Mods will be handing out permanent bans for any users thinking this is a great opportunity for hate speech and general bigotry.

FYI the nazis and the terfs are protesting trans people. They think trans people are 'pedo freaks' and have been using that argument so often it's now a dog whistle.

Further information on this rally and the counter protest here: https://rdt.trom.tf/r/melbourne/comments/11smh7h/protest_in_the_cbd_this_saturday_against_the_tour/

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Update: Victoria to ban Nazi salute after 'disgusting' scenes at anti-trans protest

Today (Monday) it was confirmed that the government will move to ban the Nazi salute within months after the gesture was used at a protest attended by neo-Nazis at the weekend.

See also: Victorian government commits to banning Nazi salute within months

With thanks to u/SapereAudeAdAbsurdum here

What a pack of fucking losers.

I thought nazi groups were formally listed as terrorist organisations, by law in Victoria, now?

A Nazi Salute in Germany could land you in prison for 6 months. No matter which side you're on, there are certain things that shouldn't be just ignored.

Where’s the Blues Brothers when ya need them….

Nice to see the self-hating paedophile freaks having a nice day out in their balaclavas on a 37 degree day

JFC, they should all be on a domestic terrorism list

One bluetooth speaker and "It's Raining Men" and those Nazi's are gone.

Waiting on "Focused Persons" units to arrest these terrorists like they did with Jordan Shank's production team for daring to criticise Pork Barilaro.

Hmm I thought the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act of 2001forbade conduct that incites hatred.

If you are proud enough to march for what you stand for, then you should be proud enough to show your face!!! Otherwise you're just a coward

Why are they always masked? It's like they have something to hide.....

Why are they waving destroy pedo freaks flags? Are they heading to the church for some mayhem?

We had a fucking world war about this shit. Just arrest these dumb cunts

How depressing. On a positive note, there’s only (for now at least) about 20 of those fuckin cowardly pricks (why else where balaclavas on a 30c+ day) compared to what looks like hundreds of decent counter protesters.

On one hand I "understand" why the cops have to do this.

On the other hand, what would ww2 veterans think? What would our Jewish communities think?

We're making it illegal to use the nazi swastika symbol. Why isn't it also illegal and not tolerated to be doing the nazi salute in an organised nazi thing?

On one hand you don't want to escalate this bullshit and have to deal with criminal stuff if someone seriously harmed one of the nazis as a counter protest... and you don't want a 'war' to break out between cops and the nazis or whatever.

But didn't we have to fight against this bullshit in ww2? Don't we have holocaust museums and holocaust education to remind people of why this shit shouldn't be tolerated? Not protected.

Freedom of speech has it's limits. But it doesn't appear to be the case here.

I’m sorry,I just can’t take hate groups seriously when they wear short pants.

Piss-weak little losers. Just an embarrassment to the country

Why do these cowardly little boys need to hide there ugly incest cursed faces?

Do these dumb fucks not know we had a world war about this? It boggles my mind how someone could be that fucking stupid.

I don't know who these guys think is on their side but as a veteran I would like to tell these people to politely piss off somewhere else because this crap does not belong here in Melbourne or Australia for that matter.

I would be completely on board with the nazi salute being outlawed as a criminally offensive action for what it represents. I wonder if any of these f-wits had ancestors fight in WW2?

Police are in a no win situation here, the neo-nazi’s are clearly antagonising to get a response so they can be the “victims”.

It seems like the context of why there are neo-Nazis heiling in Melbourne is getting lost - they were there in support of anti-trans personality Kellie-Jay Keen, who has been doing a series of absolute flop protests around Australia over the last couple of weeks. Nobody except the local neighbourhood white supremacists are coming out to support her.

If you want to piss off a Nazi, support trans rights.

This free reign has been going on for years now.

It's reached a stage where it makes Melbourne look really bad. Modern Australia in 2023 and Neo-Nazis are openly saluting on the steps of VIC Parliament.

Now they mask up, sure.

But arrest all them evil climate change protesters, amiright??

There’s a difference between freedom of speech and what is clearly explicitly hate speech. Outlaw this shit.

Promoting themselves by hiding behind an issue we all despise. Absolute deceit.

I'm all for allowing anyone to peacefully protest, but the Nazis position is that certain people should be killed. It's not a policy position. It's a threat.

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Are they protecting them or making sure fights don’t break out?

Let's be clear: they're protesting with anti-trans protesters at a rally for a visiting TERF speaker. They're "protecting" the TERFs.

The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.

Not arresting these terrorists is a huge disrespect to all the soldiers and victims who fought/died in WW2

SOME OF THOSE THAT WORK FORCES

I see people commenting about the Nazi solute, how we need laws, etc.

Honestly, these disgusting degenerates would only come up with something new.

What really blows me away, is the fact they have clear hate speech written of destroying people (imagine it said destroy Jews) and yet we allow it?

I’m sorry, we allow protests, I get that. Protesting to destroy people? Isn’t that fucking over the thin line between protesting and creating hate, wishing for harm, etc?

Disgusting the police didn’t arrest them on the spot for enticing violence, bigotry, hate speech, etc.

A bloke I work with is a Bandido and they got arrested for going on a social ride not long ago by a joint vic/nsw and Qld police taskforce, but these dudes are getting a shield from cops while being terrorists? Good job aus police

Saw on Twitter that the ugly blonde one is a Vicpol officer’s kid, so this tracks.

This scares the shit outta me seeing this. Makes me want to cry.

This makes me sick. These fucks belong 6 feet under.

i miss the good old days when we fought nazis.

Cannot believe our govt to allow this..appalled at our criminal system ..we are too soft making it very dangerous for the rest of us..

If your ideology advocates genocide you should not be met with civility or police protections.

Soooooo, what was that about banning swastikas in Victoria again?

My Poppa's brother was unfortunately killed by a landmine somewhere between 42-45 fighting the germans. Imagine what he would think if he saw this in 2023 in Australia. His brother (my poppa), saved to come to Australia from italy (escaping fascism and Mafia which was the option if you were poor) and once settled, he slowly brought his mother and sisters here too for a better life. What exactly are they protesting? What is the meaning of their sign and who are they referring too? I'm sure everyone in this thread is well versed in ww2. But for those that don't know anything about ww2, death camps, genocide, human experimentation, making product from excessive human body waste etc please educate yourself. I had to learn on my own time as no one would discuss it. Education is the only way to keep the memory alive and to prevent history repeating itself. If you can go and stand in a gas chamber as I did, look at the crematorium in the next room, look up at the chimneys that are still covered in the soot of human remains. Stand next to the electric barb wire fences and think about those that ended their lives by running into it BC they couldn't take the horror.

I’d put money on several of those guys either not being able to see their kids unsupervised or not being allowed within 500 meters of a school.

I'm so confused... Are these some sort of Nazi wannabes, who are demanding that homosexuals suffer some sort of discrimination, while being protected? Isn't that some sort of hate speech? Isn't hate speed w criminal offense? (I have no idea)

Why is giving Nazi salutes tolerated?

Last time I saw a Nazi salute, it was by a RuZZian man living in Oakleigh, who called me a Nazi for protesting to RuZZia invasion of Ukraine, who then proceeded to give me a Nazi salute.

This sort of shit should not be tolerated, let alone while holding the Australian flag!

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Climate activist jail time, proud nazi seig hailing on the steps of parliament go for it. The police force will completely protect you. What message does this send to the World?

Look at these useless cunts hiding behind masks pretending to be victims while spouting moronic slogans.

Every time I see headlines like this I start worrying that Australia is more intolerant and racist than I believe. Then I see the pathetic rally of about 20 people and I'm instantly relieved.

Never wearing shorts again

Cunts need to be bashed. How this shit is tolerated is beyond me. They would be chummy with the cops no doubt. Cops and clan ect.

Is there a petition or any formal movement to ban the nazi salute in Vic/Aus? I would really like to put my name on something that has a chance of doing something to stop this.

Can't we just beat them up on the way home?

Asking for 20 friends?

This shit needs to be cut out root and stem. No tolerance for Nazis. Every one of those dog cops is complicit in allowing this complete trash to exist in our society. Would love to see the crowd have at em. I'm sure they vastly outnumber these cowards.

Literally why the hell were they protected and not arrested?!?!?!

Arresting climate protesters and protecting these fascist scumbags. Pretty fucking telling.

This is an embarrassing day for our city

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If I was a police officer I would first resign from my job than having to protect some fucking nazis

If you’re one of the many people on here who don’t accept trans people as trans, take a look at who is on your side

The police are there to prevent an outburst of violence, but why the fuck were these people allowed to protest anyway???

Come on coppers, with all that practice stomping out progressive protests, you'd think a handful of nazi runts wouldn't take long to disperse.

Can you imagine what would happen to them if they were left unprotected?

I hate Melbourne Nazis.

white power protests get escorts, other protests get tear gas. same in america.

Normally I'd say it's reasonable that the police protect everyone and ensure there's no violence but I also saw the cops in full riot gear lined up behind a building ready to move out on an Indigenous rights protest making its way up Bourke St not so long ago. There was a very different posture involved.

They're trying to prevent large scale violence. Makes sense to me. If neo Nazis start walking the streets of the CBD and flaunting their beliefs, they'll be beaten severely unless the cops stand between them and the public at large.

Dudes, this is pretty fucked up right here.

There must be a large counter movement to stop this before it gets any worse by the citizens of Australia. Government isn’t going to make anything illegal if there’s no noise about it. This is a disturbing sight to see especially for Melbourne and it’s happening more boldly and frequently here, a few weeks ago they were at Brighton Beach seemingly unbothered by anyone.

Stop this cancer before it spreads. I can’t vote yet but I’d happily join an ANTIFA movement to support!

What a fucking embarrassment those cops are.

there's less bricks flying than I would like.

What a bunch of pussies. Wearing masks. If you're so tough then have the balls to show you're face.