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Was this exhibition in bad taste, and should Nazi memorabilia be destroyed, and pretend the Nazis did not exist?
They were discussing this exhibition on the radio last night, the obviously left-wing presenter was asking people to phone in if they possessed any Nazi memorabilia.
A person phoned in to say he had always wanted to own a SS dagger, because of the craftsmanship etc,
Well the presenter nearly choked on his muesli, he said even to hold such an item would make him physically sick, just thinking of all those children that had been stabbed by the dagger.
A little over the top don't you think, for one thing the dagger did not even exist, and even if it did it would have most likely only been used for ceremonial purposes.
Was this exhibition in bad taste, and should Nazi memorabilia be destroyed, and pretend the Nazis did not exist?
They were discussing this exhibition on the radio last night, the obviously left-wing presenter was asking people to phone in if they possessed any Nazi memorabilia.
A person phoned in to say he had always wanted to own a SS dagger, because of the craftsmanship etc,
Well the presenter nearly choked on his muesli, he said even to hold such an item would make him physically sick, just thinking of all those children that had been stabbed by the dagger.
A little over the top don't you think, for one thing the dagger did not even exist, and even if it did it would have most likely only been used for ceremonial purposes.
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"A little over the top don't you think, for one thing the dagger did not even exist, and even if it did it would have most likely only been used for ceremonial purposes."
Well, in that particular case I think it's a pretty sick joke.
In general, however, the exhibition really doesn't seem very taboo-breaking to me. Analysis of totalitarian regimes throughout the C20 has found that they can't function without people engaging with them or at the very least tolerating them - and the most successful ones quickly learned how to draw this from the population (you can see it in both Germany and the USSR). The question of how society can give birth to such regimes is a much more important question than most questions about the regime itself.
"Was this exhibition in bad taste, and should Nazi memorabilia be destroyed, and pretend the Nazis did not exist? "
I really don't know where you've got this from....
Come to think of it, I'm really not sure what you're actually trying to say with this thread - there really doesn't seem much sense of controversy from your link.
Well, in that particular case I think it's a pretty sick joke.
In general, however, the exhibition really doesn't seem very taboo-breaking to me. Analysis of totalitarian regimes throughout the C20 has found that they can't function without people engaging with them or at the very least tolerating them - and the most successful ones quickly learned how to draw this from the population (you can see it in both Germany and the USSR). The question of how society can give birth to such regimes is a much more important question than most questions about the regime itself.
"Was this exhibition in bad taste, and should Nazi memorabilia be destroyed, and pretend the Nazis did not exist? "
I really don't know where you've got this from....
Come to think of it, I'm really not sure what you're actually trying to say with this thread - there really doesn't seem much sense of controversy from your link.
I am sorry Kromo that I haven't made myself too clear, let me try and explain.
The subject matter was the Nazi exhibition, which in turn created a discussion on the radio.
The rest of my post was actually trying to explain the OTT remarks made by the radio presenter, regarding the ownership of Nazi memorabilia.
I hope this makes it somewhat clearer?
/// "A little over the top don't you think, for one thing the dagger did not even exist, and even if it did it would have most likely only been used for ceremonial purposes." ///
/// Well, in that particular case I think it's a pretty sick joke.///
May I now add that I have read this over and over, and I still can't see what you mean, in your sentence that includes the words 'a pretty sick joke', where is the joke?
The subject matter was the Nazi exhibition, which in turn created a discussion on the radio.
The rest of my post was actually trying to explain the OTT remarks made by the radio presenter, regarding the ownership of Nazi memorabilia.
I hope this makes it somewhat clearer?
/// "A little over the top don't you think, for one thing the dagger did not even exist, and even if it did it would have most likely only been used for ceremonial purposes." ///
/// Well, in that particular case I think it's a pretty sick joke.///
May I now add that I have read this over and over, and I still can't see what you mean, in your sentence that includes the words 'a pretty sick joke', where is the joke?
AOG:
I just assumed that commenting on the desirable craftsmanship of an SS dagger that didn't exist must be a joke...
Outside of what I assume to be generic military issue, I don't actually know if the SS had daggers or not, so I just figured if you say it didn't exist then it probably didn't 'cause you likely know more on such details than I do.
I just assumed that commenting on the desirable craftsmanship of an SS dagger that didn't exist must be a joke...
Outside of what I assume to be generic military issue, I don't actually know if the SS had daggers or not, so I just figured if you say it didn't exist then it probably didn't 'cause you likely know more on such details than I do.
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