Originally Posted by
Peter Fanelli
Would you feel better if we let you tear down some statues?
So I take it you want to build a statue of Adolf Hitler on your front lawn and fly a Swastika above it?
Shows a complete lack of historical study that you are confusing some debates over US civil war depictions vs Nazi Symbology. The reason why Nazi symbology is banned in many countries is that it was specifically designed and used to radicalise the population and inspire fear in opponents/targets. While slavery was bad, exterminating your civilian populations that don't fit in or making them so fearful as to leave their homelands was another level of evil. Displaying a Nazi Swastika or other symbols in a street is pretty much saying you are warning Jewish and foreigners to stay away, might not mean that to you, but it sure as hell means that to them. As said above the machine and some military markings such as Luftwaffe crosses are acceptable, Swastikas and SS unit markings are not. Please don't get into a debate over the historical meaning of the swastika pre Nazi Germany as the Nazi one is quite clearly what is being debated here.