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Amazon 'dumb as rocks,' marketing prof says Germany has also banned the use of Nazi symbols. However, in some countries, such as France, it is illegal to display Nazi flags, uniforms and insignia in public, unless for the purpose of a historical film, show or spectacle. In the U.S., the public display of Nazi flags is protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Nazi flag for sale code#

Sections of the criminal code do prohibit the use of these kinds of flags to 'communicate hatred in a public place.' 'Consumers in Canada are not interested to see hate propaganda available freely online and victims of racial discrimination and genocide, in some cases, do not want to be re-victimized by having these hate items available online to just anybody that's searching for it.'ī'nai Brith has started a petition to get Amazon to remove the items.Ĭanada has no legislation specifically restricting the ownership, display, purchase, import or export of Nazi flags. 'Amazon has to immediately develop a proper policy and guidelines to deal with these issues,' Mostyn said. 'I think Canadian consumers expect a lot more from groups like Amazon to fulfil their corporate, ethical and moral responsibilities in sales to consumers.'Īmazon's online policy doesn't specifically address the sale of what some consider hate propaganda. He wonders if the company is censoring some sales but not others. Mostyn notes certain items, like pro-ISIS paraphernalia, are not available on the U.S. Michael Mostyn, CEO of B'nai Brith Canada, says Amazon has an ethical and moral obligation to consumers and should not be selling the offensive objects. 'Our audit has shown that anti-Semitic words or imagery, particularly in an online social media world we live in today, inevitably leads to anti-Semitic incidents,' he said. Mostyn believes there is a direct correlation between the sale of Nazi items and anti-Semitic acts. Surge of anti-Semitic messages onlineī'nai Brith attributes much of the increase to the surge of anti-Semitic messages online. Mostyn said the organization recorded 1,627 anti-Semitic incidents last year, the largest number in the 30-year history of the audit and a 28 per cent increase over the year before. 'By contributing to more materials that are easily accessible to youth in our country that promote intolerance, promote hatred, ideologies that regular Canadians view as toxic, it's not helpful, it's harmful.'ī'nai Brith Canada does an annual audit tracking the number of anti-Semitic incidents in Canada.

'To say the least, it's very disturbing that this sort of hate material is still available online for sale,' said Michael Mostyn, the CEO of B'nai Brith Canada. A Hitler Youth knife with the words 'Blood and Honour!' engraved on the blade is one of the many items for sale on Amazon.ca