mr peters compares two systemic views of things;

It is interesting that you can travel to Russia – the old Soviet Union – and take a tour of Stalin’s dacha, complete with pictures of him on the wall and even dummies of him dressed like him sitting at the desk where he no doubt signed the execution orders of countless victims. You can walk past the embalmed corpse of Lenin – founder of the most murderous regime in modern times – and pay your respects. The Soviet star – symbol of that regime – is still a common sight in Russia. It is still displayed on Russian military aircraft, in fact.

But you’ll be arrested – in Germany – if you attend a model RC airplane show with your  Messerschmitt BF109 displaying the period-correct symbol of national socialist Germany on its vertical stabilizer. The former headquarters of Reichsmarschall Goering’s Luftwaffe still exists, but there is no indication it ever was the headquarters of Reichsmarschall Goering’s Luftwaffe. The eagles holding swastikas on the plinths in front are long gone – and there are no pictures of Der Dicke – the Fat One – hanging on the wall, let alone effigies of him dressed in one of his gaudy uniforms..........more........