I have heard lots of theories over the years about the origin of the Nazi salute. Was it Roman ?
Did saluting originate from knights lifting their visor prior to a contest ? I have a simpler theory. In raising an open hand with the palm clearly visible shows that the person offering the salute has no weapon in their hand. It is simply a greeting "I mean you no harm" , think of all those Westerns " How". Did Allan Shearer give a Nazi Salute when he scored ? No it was a simple act of jubilation. Yes they used to give Nazi salutes in the South Stand, fingers pointed , with the requisite lateral motion of the arm. I don't think this was intended to be anything other than offensive. I used to find it irritating more than anything, spending the afternoon stood on your seat to make sure that your new Jaeger cable knit didn't get soiled on the seat was fair enough but the gesticulation was a distraction and it stretched the elbows in your pringle. Im not event going to discuss deportations from Italy now when I endured 90 minutes of Crawley Town vs Doncaster last night in frost. There was no evidence of saluting or deportations , but if you were going to hunt down illegals Crawley would be a good place to start as it is both a shit hole and close to an airport. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
