bogie
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Okay - maybe it is geographic distance... Or the fact that my father is a serious WWII history buff. All I really know about you is that you are allegedly 40 (more than a few people on this forum have met me face-to-face, and can attest to the fact that I'm funny looking...), and are in Northern CA...
When I see something with a swastika on it, I do not assume "gun crazy." I assume that the item is a WWII artifact. If it turns out to not be so, I get a little twisted... (coupla years ago I decided to try shaving the head for a spring/summer... that stopped _real_ fast, since it suddenly seemed that every loser that walked into a joint would decide I was his best buddy... dang, but it's REAL easy to get in fights...). I don't like Illinois Nazis...
Or... Oh heck... Lemme see how I can put this...
I think you saw the swastika, and immediately decided to see if you could discredit the message as a whole using the image. You ignored the fact that it was an image that warned people to beware of the Nazis, and looked only at a portion that you could twist to turn people against the general message involved on the page.
Similar to an anti-gun guy who I used to work with who saw a gun on bank-delivery guys' waistband, and insisted that he leave the building.
When I see something with a swastika on it, I do not assume "gun crazy." I assume that the item is a WWII artifact. If it turns out to not be so, I get a little twisted... (coupla years ago I decided to try shaving the head for a spring/summer... that stopped _real_ fast, since it suddenly seemed that every loser that walked into a joint would decide I was his best buddy... dang, but it's REAL easy to get in fights...). I don't like Illinois Nazis...
Or... Oh heck... Lemme see how I can put this...
I think you saw the swastika, and immediately decided to see if you could discredit the message as a whole using the image. You ignored the fact that it was an image that warned people to beware of the Nazis, and looked only at a portion that you could twist to turn people against the general message involved on the page.
Similar to an anti-gun guy who I used to work with who saw a gun on bank-delivery guys' waistband, and insisted that he leave the building.