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Why does the Swastika get more hatred and censorship over the Hammer and Sickle?

Both symbols were the emblems of nations that caused great atrocities. However you see far more censorship is hate for the Swastika and SS emblem than you do for the Hammer and Sickle. The Soviet Union has caused far more death and even more so with the rise of communist powers in our history than Nazi Germany ever did.

However today you only see the Swastika used by inbred rednecks while the Hammer and sickle can be seen on the shirts, buttons, bumper stickers, and beanies of edgy skinny high schoolers or young adults in college.

Either we accept our history as the human race and by censoring them both or not get worked up about either.

What are your thoughts?

Discuss.
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CountScrofula · 41-45, M Best Comment
Motive matters. It's why first degree murder is considered a greater crime than manslaughter.

The Holocaust was the attempted destruction of an entire race of people and wiped out 2/3 of European Jews. That's an incredible evil.

The Holodomor was a very different kind of incredible evil - it was a byproduct of industrialization. The Great Famine in China was a similar result. Mass deaths in order to industrialize.

You also can't compare one country over ten years to multiple countries over a century. Different scales. Capitalism also has its very, very long list of deaths at the hands of chasing money and should be included in that discussion.

That doesn't diminish Soviet crimes, but it does
contextualize them.

Also, if you talk to a modern day communist and a modern day Nazi (and we'll say full 14/88 Stormfront type) and compare their visions, the Nazi's is invariably a lot bloodier.
eMortal · M
@CountScrofula motive matters indeed.