Just wondering if those of you who are so horribly offended by the Swastika chips would be equally offended by the display or trading of chips bearing the symbols of other nations that have attempted genocide?

For example, if you look at this article on "crest and seal" chips, and look at chip #133, you might be surprised to learn that it bears a striking resemblance to the flag of the Ottoman empire.
www.chequers.com/cpam1099.shtml
I know a few Armenians who lost relatives in the Armenian genocide by Ottoman Turkey in the early part of this century who would find that as offensive and horrid as most find the swastika.

Or what about this confederate flag chip I found on eBay?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2102342886
I know plenty of Americans who see that as a symbol of haterd, bigotry, attempted genocide, enslavement, etc.

And I'm sure that if I spent some time searching, I would be able to find plenty of chips that in some way reference the United States' attempted genocide of the Native Americans. (I sure as heck can find plenty of them in the names of many sprots teamns and their logos.)

My point here is that what is the most horrendous symbol of genocide to one person, is merely a picture, cartoon, or hystorical symbol to someone who was not directly affected by it. That is a sad but simple fact of life. No group has cornered the market on suffering -- not the Armenians, the African-Americans, the NAtive Americans, or the numerous groups solaughtered by Hitler (Jews, homosexuals, gypsies, etc) . But each is likely to be more sensitive to the symbols that reopen their wounds, and less moved by the symbols that offend others.

Obviously people need to be more sensitive to the feelings of others. But people must also learn that not everyone sees the same thing when they look at a particular symbol or chip.