Serbian Three Fingers a Nazi Sign

Serbian Three Fingers a Nazi Sign

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Published: January 2, 1997
To the Editor:

A Dec. 19 letter, taking issue with my reference (letter, Dec. 15) to the Serbian three-finger salute as fascist, says Serbian students use the salute as ''a gesture of Christian defiance'' against the rule of President Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia. In fact, some students in the democratic opposition refuse to use it. Here is some documented support for my reference:

* This salute was used to swear in troops of the Nedic-Ljotic Nazi collaborationist regime in Belgrade, Serbia, that was complicit in the Holocaust.

* Vuk Draskovic, a leader in today's Serbian opposition, included a photo of this swearing-in in his party publication in 1995 to show the salute's historical continuity and legitimacy. The salute now adorns his party's posters.

* The gesture is commonly recognized as a sign of Serbian supremacy in rallies by supporters of Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb leaders now under indictment for genocide, and by soldiers under their command.

* Survivors of that genocide report being forced to use the salute during torture, rape and killing by Serbian forces.

* Neo-Nazis in Germany today, denied the Hitler salute by German law, use the three-fingered salute in its place.

None of these are religious practices. When Orthodox Christians cup three fingers to make the sign of the cross, they are not using the Serbian fascist three-finger salute. Nor are those who use it praying.

CATHARINE A. MACKINNON
Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 30, 1996

a University of Michigan law professor, is lead counsel in a suit against Radovan Karadzic.

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News & Politics

Tags:

• chetnik
• cetnik
• srbija
• serbia
• servie
• europe
• blood
• nazi
• fascist
• stupid
• hitler
• mousollini
• genocide
• skinhead
• honor

[capocorporale]

this is the worst piece of shit propaganda i've ever seen. Everyone that knows anything about history knows the Serbians fought against the Nazi's. The Croats were with the Nazi's. The reason it's a three finger salute is because we cross ourselves using those 3 fingers.. not that fucking complicated. It's a way of showing pride not to provoke other nationalities. GET IT RIGHT.

[vezonfan2]

how can the three fingered sign of the cross be a nazi sign if it was used by the orthodox church 300 Before ww2 and the nazis. I just wish somebody would have hit the idiot who made up that rumor it is a complete offense to the orthodox christians.

[mundilferi]

Why does everyone wish to blame national socialism for their greivances? Doesn't Israel create enough problems? People of the Balkans have been victems of communism and Islam with barely any western support! Children of Perun should not fight with eachother!

[se7ve7ns]

The 3finger.... Father, Son and Holy Spirit, TOGETHER, demonstrate a belief in the Holy Trinity ONE GOD, ... 3fringers apart?.... take a guess...

I bet most that use the 'apart' method don't even know or think about what it means... as do so many who don't use that use that method... but call themselves Christian... and don't know Christ.

Christianity is not a nationality, it is universal for everyone

you just gotta know, love and serve...

[Raylet2]

Everyone flag this video.

[Raylet2]

A Nazi Sign!?! LMFAO, Thats the most idotic allegation ive ever heard, As other people before me said, Anyone with the IQ of 60 would know this is bullshit. Since the Serbs thought agenst the nazi's from the start to the end without ever backing down.

[zeper2009]

this is the most stupid name of the clip I have ever seen. It's well known that serbs, just like jews and roma people, were target of nazi propaganda and politics. Tree finger salute is national identity salute and fingers represents: Father, Son and Holly Spirit. You know, it's like I said 2 finger salute aka peace is a satan sign or something like that. For comments and sentences like name of this movie, we Serbs said, in slang, ''My dear friend, what is with your brain ?''

[prtienes]

3 fingers presents the unity of the father, the son and the holly ghost. Nothing less, nothing more... Its the fundement of christianity.

[Urindunk]

Haha, tha'ts just adorable. A CROAT, of all people, spreading false information to somehow link a serbian salute to national socialism, while everyone know that it was Croatia's little Pavelic who personally sucked Hitlers dick.

Just because some nazis, for unknown reasons, used the three fingers salute, doesn't make it a nazi salute. Just like the Swastika wasn't invented by nazis.

[Vru7]

you guys should read more about serbon and then post videos like this :)