View Single Post
Old 06-10-2004, 07:14 AM   #24 (permalink)
BoCo
Fear the bunny
 
Location: Hanging off the tip of the Right Wing
Quote:
Originally posted by majik_6
I think that certain businesses (such as West Coast Choppers and Independent) probably use the iron/Maltese cross because it's been a symbol in the hotrod/biker communities for YEARS, not because it was used in the crusades, by Hitler, or any other reason.
Using a symbol that happened to also be used by someone who did evil doesn't make you evil, nor should it suggest you condone or support what they did. I have a couple Indepentdent Truck Company shirts because I used to skateboard, and I still wear them regularly. The Maltese cross was around long before Hitler, and I don't even associate it with him or his hatred.
__________________
Activism is a way for useless people to feel important.
BoCo is offline  
 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76