Tongio]

Lul, you know that the salute was invented by the romans and the swastika is the oldest holy symbol for both Europeans and Asians?
Probably not, because for this you'd have to have used your brains for once.

This sort of thing is totaly irrelevant, what does banning simbols apropiated and made famous by a bunch of scums afect the life of a normal non neonazi person? It only bother those who feel aroused by this symbology, doesnt matter what it meant in the long gone past, they totaly gained new meaning.

[Aldaris]

If I see a swastika on a Hindu temple or perhaps in some pagan festival, I won't bat an eye. But in Europe, there's like 99/100 chance that the usage can be traced to nazi ideology. Thus I say, remove it.

A symbol is in way a statement. And I am not a fan of free speech without any limits.

[Florstadt]

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