Removing swastika's from military graveyards

Bendintheriver · May 2020

There were some state side Nazi's who were POW during WWII. Evidently when they died they were allowed to determine what their gravestone inscription would be. Two of them evidently stuck with the Nazi theme and now people want to erase those gravestones from the military cemetery. I find the practice that allowed those graves to be buried there odd but I am against book burning, toppling statues and trying to "erase" and whitewash history so that the past mirrors the FEELINGS of those who arrogantly believe they are the judge and jury of such things.

Just curious what others think.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/499452-lawmakers-call-on-va-to-remove-swastikas-from-headstones-in-veterans

DerekJohnson · May 2020

This is vaguely similar to having a UW Marketing Twitter page containing a Go Ducks! in the bio

89ute · May 2020

Swastikas STAY for many of the reasons you mention. Table turned, if Great Gramps were buried in German military cemetary with a big ass "GO USA MOTHERFUCKER" stamped on his headstone and some German fuck got his feelings hurt - too bad.

doogie · May 2020

Democrats always focused on the past

PurpleThrobber · May 2020

If one truly believes in the concept of free expression, however offensive, the symbols should stand. If visitors choose to piss on the headstones, the Throbber would shed no tears.

When do the Dems start demanding crosses or stars of david be removed from headstones because, well, atrocities in Palestine or the Crusades or some such shit?

doogie · May 2020

PurpleThrobber said:
If one truly believes in the concept of free expression, however offensive, the symbols should stand. If visitors choose to piss on the headstones, the Throbber would shed no tears.

When do the Dems start demanding crosses or stars of david be removed from headstones because, well, atrocities in Palestine or the Crusades or some such shit?

we call that “Thursday”

LebamDawg · May 2020

maybe someone should explain the meaning to them

https://www.thoughtco.com/the-history-of-the-swastika-1778288

Until the Nazis used this symbol, the swastika was used by many cultures throughout the past 3,000 years to represent life, sun, power, strength, and good luck.