Ulrich Graf's Blutorden

[Robin Lumsden]

This 'call-for-a-banning' thing's a storm in a teacup.

I'm old.

Very old.

I've seen it so many times before.

It's a bit like Brexit .................. some folks just can't accept when they're beat !

Ignore them ................ they'll go away.

[HPL2008]

I really wish these people would find a hobby of their own, and stop criticising other people's.

This is their hobby.

[Robin Lumsden]

By the way ....................

Ban the sale of something ............................... and it's value/price immediately quadruples.

Just look at alcohol prices after prohibition in the United States.

So ................. banning the sale of Third Reich militaria might actually be a very good thing for us old-timers, with well-documented collections !!

[Watchdog]

Hmm, I don't hear any calls to ban the sale of Roman artifacts or Crusade relics etc!

History is history, good bad or indiferent and the fact that some are intrigued by it is perhaps our salvation.

Those who would surpress it may well kill us all.

Just my thoughts

Mark

[Aldo]

I've always wondered why this ban/outrage culture is unique to Nazi-related artifacts. Why is there no similar outrage directed at the sale of Imperial Japanese militaria? Or Soviet? It is not as if Nazi Germany is the only regime responsible for the murder of millions of innocents. Chairman Mao's 'Great Leap Forward', the Cambodian Genocide, the Holodomor... And yet sales of articles bearing the Hammer and Sickle, even modern items, goes without so much as a mutter or whisper from the outrage brigade.

I really wish these people would find a hobby of their own, and stop criticising other people's.

B.B.

BB well said. I've used this same argument many times to defend my collection to no avail. The dreaded swastika is the only symbol I know of that evokes so much hatred, yet people walk around with t shirts bearing the likenesses of mass murderers and executioners like Mao, Stalin and Che Guevara to name just a few.

[chen]

By the way ....................

Ban the sale of something ............................... and it's value/price immediately quadruples.

Just look at alcohol prices after prohibition in the United States.

So ................. banning the sale of Third Reich militaria might actually be a very good thing for us old-timers, with well-documented collections !!

Well said.

[JMM]

BB well said. I've used this same argument many times to defend my collection to no avail. The dreaded swastika is the only symbol I know of that evokes so much hatred, yet people walk around with t shirts bearing the likenesses of mass murderers and executioners like Mao, Stalin and Che Guevara to name just a few.

"In war the first casualty is the truth"

[TWS]

This is their hobby.

Nailed it. There is a sub-set of people, especially here in the U.S. that go around looking for things to be offended by. The social justice warrior/perpetual outrage culture. Usually characterized by low intelligence, thin skin, and ignorance of history.

[BrodieBartfast]

Very ironic that so-called 'symbols of hatred', produce such fervent hatred in turn.

B.B.

[Robin Lumsden]

I've been looking at a few recent Blood Order sales and offerings this evening.

OK ......... my '1627' is an 'anonymous' BO holder.

So far.

But I still think I got a pretty good deal back in 1995 !

I managed to buy this BO plus some related documents .................. including one signed by Himmler ................. for £1k.

Better than money in the bank.

Happy days !