Originally Posted by
aroa
If the aircraft is a WW2 artifact, rebuild, replica, what’s the problem if it’s painted ..’as was’ in the war, with a swastika on the tail. That was the reality of the time and historically correct.
And it should remind people of what it meant, and that it shouldn’t be happening again.
The modern use by protesters with Nazi swastika flags and Hitler salutes shows that those people either don’t care or know about the vile history of Nazism.
History repeats. Seems like many Russians don’t mind Putinism either. Funny that, they weren’t too keen on Hilterism when the jackboots were on the other feet 80 years ago.
The problem is that the Neo-Nazis are smart they use loopholes like that to glorify Hitler and the Nazi party, it's important that the imagery is carefully controlled for educational historical purposes. While it might seem without issue to the majority of us, some of the mentally ill out there that still worship the Reich will see any public display of the symbols as a sign the movement is still 'alive'. And there are more of them out there then we would like to admit in all societies. No one watching the aircraft would give two hoots about it not displaying the swastika, it's clearly German with the other marking and the show should outline it's history.
BTW the reason the law was introduced in Victoria is that a number of cases where a resident was flying a Nazi Swastika and other flags in their front yard, and nothing could be done by the other street residents at least one of which had links to the holocaust and was fearful of it's meaning. So in this case it was not just causing offence but some amounts of mental harm, but I assume some here would say to just move away from them....