Yeah, I'd be out the door. I'm certainly never going to be involved in celebrating the Third Reich in any form.
I inherited an eagle-stamped Walther P-38 that my great uncle brought home as a WWII war trophy, and let's just say that he earned it the old fashioned way.
There is a local set of shops nearby me that are all German themed (and they have a helluva awesome Oktoberfest!). There's an antique shop among them that has your usual fare of German antiques: cuckoo clocks, steins, little models of Neuschwanstein, etc. But among these antiques are various artifacts from the Nazi era. Some with eagle stamps. Some with the SS lightning symbols, some with swastikas, and one very curious dining set featuring the Goebbels family (with a picture of Magda gazing lovingly at a toddler whom she would murder in a few years). I confess that section made me uneasy and curious at the same time. The proprietor was a man appearing to be my father's age, hence he would have been a boy during WW II and a teen at the end of the war. He spoke with a definite German accent. I always wanted to ask him a shit ton of questions, but I never did. I would have particularly liked to have had the money to buy his entire 3rd Reich selection and when they were in my hands inform him, "Thank you. A pleasure doing business. I just want you to know that I'm smashing the entire lot!" just to see his reaction. Seriously I always wanted to know more about this guy and his collection, but I never screwed up the courage. He's probably dead now and I don't know what became of his store or his collection.
P. S., I would *never* smash the antique collection no matter how evil or offensive because I don't believe in smashing history.
P. S. S., I had two uncles who served during WW II. One had a Luger, the other had a Nambu. Both similarly acquired them the old fashioned way. š
@Bluemax I have no doubt they both paid a high price for those guns, but clearly the one with the Luger was the clear winner. Nambus are crap. Hell, all the Japanese guns were crap, except for their Mouser clone. To be fair, we ripped off the Mouser design too - Germany eventually won a lawsuit against our 1903 Springfield, which was clearly a Mouser clone.
I also agree with you that such things shouldn't be destroyed, because it IS history, and should be remembered - but such things should be in a museum and should be presented WITH CONTEXT, so that people can understand that even people who are pure evil still do a lot of very mundane things. Such objects shouldn't be celebrated, but they should be remembered as a cautionary tale.
I'd need to establish whether the host just had a bit of an unusual sense of humour or if they were a nazi. If it was the former, I'd just try the wine. The topic of Hitler would probably also be a good conversation starter.
I'd think it was funny. Also a good conversation starter.
If it's good wine, I would have no problem. At least I'd know it wasn't made in Israel. I won't consume ANYTHING produced in that evil, illegal entity.
My first thought was if it was made in Ukraine, the new heart of Nazism.
All right. For what itās worth, irony usually translates badly through text alone. But yes, I take all neo-nazi activity seriously, including their sick merchandise.
@DryGermanGuy but imagine! If the wine is from 1940's, just give it a real thought for 5 minutes. We all know what Adolf did. And this is a gift to you from me, no charge! It is the internet, losen up a little, plus purplepoppy is known for corny questions, have fun and don't stress your self
Yeees, professor, this specific product came from Italy. Do you think this is the first time? At every busted neo-nazi underground meeting they sold such and similar merchandise and most of it is produced in Eastern Europe because of loopholes in the law.
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