Swastikas, Roman Gear, modern reenactment (cont from market)

[Caballo]

Going back (slightly) on topic, from today's Financial Times online:-

"Talk about bending over. Barclays has agreed to drop the eagle from its corporate logo if it succeeds in taking over ABN Amro because some people in the Netherlands are worried about its Nazi connotations. Sure, the Netherlands were occupied and the UK wasn't so the eagle may be more upsetting there. But, as the Nazis knew, the eagle , which Barclays has had for more than 200 years, is a symbol dating back at least as far as the Roman, Egyptian and Persian empires. John Varley must know this – he has a first in history. So, will Barclays staff (who will keep the eagle in the UK) object to ABN Amro's shield, which is being retained, on the grounds that it stirs up unpleasant memories of the Anglo-Dutch wars of the 17th and 18th centuries? And will ABN's sponsorship of yacht racing remind people of how the Dutch sailed up the Medway to burn the British fleet? Of course not.

This is not the only silly story we're enjoying today..."

And the offending eagle is below...how daft can people get?




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