classicrawker Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Well there has been some passionate debates regarding the Confederate flag with some mention of the Nazi flag in the discussions.So how does everyone feel about this guy who seems to have an obsession with Nazi Memorabilia. After readng the article he does not seem to be a neo Nazi type but just has a collecting obsession with this part of historyShould he create a museum to display this as it is part of history or should this part of history be buried forever?Would you go to his museum if he opened one?http://nypost.com/2015/06/27/meet-the-man-who-owns-the-worlds-largest-nazi-collection/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlisOld Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 That part of history should absolutely be remembered. Not celebrated. But acknowledged. It was actually fascinating how Hitler came to power, not to mention Nazi scientists were responsible for some of the most significant scientific advances of the century. Free expression is free expression, it cant be silenced and forgotten because it offends someone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I have some Third Reich stamps and a Luftwaffe magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 A luftwaffe magazine? Cool, whats it say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I'd go to that museum, its history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Hitler would be proud? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I have no problem with it, if I had the money I would collect it too.Is restoring a Tiger Panzerkampfwagon RACIST?It's history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I want their fuckin' jackets its only fuckin memorabillia. And, come to that, even if he was an actual card carrying Nazi, so what, they do still exist yknow...and they have a right too, you cant just X people out of existence cuz they believe in something horrible. As long as they dont go reconnecting the pipework over at Sobibhor or whatever then hey, let em believe in Nazism, i dont think its really any of my business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I wonder if people'd think less of me if I bought a copy of Mein Kampf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I dunno, do they think less of Waterstones for selling em? Of course they fuckin' wouldnt, its not like some under the counter porno yknow, you can pick it up in any major bookshop in the civilised world, i have a copy myself, its a load of long winded (and heavily annotated as you'd expect) load of bollocks but interesting nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Always wanted to read Mein Kampf but put it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 A luftwaffe magazine? Cool, whats it say? My German isn`t the best but there is a bit of bona fide antisemitism in it, a picture of Jewish caricatures. One of the stamps has Hitler`s head on ~ like the Queen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 A luftwaffe magazine? Cool, whats it say? My German isn`t the best but there is a bit of bona fide antisemitism in it, a picture of Jewish caricatures. One of the stamps has Hitler`s head on ~ like the Queen.Oh lets see, stick a photo up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 If the museum is done in a respectful way and not a white power mecca, sure. Funny how Lemmy gets mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 I think this guy is purely a historical buff and an obsessed collector. he has more tanks then some countries!It is a part of history but I am sure it would create a shit storm of controversy but I think it would be fascinating if he opened a museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I think this guy is purely a historical buff and an obsessed collector. he has more tanks then some countries!It is a part of history but I am sure it would create a shit storm of controversy but I think it would be fascinating if he opened a museum.It would be good if he opened a museum, at least that will pay off the amount he spend on collecting so many things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDRE Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 One of my favorite episodes of Justified dealt with a guy who collected Hitler paintings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netcat Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Denazification was an important process in a post-war world. now when nazism is just another horrible episode in a world history, people should have the right to fetishize it all they want. but im definitely not a fan. and im still waiting for proper decommunization to happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 One of my favorite episodes of Justified dealt with a guy who collected Hitler paintings.Original Hitlers? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I figure people have a right to their hobbies and I have a right to find those people creepy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I figure people have a right to their hobbies and I have a right to find those people creepy.What if your hobby is making lamp shades out of your mother's skin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I figure people have a right to their hobbies and I have a right to find those people creepy.What if your hobby is making lamp shades out of your mother's skin?Was she already dead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Some people are obsessed with and collect serial killer memorabilia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 There's this guy in the town I work on who has a collection of Nazi memorabilia. He has stood for the local coincil elections a few times too (and won for one term). His politics were unsurprisingly right of what's mainstream.Hubby and I were at the British Library yesterday. I popped to the loo while he waited by a statue. He almost placed his cap on the statue, until he realised that it was a statue of Anne Frank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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