The German Institute Taipei yesterday issued a statement condemning the use of Nazi symbols and signs after YouTuber Pa Chiung (八炯) was accused of mimicking them.
In a YouTube video posted on Sunday, Taiwanese rapper Chen Po-yuan (陳柏源) said that Pa Chiung had sought to secretly copy the Nazis’ methods for inciting mass action.
“The Holocaust is the ugliest crime in human history,” and it “condemns all use of Nazi gestures and symbols, including any worship, praise or downplay of Nazism,” the German Institute Taipei wrote on Facebook.
Photo: Chen Yun, Taipei Times
The institute in May also spoke out after a recall campaign leader wore a Nazi armband when he appeared at the prosecutors’ office for questioning and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) compared the Democratic Progressive Party to Nazi Germany.
Chen and Pa Chiung rose to prominence late last year after posting videos warning about China’s “united front” tactics.
Pa Chiung yesterday posted an apology on YouTube, saying they were self-mocking comments made in a private conversation with friends.
However, he realized that it was inappropriate as his friends reminded him that he should not be making such comments, even as a joke or to mock himself.
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