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Originally Posted by Acey
I don't claim that. I merely claimed that on a hypothetical drive down the QE2 I believe a swastika would solicit more of a reaction than a Confederate flag. Historical accuracy has no relation to public perception which is why you can buy Confederate flags everywhere but not swastikas, no?
If I had a skilled artist airbrush Genghis Khan on my car, even after being told it's Khan how many people would say, "cool airbrushing!"
Far more than would say, "uhh that dude killed 40 million people, are you mad?!"
Perception.
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It's so true about the perception thing, and that's kinda a peeve of mine. Even today if you were to compare Bush/Putin or Obama/Putin, the President wins every time in the public perception. But like I've said in other threads, America is as backward as Russia, and have inflicted more oppression onto a greater number of people than Russia has.