> Too bad they didn't have the balls to say there is nothing illegal about
> such items. That's a big slippery slope... once you say no more Nazi
items,
> then it's no more African-American memorabilia, no more occupied Japan
> items, no more homoerotic works like Mapplethorpe, Van Gloeden (just sold
a
> book of his on ebay), etc etc.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> Regards,
> Denton Taylor
Yes Denton, you have a point but ...
The trade was not in Nazi items per se, but in products from the
concentration camps - including parts of people.
There is probably no point in continuing this discussion because you
and I will probably not agree; although we have many interests in
common, we in Great Britain *sometimes* have a different viewpoint
about politics and society in general. One of the things that I find
most confusing about the First (or Fifth?) amendment is that freedom
of expression is considered sacrosanct almost regardless of how much
suffering is caused as a result of that expression.
I'm pretty sure that the Christian education in State Schools versus
no religion at all argument is wound up in this same debate. (We were
lucky enough to find a good Catholic private school in Tampa when we
lived there in 88-90).
So you see, we may as well stop before we start.
More to the point who or what is Van Gloeden?
Chris
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Chris Barker
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