Theory: June 2006 Archives
Why we can laugh at Stalinism but not Nazism - why, indeed, do so many wear faux–Socialist Realism T-shirts as symbols of ironic humour, while wearing a swastika in any form could easily get you beaten up or at least ostracized from any kind of polite company?
I've often wondered about this stragen double standard. This is not an argument for wearing more swatiskas, but a question about why we tolerate celebration of Stalnist and Maoist design when both were even more murderous than National Socialism. (via kottke.org)
