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Jon CanfieldLeon and Jodi - I take a slightly different view. Whenever items such as these are offered for sale, I often regard the item as being something of historical significance and not something meant to promote some sort of political idealism or motive. I would never condone the atrocities that happened during World War II, or in Kosovo, or in Iraq, or in the Sudan, or anywhere. But, as much as I’m sure we all would wish these events never happened, the fact remains they did, and it is part of history. Therefore, I’ve always tried to be open minded and realize that items relating to these historical events are part of history and are not intended to promote what they may have originally stood for. That being said, I also understand that items related to World War II seem to always be particularly more sensitive than others. For example, items related to segregation and slavery never seem to garner the same debate as WWII items.