[ApplegateRanch]

Markus Soeder, general secretary of Germany's Christian Socialist Union opposition, said: 'In a Europe grounded in peace and freedom there should be no place for Nazi symbols. They should be banned throughout Europe, as they are with good reason in Germany.'

Herr Soeder added, "we are dedicated to tolerance, diversity, and inclusiveness. We only don't tolerate those people, ideas, and things we dislike." *********************************

If Europe really were grounded in "peace and freedom" there would be no need to ban any symbols; people would just naturally shun them.

Saddly, they don't seem to have the same sense of horror or outrage for red armbands & flags; or for hammers and sickles.

Without even counting Africa, Southeast Asia, or China, anyone have any figures comparing death totals for Communism's various pogroms, purges, and deaths via "reeducation" vs Nazi & Fascist murders, not to include actual combat deaths?

Or is that an unfair question, since Lenin, Stalin, et al had about a 20 year head start on Hitler; and got to continue for about another 40 years?

[Arkie2]

None of waht you said is any excuse for apologia for Nazi sympathies. I'm disgusted by what I'm reading on this thread.

[William of Orange]

Without even counting Africa, Southeast Asia, or China, anyone have any figures comparing death totals for Communism's various pogroms, purges, and deaths via "reeducation" vs Nazi & Fascist murders, not to include actual combat deaths?

from what I read, the Soviet communists (Stalin e.a.) killed up to 60 million, the Chinese communists (Mao e.a.) up to 40 million and the German national socialists (Hitler e.a.) up to 20 million.