To think no one needs this (TW Nazis)

[BelleMarionette]

I went into an antique shop today, as I find them fun to browse.

I was shocked to see an array of nazi memorabilia, a lot of it with swastikas. Some of it was framed.

I wonder, who would buy this, and why? It makes me very uneasy, as I don't see this having any appeal, except to a neo-Nazi. Who else would display framed nazi memorabilia in their house?!

Aibu for thinking this shouldn't be sold? I also feel uneasy that a profit is being made from this, given the circumstances. Should ex-nazis be able to make money from selling their nazi items? Surely not..

Never know why people repeat meaningless statements like ‘so we learn never to let it happen again’ when in fact genocide has happened repeatedly since WWII.

Also find it vanishingly unlikely that these items are routinely being purchased by good people who simply want a reminder not to commit genocide on their mantelpiece. Much more like they’re being purchased by dickheads who think it’s funny, or people who just happen to be ‘fascinated’ by the era and perhaps find it’s not entirely at odds with their own ideology.

No one should profit off it

For what it's worth, I was somewhat taken aback to find Nazi helmets etc for sale in an antiques shop I patronized. (It was not in the UK but possibly brought back by our soldiers too.) I asked the owner who bought it. In his words, "They are all sad little old men." I think that pretty much sums it up.

In secondary school I had a friend who's dad collected memorabilia from both world wars, all sides. So I'd go to her house and there'd be swastikas on the living room, alongside pieces of uniform, weapons, and even like little squares of metal from planes or tanks. The thing he was most fond of was a tin box that was apparently a first aid kit from the Russian army.

He was otherwise a completely normal dude as far as I could tell apart from being a complete anorak. He was clearly delighted his daughter had brought home a new friend he could bore to tears showing off his collection. First time I went round he waited till I asked about all the stuff (who wouldn't?), then enthused about it for twenty minutes while his wife and daughters stood in the background shaking their heads and apologising.

So I guess people like that might buy it.