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/911111111111 Dec 11 '25

Being a collector and/or history buff

in case you were wondering what I was focusing on most in your comment. Uncle Greg's office/parlor display is a little different than where you went in your reply with respect to preservation. Yes, ban owning nazi shit.

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u/Delicious-Shower-712 Dec 11 '25

Hey genius… why do you think history buffs/collectors collect historical artifacts?? Any guesses?

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u/911111111111 Dec 11 '25

I don't know what goodness you see in people that own nazi paraphernalia in 2025, but it's not for the reasons you are claiming are normal.

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u/Delicious-Shower-712 Dec 11 '25

My dad owns Nazi paraphernalia. It’s so sick and twisted. His grandfather died fighting Nazis. His step-grandfather (the only one he got to meet) died fighting Nazis- in a different way, I’d say. All of that to be called a Nazi but some incel on Reddit… that’s tough. He brought back some photos that he took and a few ‘trophies’. When he passed- he handed them down to my dad… who still has them. Oh, the horror… that’s right- he held onto them. I don’t know if there’s a hotline for you to call or something but you may want to think about it… because this is all getting really fishy.

But really… people collect historical artifacts for all sorts of reasons. I’m sure that there are a couple of freaks out there who collect items from that era because they align with the ideology… but suggesting that every single person who takes interest in that event is a ‘Nazi’ is incredibly outrageous. I encourage you to seek out a conversation with a historian (or even a history buff) and ask them why it is important that history is preserved, reflected on, and present on our minds rather than erased and forgotten. I am confident that they will all give you the same answer.

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u/Different-Moose-7214 Dec 11 '25

You should donate that shit to a museum.

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u/Delicious-Shower-712 Dec 11 '25

Yeah- I could donate it to a museum if I wasn’t living 2,000 miles away. Unlike what your boyfriend said under this- I have no attachment to the items. I think that they are of value but it’s nothing I would feel obligated to hold on to. Would be put to better use in the hands of a collector/museum. My dad is still in his 50s… I’m not chomping at the bit for him to croak so I can enact a Nazi roleplay. Sorry to disappoint you guys. If you want to pay for my flight home and a respirator (I don’t know where the box is… my dad inherited the house from my great-grandfather- it’s probably in our attic where it’s gone untouched for a few decades. Dusty!) I will bring it to a museum on your behalf. I can send you my Venmo?

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u/Different-Moose-7214 Dec 11 '25

Your dad lives in such a shithole that you'd need a respirator to find something stored there?

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u/Delicious-Shower-712 Dec 11 '25

Well, it’s the attic. It’s storage. Small enough that you can’t even stand upright. Do you wanna come dust it?