As explained in this article, a soccer team in North Carolina has been suspended for playing a Nazi propaganda speech over the loud speakers before a game (they had thought it was Hitler when they picked it). Apparently the teammates liked the "on to victory" phrase in the speech.
Hmmmmm. What's just as puzzling as these kids not foreseeing the negative consequences of their actions is the idea that Nazis were somehow a picture of victory for them.
What DO they teach the kids these days?
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This was dumb, but why do they get fined for it? Is there some code of anti-Nazi sports conduct that, if violated, results in suspension and demand for money? Maybe I'm missing something here, but how do the proper authorities justify penalizing the team for expressing something they don't agree with?
This may get them to do their homework, though. They won't be out playing foossball.
I've noticed a little more detactment from what happened during WWII. There are more than a few incidents lately where kids today are using it as a joke. There's this incident and the Prince Harry one and there were a few others that I can't remember the specifics on... I wonder why this is?
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