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  Which of these (former) countries' symbols is it acceptable to display? (search mode)
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Question: In your opinion, which of these countries would you not judge someone negatively for displaying their symbols?
#1
Nazi Germany
 
#2
Confederate States of America
 
#3
Soviet Union
 
#4
Yugoslavia
 
#5
Other Eastern European communist countries
 
#6
Fascist Italy
 
#7
Francoist Spain
 
#8
British India
 
#9
Khmer Rouge
 
#10
Zaire
 
#11
Apartheid South Africa
 
#12
German Empire
 
#13
Ottoman Empire
 
#14
Japanese Empire
 
#15
None of these are acceptable
 
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« on: August 12, 2017, 10:03:28 PM »

In light of the rally in Charlottesville being inspired by the removal of Confederate symbols, I'm curious which of these countries with less-than-stellar reputations you would not judge someone negatively for displaying.

I'm also curious, since I have some Eastern bloc memorabilia. Despite the awful systems in countries like Ceausescu's Romania or Stalin's USSR, it doesn't seem like buying a button with a red star or a pocket watch with a hammer and sickle on it has the same sort of emotional effect on people that a swastika or a Confederate flag would. Plus, I think a lot of propaganda can have some amazing art value and tell you a lot about the country that used it. So, I feel like I'm at least a bit more torn about the whole Confederate statues issue than other liberals, even though I think on balance the symbols should go, or at least be relegated to a garden outside some visitor center at a battlefield or something.
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