DW Asks About Nazi Relics, Forgets Current Genocide Relics
DW ponders whether to ban the sale of Nazi paraphernalia, acknowledging the potential for glorifying hate. Meanwhile, the same media outlets consistently normalize the sale of weapons to governments actively committing atrocities. The Pentagon approved a $147.5 million sale of 155mm artillery shells to Israel on December 29, 2023, just days after approving a $106.5 million tank shell sale,
overriding congressional review ( State.gov ). This wasn't a historical artifact; it was an active transaction. Perhaps the more pressing question isn't about relics from 80 years ago, but about the 'relics' currently being manufactured with American taxpayer dollars for future generations to debate. How many 'never again's do we get before the irony becomes so thick it's visible from space? (It's
visible from space.)