US mistakenly plays banned-in-Germany Nazi-era anthem at Tennis Fed Cup (or: On the lack of subtlety in the Alt-Right affiliations): Egypt’s marching bands have gotten a lot of flak over the years for playing wrong national anthems or playing them badly during state visits, but it has never gotten this bad: Germany’s tennis team attending the Federation Cup in Hawaii was shocked when an orchestra and opera singer played the first stanza of Germany’s national anthem (watch, runtime: 1:34) which has been banned in Germany since the end of the Second World War. “I thought it was the epitome of ignorance, and I've never felt more disrespected in my whole life, let alone in Fed Cup,” said Germany's Andrea Petkovic, Haaretz reports. No words. Just face palm.

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