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Originally Posted by brando
I don't think that the Germans banned the swastika emblem for reasons of "...... censorship and political correctness." I believe they did it as a reaction to one of the worst things that can happen to a nation state; namely allowing itself to be taken over by a totalitarian dictatorship and ending up being humiliated by the atrocities that were carried out in its name.
I also don't believe it's a whitewash of history. It comes across as a total rejection of the Nazi dogma and a solid declaration of German unwillingness to allow the same mistakes to be made again. It was the right decision and I for one applaud it.
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I have a great respect for Germany's people and history and hate the ruin that Hitler led them to and the evil that he committed. However, if they banned the swastika to prevent the same mistakes from being made again, they have bigger problems to worry about. I just can't fathom the stigma and hold the Nazi swastika has on some people, good or bad. I just want people to use a little reason and common sense. Banning the Nazi swastika is not a panacea.
To reiterate, I understand that Oleg's hands are effectively tied in making the swastika a default marking. While I would argue any swastikas depicted in SoW would be done so in a historical context, he doesn't want to test the legal waters and I understand this. I just don't want 3rd party to be limited by the censorship of the few.
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