Nazi memorabilia: is it wrong to collect it?

What would you think of a person who collects Nazi memorabilia?

Are you interested in history? I am interested in all history. Does it matter if you collect something that is considered controversial? It is, after all, part of history.

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akindheart · 61-69, F

i am very interested in history and i can understand why you collect things. my son married a Jewish girl and they happen to live near the very city Hitler was born in. we walked past it. my son pointed it out to me and she grabbed his hand and ran. i was respectful yet i wanted to see the place. you can't go in it but there is a large rock out front of it stating it is his birthplace

emiliya · 22-25, F

@akindheart I am Jewish. It doesn't mean anything. The Nazis are fascinating, one of a kind. I am fascinated by what we can't see, by the mystical. They were very mystical. I find it fascinating how Hitler felt if you had enough will, it would change an event and make something happen. This is incredible, although in the end it failed. In the end he entered the afterlife uncaptured, with some degree of dignity.

akindheart · 61-69, F

@emiliya you know, i was fascinated by how HItler had everyone so bamboozled. i read everything about him, not because i admired him but the propaganda machine was unbelievable. the residents of Berlin didn't even know the Allies had invaded them. but it is something to my daughter in law. when my sister visted Auschwitz, she deeply offended my DIL. I am respectful of that. I did visit Eagles Nest too.