Controversial Nazi Items Removed From Canadian Antique Market

I'm not sure as much as politics as it is reality!!

 

Remember Nazi technically refers to the National Socialist Party in Germany. I've bought and sold many WWII German military items which I don't consider "Nazi" items. Political items, banners, Hitler busts etc. can properly be called Nazi items. Not everyone in Germany during WWII was a Nazi party member. Anything with a prominent swastika, Hitler image, etc. on it is going to offend Jewish folks and many others and it is fine with me if local authorities take action to prevent their citizens from suffering mentally. Kind of like there's nothing patently harmful when people walk around in public unclothed, but it bothers enough people mentally that authorities respond and in fact in most places have laws prohibiting public nudity. WWII military equipment from any of the combatant countries is a part of history and any government would need a very good reason to persecute owners or vendors of it.

Coming up on Springopedia: Nude Nazis

 

Two inch ceramic pitcher by Rosenthal Pottery ( Jewish owned company) pulled by feebay under 'hateful and discriminatory' policy

Brought to this country by a camp survivor

 

As others have pointed out "Political Correctness" seems to have gotten out of hand. The side that wants it on everything seem to have become dogmatic on the issues. This has caused the ones that could care less to go out of their way to be obdurate, obstinate. I'm in a state up to its ears in controversy from the Confederate emblem on the Mississippi flag to the latest restroom controversies. To me the flag issue is a no brainer. It should be ditched for that emblem hurts many. It is like having the Nazis swastika as part of a state flag. In the same breath many are wanting to pull down statues of all Confederate generals and change the names of many parks, etc... that even suggest Southern history before or during the Civil War.

The governor should never have gotten into the bathroom issue. The legislature should have dropped that issue like a hot potato. This was not problem with probably over 80% of state, but now after all the publicity it has become a polarizing element.

BTW, men as well as women were accused of witchcraft in Salem. Contrary to public opinions none were burned at the stake in Salem: 20 were killed, 19 by hanging and 1 man was pressed to death by heavy stones when he gave no plea of innocent or guilty - 5 died in jail. I'm not sure just how many were accused of witchcraft in Salem, but if one pleaded guilty they were not executed for they now saw the error of their ways, recognized their sin!! I think about 80 were accused of witch-craft in all of New England in the mid 1600s. In Europe 100s were accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake.

--- Susan