I am fine with collecting WW2 artifacts but flying the Swastika is bullshit. It's the same with the confederate flag. Maybe you go to to Civil War reenactments every weekend, I'm fine with that. But publicly displaying the flag is kind of offensive.
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Be offended .. no one cares... the confederate flag is part of American history
Where did I say I was offended? I said its offensive. Learn to read moron
I can certainly see where you're coming from @uglyboy. It seems that being offended is almost a hobby for some people now and unfortunately that tends to dilute issues that need real discussion. I'm not referring to anyone here, just a comment about society as a whole. I'm actually really pleased with the response here. There are different points of view with different strengths but it's mostly a mature discussion which is great. History is messy and our future likely will be too, that's just a fact of life.
Hi @viraldrome. Thanks for the reply. Yeah it's interesting isn't it. I think this is a particularly hot issue and always will be. People seem to "draw the line" regarding what's acceptable in different places. I must admit to being torn. I had the same response as you initially, but talking with the chap and learning how lovely he was as a person (flag aside) made me stop and think a little. The public display seems to be something that nobody has approached him about, through fear or something else. I guess if he was constantly abused for it, it may modify his behaviour.