Na stráž
Na stráž (English: "On guard") is a Czech and Slovak phrase associated with far-right politics in Slovakia. It has been described as "the Slovak version of Heil Hitler".[1]
During the era of the Slovak State, the phrase was used informally as a greeting by Hlinka Guard members.[2]
Marian Kotleba habitually employed the phrase during his early political career.[3] In 2014, his party tried to register the civic organization "Ľudová stráž", which was rejected due to its far right connotation.[4] In January 2020, Kotleba Party candidate Anton Grňo was fined 5,000 euros for voicing the greeting at a 2018 demonstration in front of the Supreme Court of Slovakia, because the court considered this equivalent to voicing support for the Slovak State regime. He appealed.[5][6]
See also
- Za dom spremni, a Croatian fascist slogan
References
- ^ Macadam, Heather Dune (2019). 999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz. Citadel Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8065-3938-6.
- ^ Striško, Rasťo. "Kotlebovci a ich Na stráž! Pozdrav fašistov z Hlinkovej gardy". www.noviny.sk. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Kotleba: Slovak Extremist Who Made Far Right Fashionable". Balkan Insight. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Ellian, Afshin; Rijpkema, Bastiaan (2018). Militant Democracy – Political Science, Law and Philosophy. Springer. p. 73. ISBN 978-3-319-97004-2.
- ^ "ĽSNS member fined for fascist salute". The Slovak Spectator. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Na stráž, zakričal na najvyššom súde. Uznali ho vinným". TA3.com (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 March 2020.