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RE: A Swastika In The Window: My Surprising Chat With This Truck Driver Yesterday
I still think it's offensive and ultimately incredibly ignorant. Hitler, despite the good he may have attempted to do on the German people's behalf (let's not forget the condition he left the German people in as a result of his efforts), was a terrible, unstable man who built a heinously discriminatory empire based on fear, violence, and mistrust.
Cherry picking the things you like about him and displaying his battle flag in your rear window seems more like blind and misguided idolization (at best) than the work of an upstanding man looking to better the world.
And I cant argue with any of that. Actually your reply made me think of the recently passed Stephen Hawking. If ever there was someone to admire, you'd think he'd be a candidate. Maybe because he doesn't have a flag and a militaristic place in history he's less "cool" to idolise. Thanks for the detailed response. 👍