Hi Foxy,

Well said, thinking people are well aware of the evil connotations associated with the swastika, certainly within our western society. Issy is simply being purposely obtuse to stir the pot. As for the Christian cross and the KKK, the KKK in their perverted way believe they are acting out Christianity through their bigoted hatred. Issy's SSAA is closely associated with the American NRA, which in turn is associated with the KKK, having many members in common. Issy do you have any like minded pals in Alabama?

Foxy,
How do you tell the difference between the Celtic Cross beloved of Irish Catholics and Protestants alike and the Celtic crosses used by White supremacists groups in Europe, America and Australia.
Should it not be banned as a symbol of racism and hatred?
You say nought about the Christian Cross being a symbol of oppression to Jews and also to Muslims.
Those who would ban anything should be concistent.

I liked your naive suggestion that the police would err on the side of fairness; give the police power over anything and a small minority will always abuse the law, sometimes with tacit Government approval.

Issy, is it of concern to you that gunnie associated organisations conduct secret rituals, involving said paraphernalia behind closed doors. Are you concerned that your pet organisation the SSAA has tie-back associations with the KKK through the gun crazy NRA? I see you are avoiding this question as it exposes "sinisterality" (my word) at home.

Paul,
Evidence?

Evidence;

"James Ashby and Steve Dickson were covertly filmed during a series of meetings with powerful pro-gun advocates in Washington USA. Ashby and Dickson wanted millions of dollars in political donations from America's National Rifle Association and discussed softening policies on gun ownership as it tried to secure the funding."

Its my understanding Ashby and Dickson are members of the paramilitary SSAA. SSAA ....> NRA ....> KKK, sad Issy, very sad.

Hi Paul and Is Mise,

There are hate symbols databases on the internet all
one has to do is Google them. They provide an
overview of many of the symbols most frequently
used by a variety of white supremacist groups and
movements, as well as some other types of hate groups.

It's quite clear that hate symbols must be evalutated
in the context in which they appear. Few symbols represent
just one idea or are used exclusively by one group. All
we can do is evaluate the context in which and for what
they are being used. That way we can tell the difference
as to what their aims are and what they are promoting or
hoping to achieve.

Here's just one link as an example:

http://adl.org/hate-symbols?keys=Celtic%20cross

There's more on the web.