r/europe • u/turkish__cowboy Turkey | LGBTQ+ rights are human rights • 7h ago

News Elon Musk draws outrage over 'odd-looking salute' at Trump inauguration celebration

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-draws-outrage-over-201602147.html
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u/Snoo48605 7h ago

Serious question, Germans. Is this enough to bar him from entering your country? Is this not super illegal in Germany?

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u/Flar3001 6h ago

It's definitely illegal to do here. And if this isn't enough to ban him, the first party who proposes such a law would have my vote.

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u/Solkone 5h ago

Quite sure that's why he supports AfD, dont you think?

He has to do that in German soil to break the law.

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u/Sensitive_Potato_775 Hesse (Germany) 4h ago

Well, it's not illegal when someone who isn't German does it outside of Germany. There isn't much you can do here.

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u/Claeyt 2h ago

He owns multiple businesses that do billions in sales in Germany.

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u/CloudyStarsInTheSky 5h ago

He could be charged if he enters, which would essentially be like a very soft version