Hey Gents and Ladies.
After a conversation I had with a close friend of a few decades.,,and has come back around full circle..which there is much to talk about. After a long lengthy conversation getting caught up with the direction our lives has taken us..we began to talk about hobbys and interests. We both shared each others..but it seems as though the hobby in which I study and also collect and participate of this forum..has sort of unseated my friend.
The first words of course that I expected to come out was the evil of the Third Reich regime. I proceeded to tell my friend about the history and a the items I collected..which seemed further to aggravate their personal resolve with this time period and all involved.
We also talked about the deniers and how they railroad the truth of what has happened at the camps. A few photos later of my collection drew out a response from my friend asking me..why you? …I replied… " Why Not Me ? …who would report these findings to keep truth alive?
These items we collect are a testimony of that time..without these items that we hold ….there is no history.
Would I not also be called a denier…for not upholding the truth? ….who then …I said is more acceptable person than me to collect. ?
Who? Museums? …..Scholars? …high end collectors…then who? ….am I beneath those people that im not allowed to study..or am I within the realm of closet Nazis that share the same interests in collecting..but for different reasons?
Am I not allowed?…..would I be a denier if I was not allowed to collect and to teach about it?…Do I need a degree?
Of course Not. >_< ..I am as entitled as anyone else….and as my wallet allows.
has anyone else been confronted that we are not the right people to collect..or is my friend concerned for me because of not being educate enough that there is more to the swastika then what the media and 3rd party armchair liberals profess?
Your thoughts? Comments ? .. Why Not Us?
Regards Larry