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  • Rammstein & historic iconography – discuss
  • hora
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    I saw a chap today wearing a Rammstein hoodie with the WWII style Wermacht/Hitler similar emblem. A step too far? I thought it wasn’t required/shouldn’t be used personally as it could offend some. Wrong or agree?

    scotroutes
    Full Member

    What do you think?

    Sneaky edit there….

    Looks like a very ancient symbolic eagle to me. Didn’t the Romans use that?

    scotroutes
    Full Member

    And those bloody Union Jacks eh? A symbol of oppression across much of the globe. WTF was Geri Halliwell thinking of?

    CountZero
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    Is the eagle carrying a swastika? No, so I fail to see an issue.

    chewkw
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    No issue at all so long as they don’t bother me. 😮

    Personally I think they should be encouraged to go head to head with the one carrying black flag …

    bearnecessities
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    When I’m ruler of the world (need to lay some turf first), I’ll be executing anyone with blonde hair, or that uses the word discuss on the internet.

    In fact I’ll probably let the blonde hair thing go.

    beej
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    Bear in mind that the band describe themselves as more politically left than right.

    zippykona
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    Saw Laibach in Germany as the Nephilim were supporting. It was **** horrible. They had nazi youth drummers at the front of the stage and a swastika made out of axes as a back drop.
    The Germans were lapping it up. We left.
    The pub we used to drink in was also Skrewdriver’s local. Laibach made them look like Boy Scouts.
    Apparently Laibach are not Nazis at all.

    hora
    Free Member

    Countzero the hoodie version he was wearing was an eagle holding a circular wreath with the emblem adjusted inside.

    AD
    Full Member

    Looks quite like a Warhammer 40k eagle… I knew those Games Workshop lot were shifty! 🙂

    fin25
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    I don’t see an immediate problem with this.

    Hugo Boss designed the Nazi uniforms, do you worry about people wearing Hogo Boss clothes?

    Lemmy wore actual Nazi uniforms, but was clearly no Nazi.

    The Olympic stadium in Berlin, one of the great pieces of Nazi architecture, is still very much in use, albeit sans swastikas.

    I would say no swastika, no problem.
    Probably…

    Is complicated…

    maccruiskeen
    Full Member

    Bear in mind that the band describe themselves as more politically left than right.

    Where as Hitler pretty much sat on the fence 🙂 (pretty much right up on top of the fence mind)

    chewkw
    Free Member

    fin25 – Member
    I would say no swastika, no problem.
    Probably…

    Is complicated…

    Swastika predates Mr Hitler …

    To cut long story short someone posted the explanation here.

    rOcKeTdOg
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    I wouldn’t go to Austria or Poland, they are still into eagles as their national symbols

    scotroutes
    Full Member

    And the USA

    dirtyrider
    Free Member

    money, its about money and nothing else, maybe a bit of shock factor, but mainly about making people money

    ninfan
    Free Member

    Hugo Boss would never condone the wearing of a ‘hoodie’ 😈

    DezB
    Free Member

    Swastika predates Mr Hitler …

    To cut long story short someone posted the explanation here.

    Good luck with that.

    I’m more offended by their shite music than their logos to be honest.

    rOcKeTdOg
    Full Member

    Dezb, stay away from Lindeman’s solo work too, you’d hate it 🙂

    DezB
    Free Member

    Who? 😆

    scotroutes
    Full Member

    He does a nice Framboise though

    rOcKeTdOg
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    DezB – Member
    Who?

    Now they are shite

    RustySpanner
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    Context innit.
    Spike Milligan, Prince Harry, Lemmy, Charlie Chaplin?
    Fine by me.

    Anyone lacking a decent excuse (being funny, coke/hookers etc) or using the word ‘postmodern’ should expect wee in their ‘ironic’ jackboots.

    rOcKeTdOg
    Full Member

    Double post

    scotroutes
    Full Member

    Is that when you get ironic cross?

    mogrim
    Full Member

    Hugo Boss designed the Nazi uniforms

    No he didn’t. He was one of the suppliers, though.

    fin25
    Free Member

    No he didn’t. He was one of the suppliers, though.

    Fair play, point still just about stands though.

    Swastika predates Mr Hitler …

    Also fair point.

    CaptainFlashheart
    Free Member

    Ed Balls.

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