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Post by Indagatrix on Nov 12, 2006 18:54:09 GMT -5
Ok -- just another reason why history should be a required course -- so people can't claim ignorance... Walmart sells SS t-shirts |
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Post by Xaja on Nov 13, 2006 1:23:25 GMT -5
Wow.
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Post by Sollo on Nov 13, 2006 6:18:36 GMT -5
Ok -- just another reason why history should be a required course -- so people can't claim ignorance... On the other hand, if everyone was ignorant of it, what would the harm be? The only reason there was a fuss over this at all was because someone, with a knowledge of history, recognised it. If he wasn't such a history buff, no one would have noticed or cared. |
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Post by Indagatrix on Nov 13, 2006 9:22:47 GMT -5
actually Sollo if you listen to the interview with the guy who discovered it he isn't a "history buff" just a normal guy who remembered something from school.
also -- the symbol is still used in tattoos/literature by white supremacists...
hate groups (regardless of color) can't be forgotten or ignored -- they violate the basic premise of the social contract -- violate the social contract then all things go to hell
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Post by Sollo on Nov 13, 2006 9:47:33 GMT -5
Oh, don't get me wrong. I don't support hate groups at all. Just saying that if the meaning of a symbol is forgotten, then the symbol no longer has any power.
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Post by Eldarion on Nov 13, 2006 14:43:28 GMT -5
I bet some t-shirt designer is out of a job. Stupid Wal-Mart. The swastika, a sacred symbol in many ancient cultures, was subverted by Hitler for his party. Our perception of symbols and words and the meanings we assign to them is such a fascinating subject. My oldest brother is doing an entire series of paintings and lectures on this subject. |
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