Swastikas in the toybox
What Happens When You Report Nazi Toys on AliExpress? We Found Out
Miniature Nazis,swastikas and all, are being sold as children’s toys on AliExpress. And they’re not going anywhere.
There they are: miniature plastic Nazis, complete with swastikas and eagle insignias, proudly displayed as children’s toys. Among them stands a figure of General Erwin Rommel, infamous commander of Hitler’s Afrika Korps. Rommel, defeated by the British at El Alamein, helped end the Nazi plan to build death camps in what would become Israel. But in the AliExpress toy aisle, he’s just another collectible in a line of smiling fascists.
One reader who contacted Ali Express customer service was reassured the seller would be removed. After multiple complaints, four in total, each met with the same canned promise, the figures remain available for purchase. “We don’t tolerate hate,” one agent claimed. A month later, the listings are still up.
Maybe it’ll take an avalanche of public complaints to change anything, before the next wave of toys features Jews in striped uniforms, waiting to be gunned down by the rest of the set.
In the meantime, the Nazi figures are selling disturbingly well.