Mugs featuring images of the Nazi leader alongside hate symbols are currently for sale at a Goodwill online store. A Goodwill online store is currently selling Nazi memorabilia adorned with Hitler’s image and swastikas. A trio of mugs featuring images of the Nazi leader alongside hate symbols like the swastika and the motto of the SS is listed for sale for just $13.99 at the Goodwill of Western New York online store. The listing is titled “3 Vintage Adolf Hitler German Mugs W/ Pin” and has a minimum price set at $13.99. As of early Friday, there was one bid made on the items, and the auction is set to finish on Tuesday evening. Goodwill of Western New York is headquartered in Buffalo and operates 19 retail stores and donation points across the region. Goodwill, a nonprofit dedicated to employment services, operates thousands of thrift stores around the United States. Two of the mugs feature images of Hitler, what appears to be a reproduction of his signature, and his title: “Der Fuhrer.” They also feature the Nazi Eagle, which incorporates a swastika. The third mug features a variety of different hate symbols, including the Odal Rune, the Arrow Cross, the Broken Sun Cross, and the Wolfsangel symbol, which was appropriated by the Nazi regime during Hitler’s reign, and remains listed as a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League database. The mug also features the phrase “Meine Ehre heißt Treue,” which translates as “My honor is called loyalty” which was the motto of the SS during Hitler’s reign. The use of the motto has been outlawed in Germany since 1947. (…) The sale of Nazi memorabilia is a highly controversial one and this is not the first time an item has been sold by Goodwill featuring a Nazi symbol. In 2017 a shopper in a Goodwill store in Pasadena, California found a pair of shorts featuring the Nazi eagle emblazoned on the front. The item was immediately removed from the shop floor when it was brought to the attention of staff. While the sale of Nazi “collectibles” is banned outright in countries like Germany, France, and Austria, there is no such prohibition in place in the U.S. However, eBay does ban the sale of Nazi memorabilia for beaching its “Offensive Materials Policy.”
via vice: Goodwill Is Selling Hitler Mugs Featuring Swastikas and the SS Motto