We were in an antique shop in Dallas today and there was a butt ton of nazi memorabilia. Is that like a thing? Collecting that stuff? I've never seen anything like this in a shop before. I couldn't get out of there fast enough.
Post by sunnysally on Dec 28, 2016 22:24:46 GMT -5
People do collect Nazi memorabilia and I think it is gross. The only place stuff like that belongs is in a museum reminding us of the atrocities they perpetrated.
When we were at the Alamo last month, I saw a guy with a swastika tattoo.
Post by vanillacourage on Dec 28, 2016 22:53:37 GMT -5
I can see a case where a totally rational person collects it for any number of reasons (inventorying the crazy, demarcating a moment in time, etc) and keeps it in their private collection. Like, in a basement deep stowed away.
Probably most of the collectors are totally fucking racists though.
ETA - if it's not kept, it's forgotten that it ever happened. Context is everything.
M'antiques. The owner is a CON on my moving to Dallas list. He was trying to get my bf to buy an AR-15 because we won't be able to get them in California.
It is odd. But there are lots of people that, for whatever reason, collect wartime items.
I have an ex coworker that collected WW2 items, especially helmets and many of them were from nazi germany. From what he told me, anything with nazi symbols is banned from being sold on eBay, but I guess in a privately owned antique store they can do what they want.
I personally don't understand why people would want objects that represent such a horrendous time. I understand museums displaying these items, but personal collectors just baffle me.
A few years ago we walked into an antique / store with all sorts of random old crap in Estonia where they had tons of Nazi gear. Old gas masks, packs, uniforms, badges, helmets, the works. It was sick. We couldn't get out of there fast enough.
But this was also in a city where one of the main tourist stops was the "The Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments." Not a well curated museum from the looks of it. More like a Vegas Ripley'a sideshow.
I just can't.
I would leave a bad Yelp and FB review for that place.
Post by Doggy Mommy on Dec 28, 2016 23:58:42 GMT -5
I was on a jury and the guy on trial had a hidden door to a secret basement. After the trial ended, we found out it was filled with nazi stuff and guns. I'm guessing there are a surprising number of racists out there who secretly collect this stuff (see also: the 2016 presidential election).
There are several yelp reviews mentioning the Nazi memorabilia. I didn't notice the "whites only sign" they mention over the exit probably because I was focused on just getting the fuck out. The owner defends the nazi stuff on yelp as "history," and says Jewish people buy the items.
I want to write a scathing review but I can't find the appropriate words.