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34. All the Nazi stuff I see on that page are reproductions, not authentic pieces.

Sun Jun 24, 2012, 11:57 AM

Jun 2012

there is no way you're going to get an authentic "WWII NAZI GERMAN 1939 KNIGHTS IRON CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES" for $77.50, or a "WWII NAZI GERMAN SS M32 UNIFORM SET" for $510.00.

Which makes the question of fascination even more relevant given that the items are reproductions and not authentic artifacts.

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What is the fascination with Nazis? And why do people want to idolize Nazis? [View all] jillan Jun 2012 OP

People who don't feel powerful romanticize it. People who hate Hitler imagine they're better. freshwest Jun 2012 #1

White supremacists? SoutherDem Jun 2012 #2

If style won wars, they would have won FarCenter Jun 2012 #3

Intimidating, well-tailored uniforms, hats that made the wearer appear taller, those mean and shiny MADem Jun 2012 #7

Eons ago I read an article that made a good argument that sarge43 Jun 2012 #20

I'll buy that--some of the biggest banana republics (and oil based/other dictatorships) have MADem Jun 2012 #39

When you got it, you don't need to flaunt it. sarge43 Jun 2012 #46

+1!!! nt MADem Jun 2012 #48

Yeah, when image is more important than the mission, a FUBAR is about to report in. n/t sarge43 Jun 2012 #55

If you ever have the chance to see Scrapbooks from Hell... YellowRubberDuckie Jun 2012 #24

The Human MIND...it can be strong and it can be very, very weak. MADem Jun 2012 #28

I remember that documentary. It was ... ghastly. Picnics while the people burned! Horrible! nt MADem Jun 2012 #43

Yes. YellowRubberDuckie Jun 2012 #58

"The side with the simplest uniform wins." (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2012 #40

So take a look at the US Army dress blue uniform that you now see on TV FarCenter Jun 2012 #47

OTOH, that uniform is rarely worn--the day-to-day uniform looks like pajamas!! MADem Jun 2012 #49

I'd kind of exempt most dress uniforms (and all mess dress uniforms!), but yeah. Posteritatis Jun 2012 #52

I went on page 2, and there they have busts of Hitler. jillan Jun 2012 #4

My uncle kept a Nazi Naval Officer's dagger and scabbard in his house for years aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #5

Nazis knew how to put "the wrong kind of people" in their "proper place". TheMadMonk Jun 2012 #6

Honestly? Because they had the coolest uniforms. MrSlayer Jun 2012 #8

Pretty much; It's why there's a Nazi fashion scene in Japan Scootaloo Jun 2012 #9

You mean like these idiots? Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #18

Yeah, like that... Well, except for the Stalingrad Cowboys Scootaloo Jun 2012 #56

There's something to this. Speck Tater Jun 2012 #17

I'd rather look like Barney than "Captain Orange" Bonehead! ANY day! nt MADem Jun 2012 #31

That they did. -..__... Jun 2012 #27

Many years ago you could find all this at the swap meet nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #10

was that before or after you used your bullwhip to swing across a chasm to escape the rolling dionysus Jun 2012 #13

The same reason they idolize vampires, zombies, and Rush Limbaugh. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2012 #11

if i had the dough I'd buy vintage WW2 stuff as collectors items. doesn't mean i like nazis... dionysus Jun 2012 #12

Several reasons. One big one is period fascination. HubertHeaver Jun 2012 #14

My take is that these people have absolutely SheilaT Jun 2012 #15

1. Collectors, 2. Neo-Nazis. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #16

I have a few relics from the Nazi era Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #19

Lots of Nazi stuff on Amazon as well. UnrepentantLiberal Jun 2012 #21

Racists and less educated moh Jun 2012 #22

Welcome to DU & thanks for your thoughtful post! jillan Jun 2012 #51

Sometimes a corporatist needs to slip into something more comfortable kenny blankenship Jun 2012 #23

Firearms which are "Nazi-Marked" can be worth considerably more than those that aren't. Johnny Rico Jun 2012 #25

how cool woulde it be to get an STG-44\MP-44? dionysus Jun 2012 #26

Well, if you have $15,000 in spare change lying around... Johnny Rico Jun 2012 #42

I have one. Nevernose Jun 2012 #30

You have one...what, exactly? Johnny Rico Jun 2012 #44

You can't assume the interest is all about admiration. Quantess Jun 2012 #29

Apparently the same people who buy butterfly knives, brass knuckles and bootleg CD's/DVD's. -..__... Jun 2012 #32

With the teenagers I see Nevernose Jun 2012 #33

All the Nazi stuff I see on that page are reproductions, not authentic pieces. Adsos Letter Jun 2012 #34

Where's the Nazi Pez Dispenser? Auggie Jun 2012 #35

Bad marketing... -..__... Jun 2012 #37

Their ideology was repellent, but their iconography was stunning. I would NEVER purchase Romulox Jun 2012 #36

That's a good, simple way of putting it. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2012 #41

Authoritarians find the tenents of fascism very comforting DefenseLawyer Jun 2012 #38

If you're comfortable being told what to do, like to color between the lines, never stray from the MADem Jun 2012 #45

Exactly +1. Too many Americans really believe that HItler's only mistake was killing the Jews. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #50

Are collectors of civil war memorabilia idolizing slavery? Nye Bevan Jun 2012 #53

Yeah, I don't like the whole "interested in X" = "advocating for X" attitude. Posteritatis Jun 2012 #54

Film makers, or theater people might buy some of that stuff. sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #57