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German FM Slams Corona Protesters For Nazi Victim Comparisons

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German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Sunday lashed out at anti-mask protesters comparing themselves to Nazi victims, accusing them of trivialising the Holocaust and "making a mockery" of the courage shown by resistance fighters.

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Yahoo News

Confrontation at German coronavirus protest goes viral

A video went viral Sunday in Germany of a confrontation at a coronavirus protest, where a young woman compared herself to a famous Nazi resistance fighter and then was accused by a security guard of “trivalizing” the Holocaust. Several people protesting coronavirus restrictions in Germany that seek to tamp down new infections have tried to depict themselves as victims of government persecution. The woman spoke on stage Saturday evening in the …

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

German anti-mask protester compares herself to Sophie Scholl during speech – video

A video of a German anti-lockdown protester comparing herself to a Nazi resistance fighter has gone viral after a security guard walked off a stage accusing her of ‘trivialising’ the Holocaust. The woman was speaking in Hannover on Saturday when she told fellow protesters: ‘I feel like Sophie Scholl, since I’ve been active in the resistance, giving speeches, going to protests, distributing flyers.’ While the female protester was talking, a young…

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Confrontation at German coronavirus protest goes viral

BERLIN (AP) — A video went viral Sunday in Germany of a confrontation at a coronavirus protest, where a young woman compared herself to a famous Nazi resistance fighter and then was accused by a security guard of “trivalizing” the…

3 years ago·United States

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abc News

Confrontation at German coronavirus protest goes viral

A video has gone viral in Germany of a confrontation at a coronavirus protest, where a young woman compared herself to a famous Nazi resistance fighter only to be confronted by a security guard who accused her of “trivalizing” the Holocaust

3 years ago·United States

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South China Morning Post

Germany’s foreign minister slams coronavirus protesters for Nazi victim comparisons

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Sunday lashed out at anti-mask protesters comparing themselves to Nazi victims, accusing them of trivialising the Holocaust and “making a mockery” of the courage shown by resistance fighters.The harsh words came after a young woman took to the stage at a protest against coronavirus restrictions in Hanover Saturday saying she felt “just like Sophie Scholl”, the German student executed by the Nazis in 1943 for…

3 years ago·Hong Kong

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