Comments on: That Wal Mart T -shirt, What are you going to do Wal Mart? http://www.israelated.com/node/3281 Israelated - English Israel blogs-Israel Related - An English blogging community on Israel and Israeli culture en-US Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:33:32 -0500 Drupal TotalFeeds Module The importance of 1978 http://www.israelated.com/node/3281%2523comment-216 I believe they are selling these shirts to young nazi-rock music fans. 1978 was the year that the Nazi Punks music scene started, which was the begining of Nazi music. It was absorbed shortly thereafter into the skinhead movement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_punk Marilyn Manson uses the Totenkopf and other Nazi symbols a lot. http://raumfahrer.wordpress.com/manson/ Their fans (and fans of Rammstein who also uses a lot of Nazi allusions) are who are the main buyers are, I would think. Also there are a lot of less well-known Nazi bands, such as Sleyer. The fans of these bands want to buy Nazi gear. Even when the band may hint at Nazism, some of the fans know what they are talking about and want to go the whole 9 yards. Walmart is by a long short not the only marketer of this kind of Nazi merchandize. This item may be a bit unusual, because it is an exact Totenkopf and not just a near copy and also that it sold by such a large store. Tristan I believe they are selling these shirts to young nazi-rock music fans. 1978 was the year that the Nazi Punks music scene started, which was the begining of Nazi music. It was absorbed shortly thereafter into the skinhead movement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_punk

Marilyn Manson uses the Totenkopf and other Nazi symbols a lot.

http://raumfahrer.wordpress.com/manson/

Their fans (and fans of Rammstein who also uses a lot of Nazi allusions) are who are the main buyers are, I would think. Also there are a lot of less well-known Nazi bands, such as Sleyer. The fans of these bands want to buy Nazi gear. Even when the band may hint at Nazism, some of the fans know what they are talking about and want to go the whole 9 yards.

Walmart is by a long short not the only marketer of this kind of Nazi merchandize. This item may be a bit unusual, because it is an exact Totenkopf and not just a near copy and also that it sold by such a large store.

Tristan

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