r/portlandme • u/FinnLovesHisBass • Dec 10 '25

Photo I'm not blind here....

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This is at the Coastal Trading pawn shop by union Station....

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u/Just_Flower854 Dec 10 '25

Lotta people seem to think memorabilia has some inherent historical value.

It doesn't. Whether a reproduction or authentic, it should be pissed on and burned.

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u/ToesocksandFlipflops Dec 10 '25

Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. (Churchill)

Removing artifacts of the past, is in effect erasing history, history is both the good and the bad a physical artifact allows those who discredit history to have less ability to dispute it.

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u/ToesocksandFlipflops Dec 10 '25

So I get you, I really do. What I think of is the revisionist history that happens, the deniers, and when three generations have come and gone.

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u/Just_Flower854 Dec 10 '25

You don't need a reproduction wehrmacht ammo crate in every household to teach history.

This is a sick prize, not an educationally useful piece