Thread: Hitler Straight Razor.

Since then we've had a couple of mass genocides... Hundreds of thousands perishing in Bosnia and 3,000,000 in Rwanda.
Off-topic (kinda):
It irks me that African lives aren't worth nearly as much as European lives in the eyes of our society. Even now, I'm sure there's more Holocaust literature coming out than literature about the Rwandan genocide. Quite a few people already have it off their minds.

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Since then we've had a couple of mass genocides... Hundreds of thousands perishing in Bosnia and 3,000,000 in Rwanda.
Off-topic (kinda):
It irks me that African lives aren't worth nearly as much as European lives in the eyes of our society. Even now, I'm sure there's more Holocaust literature coming out than literature about the Rwandan genocide. Quite a few people already have it off their minds.

You understand I wasn't trying to start a fight?

Originally Posted by honedright

Unfortunately stumbled upon this thread. Although tempted to go away and ignore it, am compelled on behalf of the 6 mil + innocent, and now voiceless, humans murdered by the vile and evil sub-human depicted on this razor to say - yes, this is offensive.

Of all the wonderful, beautiful straight razors out there, this one razor should have rusted and rotted away in obscurity.

No appologies for my opinion.
Scott

Everybody likes the Wapienicas, but they were also manufactured under a communist regime. Stalin was far, far worse than Hitler when counting total number of dead so we should melt all wapienicas.

Our own infamous King Leopold II has at least hundreds of throusands dead to his name. The US has it's share of grave atrocities as well. Any country with history does.

So we might as well burn anything and everything that has a remote historical connection, including church relics because up to a couple of hundreds of years ago, few institutions challenged the church when it came to cruelty and ruthlessness.

Originally Posted by Greg Frazer

The same symbol is (always has been) used in some chinese temples but for the life of me I cannot remember what it signifies. I want to say "luck" but I'm not sure now what I was told.

It's a symbol that's been used for a really, really long time. They've found it used in neolithic times, and has since been in use almost all the world over. Wikipedia has an article with description of its usage in different cultures. Apparently it's still used in south Asia, where the Nazi use hasn't overshadowed the original meaning as it has in the Western world.

Originally Posted by bjrn

It's a symbol that's been used for a really, really long time... Wikipedia has an article ... Apparently it's still used in south Asia, where the Nazi use hasn't overshadowed the original meaning as it has in the Western world.

Thanks for the extra info mate... i didnt know about it's use beyond chinese temples and 1930s europe.

Greg Frazer

Originally Posted by honedright

Unfortunately stumbled upon this thread. Although tempted to go away and ignore it, am compelled on behalf of the 6 mil + innocent, and now voiceless, humans murdered by the vile and evil sub-human depicted on this razor to say - yes, this is offensive.

Of all the wonderful, beautiful straight razors out there, this one razor should have rusted and rotted away in obscurity.

No appologies for my opinion.


Scott

Should have trusted your first instinct.

Yes it was not meant to offend.
I personally would have the razor and shave with it. Things like this interest me, even if people are horrified about it as that is just how they feel. Doesn't mean I am a bad person for wanting/shaving with it.

Also Poona:
1 Week till hitting up England. Oh and is there a way for me to find out someone's phone number in Ballymena? I have their address and Names (is there a Ireland 411? )

Hey matey! - I'm Graham just incase you forgot :P

No 411 here (am presuming that's a tele-directory) If they are listed you'll prob find them on www.yell.com or www.bt.com :-)

Graham.

I took my old reply / message out cos I think I went a little overboard. lol

Be careful when you're doing that search mate cos Northern Ireland will come under UK and not Ireland.

Originally Posted by poona

I took my old reply / message out cos I think I went a little overboard. lol

Be careful when you're doing that search mate cos Northern Ireland will come under UK and not Ireland.

Found it I believe.
Albert Lamont I needed 119 Ballymena Rd, Doagh County Antrim
and I found the A.E Lamont 119 Ballymena, Ballyclare

Thanks alot for the link on bt.com