Admiration vs. Glorification

Jesse · 02-12-2002, 12:26 AM

I'm with Bill and Ted on this one, I have a few points that I would like to make. There are MANY types of Lugers from MANY time periods. If a Luger was made for the service of the Third Reich, and proof marked as such, no matter how bad you hate the fact IT served as a "Nazi Luger" for the Reich. That same Luger might have went on to be a Vopo sidearm, a Soviet block reserve, war trophy, or a Beautiful work of art shooter by Ted. Still NOTHING can take that history away from it. We put the flags and other memorabilia with our Lugers because it's all part of that era in history. Have you ever been to a museum? They do the same thing with all of their exhibits to give you a glimpse of what was a common sight of that era. As for the Nazi symbols that got mentioned, the Iron Cross came way before the Nazis and so did the Swastika but the same rule go for them as for the Luger. I do not support the Third Reich and what they did, at the same time I don't support tactics, actions and intent of Imperil German, Imperil Japanese, U.S.S.R., etc . Yet most of us has Firearm and/or other memorabilia from those countries trough out their history not b/c we want to glorify them but because they are reminders of our history. History is full of lessons, it's up to us to remember them.

Jesse

02-12-2002, 12:26 AM	#10
Jesse User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SW VA Posts: 103 Thanks: 6 Thanked 8 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Admiration vs. Glorification I'm with Bill and Ted on this one, I have a few points that I would like to make. There are MANY types of Lugers from MANY time periods. If a Luger was made for the service of the Third Reich, and proof marked as such, no matter how bad you hate the fact IT served as a "Nazi Luger" for the Reich. That same Luger might have went on to be a Vopo sidearm, a Soviet block reserve, war trophy, or a Beautiful work of art shooter by Ted. Still NOTHING can take that history away from it. We put the flags and other memorabilia with our Lugers because it's all part of that era in history. Have you ever been to a museum? They do the same thing with all of their exhibits to give you a glimpse of what was a common sight of that era. As for the Nazi symbols that got mentioned, the Iron Cross came way before the Nazis and so did the Swastika but the same rule go for them as for the Luger. I do not support the Third Reich and what they did, at the same time I don't support tactics, actions and intent of Imperil German, Imperil Japanese, U.S.S.R., etc . Yet most of us has Firearm and/or other memorabilia from those countries trough out their history not b/c we want to glorify them but because they are reminders of our history. History is full of lessons, it's up to us to remember them. Jesse