• snooggums@midwest.social
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    3 months ago

    …says he’s just a collector of WWII shit.

    Isn’t is funny how nobody collects the stuff from the Allies?

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      3 months ago

      Only my grandparents stuff from when they kicked Nazi ass. They’d be horrified at todays bullshit.

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      3 months ago

      I have WWII stuff from the allies, but it isn’t even from the European parts of the war. From my grandfather. His father earned US citizenship by fighting in WWI.

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      3 months ago

      There actually is a pretty large WW2 Allied collector and reenactor community. I know a guy with a Jeep with a mounted quad MG.

      Just don’t ask too many questions about the other team.

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      3 months ago

      To be fair, it is more intriguing to collect the stuff of the objectively bad guy. A lot of it is like, it feels almost unbelievable, so nazi memorabilia helps ground that reality that, yes, it actually happened (and how it might have happened)

      Of course there is nuance to this, though

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      3 months ago

      Probably just Axis being the driver of history at the moment.

      It started there, and what Allies did is they put this down.

      People tend to be more interested in what started the fire and what has let it burn; what has left a dent in history. Doesn’t mean they lean to Nazi ideology.

      (Disclaimer: I collect neither and am not interested in war history, or war in general)

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      3 months ago

      I don’t want to nitpick but plenty of historical gun owners love both sides weaponry and display both. Personally, I know a friend that owns a STG 44 and a ppsh and a tommy.

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        3 months ago

        Collecting multiple kinds of guns is a bit different than collecting all of the other things that are clearly nazi branded propaganda. Having one or two guns isn’t really collecting in the same way as having a bunch of nazi branded everyday use items with the red black and white swastika flag.

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          I’m not disagreeing that was my point. However the people who are in that hobby normally get other kit than just guns. What matters is how it’s displayed.

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              3 months ago

              Anyone displaying a swatstika anything that’s a reproduction or new production item needs to get their head checked IMHO. I’m only ok with actual historic pieces from the era.