Demonstrators with Nazi flags leave Cincinnati-area highway overpass after residents confront them

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HomerJS

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It doesn't say Flown as on a flagpole but does say "Display".

"Approved flags for display..."
Think that will make the Jewish kids feel better? A Nazi flag in a display case when they walk into school.

What's next, nooses in display cases just in case we darkies don't get the point?
 
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WelshBloke

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If you say so I guess.

Displayed temporary for educational purposes....
I'm sorry. How is this lesson going? At what point is it appropriate to whip out a fucking flag?
At no point ever have I found it necessary to have an actual flag shown to me rather than seeing it depicted in situ in a historical photo.
 
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I'm sorry. How is this lesson going? At what point is it appropriate to whip out a fucking flag?
At no point ever have I found it necessary to have an actual flag shown to me rather than seeing it depicted in situ in a historical photo.
The same people that believe it's important to be able to wave an actual Nazi flag in a school for lessons are probably the same that thought confederate leader statues placed during the Jim Crow era were important to keep around in order to "teach history".
 

pcgeek11

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I'm sorry. How is this lesson going? At what point is it appropriate to whip out a fucking flag?
At no point ever have I found it necessary to have an actual flag shown to me rather than seeing it depicted in situ in a historical photo.

I didn't write the law.

Sorry, but a piece of cloth with a design on it doesn't get me all riled up.
 

WelshBloke

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I didn't write the law.
Indeed, but we are discussing it!
Sorry, but a piece of cloth with a design on it doesn't get me all riled up.
Me neither. It's the philosophies and histories that come with them.
So nazi flag in a picture in a history book? Absolutely fine!
Teacher going "Oh! I just happen to have this full sized Nazi flag here that we can hang up for a bit!"? Very much not ok!


Seriously do you not feel like you are having to stretch a bit to defend this stuff? That it doesn't feel entirely comfortable?
Yeah. That's a sign that you don't need to, and possibly shouldn't be, defending it.
 

pcgeek11

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Indeed, but we are discussing it!

Me neither. It's the philosophies and histories that come with them.
So nazi flag in a picture in a history book? Absolutely fine!
Teacher going "Oh! I just happen to have this full sized Nazi flag here that we can hang up for a bit!"? Very much not ok!


Seriously do you not feel like you are having to stretch a bit to defend this stuff? That it doesn't feel entirely comfortable?
Yeah. That's a sign that you don't need to, and possibly shouldn't be, defending it.

You can display a flag using a photograph or an image in a display case or in a picture frame or a book. I think it would be hard to teach lessons about Nazi Germany without images that display a Nazi Flag as most images concerning Germany during this period (WW2) had the flags prominently displayed everywhere.

I'm not defending the Nazis or this law. They are not promoting Nazi's or their shitty beliefs. Neither am I, regardless of what is said in this forum. I've said my peace on this... I refuse to get all worked up over a piece of cloth, Nazi, Pride, BLM ...
 

zinfamous

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If you say so I guess.

Displayed temporary for educational purposes....

You really are the dumbest, most obstinate motherfucker who's ever typed words that I have read. Do you ever listen to yourself after this text comes out of your fingertyping? Do you ever even bother to ask yourself why literally everyone treats you like a child for the dumbshit that you type because it's probably more than "they just don't understand the thing that I said the first time, so why aren't they understanding it the 16th time after typing the exact same thing again?"
 

pcgeek11

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You really are the dumbest, most obstinate motherfucker who's ever typed words that I have read. Do you ever listen to yourself after this text comes out of your fingertyping? Do you ever even bother to ask yourself why literally everyone treats you like a child for the dumbshit that you type because it's probably more than "they just don't understand the thing that I said the first time, so why aren't they understanding it the 16th time after typing the exact same thing again?"

That's all you have?
You're Dismissed...:p
 
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WelshBloke

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You can display a flag using a photograph or an image in a display case or in a picture frame or a book. I think it would be hard to teach lessons about Nazi Germany without images that display a Nazi Flag as most images concerning Germany during this period (WW2) had the flags prominently displayed everywhere.
No ones talking about making history books with Nazi flags in verboten that would be weird.
Also it would be equally weird to ban books with trans flags in!
I'm not defending the Nazis or this law. They are not promoting Nazi's or their shitty beliefs. Neither am I, regardless of what is said in this forum. I've said my peace on this... I refuse to get all worked up over a piece of cloth, Nazi, Pride, BLM ...
Honestly I always try to take everyone as they portrait themselves.
I don't think that you are naturally on that side of the political spectrum but you do spend a lot of time defending them or rationalising why they aren't that bad.
I'm finding it difficult to believe that someone in the services would say "I refuse to get all worked up over a piece of cloth". You know damn well that those bits of cloth represent things! And those things are things that people believe in so much that they'll kill or die for!
 
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[DHT]Osiris

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You can display a flag using a photograph or an image in a display case or in a picture frame or a book. I think it would be hard to teach lessons about Nazi Germany without images that display a Nazi Flag as most images concerning Germany during this period (WW2) had the flags prominently displayed everywhere.

I'm not defending the Nazis or this law. They are not promoting Nazi's or their shitty beliefs. Neither am I, regardless of what is said in this forum. I've said my peace on this... I refuse to get all worked up over a piece of cloth, Nazi, Pride, BLM ...
I learned plenty about Nazis growing up, never needed a Nazi flag displayed to learn it.
 
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Basically Vance is saying that he doesn't like the fact that Nazi far right parties are discriminated against in Germany. "Stop censoring Nazis!" Vance should visit Dachau while he's there and see the work of his favorite people. I laughed out loud when I read Vance lecturing them about free speech. Trump 2.0 is violating free speech regularly, every time they fire someone who has been critical of Trump's activities. And picking and choosing what media he wants around.

Extremist parties like AfD are able to campaign completely normally, just like every other fucking party in Germanys democracy. And Weidel was on prime-time German television on Thursday night along with all the other contenders. I guess the Germans need to learn something about the Nazis, so that they can treat them equally. What a dick! This clown Vance isn't tone deaf, it’s his intent. It’s straight from the Trump playbook, attack! attack! attack!

He also made up some crock of shit about Scottish people not being allowed to pray at home. The greenhorn American VP met with leaders of right wing extremist AfD, (The GOP of Germany) at his hotel, but not with actual leaders of the German government. Vance's speech was also about appealing to the simpleton MAGA's back in America, who were jumping up and pumping their fists. Russia is celebrating Vance’s speech. whoda thunk it?!

They’ve been planning this moment for four years. When Trump/Musk/Project 2025 cut USAID, they were telling the world two very important things about the kind of value system the United States intends to export from now on:

1. The United States (under MAGA anyway) is done with alliances unless there is a clear, obvious, transactional benefit to the United States. All alliances, with every country - every last one - are being reevaluated right now on that basis.

2. We’re also done with giving a shit about human rights. In fact, we’re openly hostile to human rights. That’s noteworthy because a global power that exports that kind of message is also giving itself permission to abuse them in the future. We’re done with the ICC and ICJ. Done with the Geneva Convention. If other countries want to brutalize their dissidents, that’s just fine with us, as we’ll probably do the same from time to time - just give us the raw materials and natural resources we want.

Sounds like Germany told him to get bent. American fascism is not being received well.
 
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Basically Vance is saying that he doesn't like the fact that Nazi far right parties are discriminated against in Germany. "Stop censoring Nazis!" Vance should visit Dachau while he's there and see the work of his favorite people

He _did_ visit Dachau, no? Learned nothing, though....or maybe he saw it as instructional/inspirational in a whole other sense.

 
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