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SalasCraft:
If a nation has an ideology (communist, socialist, etc.) and commits genocide, that doesn't mean communism is a bad thing. The soviet union could have been a good thing if let's say, maybe they had another leader. It's a matter of respecting other's ideas.

Hasan (Tabooti):
The same thing can be said about Nazism, yet you don't see Nazi flags flattering around in Europe, or Israel. There's a reason why the communist symbol is banned in Slavic Europe, as a hate symbol. I didn't invent all of this you know? I'm not the only one who finds this icon offensive.

Quote from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_and_sickle#Controversy
However, in several countries in Eastern Europe, there are laws that define the hammer and sickle as the symbol of a "totalitarian and criminal ideology", and the public display of the hammer and sickle and other communist symbols such as the red star is considered a criminal offence. Hungary,[3] Lithuania[4] have banned the symbol along with other communist symbols. A similar law was considered in Estonia, but eventually failed in a parliamentary committee. The foreign ministers of Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic called for an EU-wide ban on communist symbols in 2010, urging the EU "to criminalize the approval, denial or belittling of communist crimes" and stating that "the denial of such crimes should be treated the same way as the denial of the Holocaust and must be banned by law"

There you have multiple countries banning it. And I'm not insulting anyone atdfbttl15, I'm mocking the comparison between colored blocks, and a politically themed banner.
Putting up a swastika and saying "This is not in any political sense" is equal to saying "Not be racist, but you're inferior.".

hutchinske:
Guys chill out Optical said it is going to stay so just let it drop.

clawstrider:
I'm afraid I'm with Tabooti here.

Just because it is 1 in 1500, are you saying that it is ok to have 1 in 1500 houses having a swastica flag?

The fact that there is no english text on it at all, save the word "Opticraft" worsens it. Say a new member joins, and sees that. (We're already over 10k members at the last announcement, I assume that some must have seen it first time).
What is he going to thing, that Opticraft promotes communism?

There is a line between captioning a picture of an infamous leader to say something stupid, and having what could be called a "Joke with no punchline". Yes, it is meant to be an easter egg, but funny? I don't see what is funny about having an orange square, even if it didn't use the communist logo.

I believe that Tabooti has made a fair and valid arguement so far, and I am 100% in support of him. As I said before, a picture of something that could, and does, offend someone posted on the forum is one thing, but being endorsed by the owner..?

Redchecks:
This is getting beyond pathetic now... Tabooti, if you don't like it I suggest you dont make such a deal over it and it will be forgotten.

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