Hello Mike,
I understand your feelings toward these objects, It is natural to
feel repulsed by them as a first reaction.
I can see you are also a man of reason by trying to discover the true
meaning of your reaction and the symbalisim they invoke.
I applaud you!!!
The true way to enlightenment and knowledge is to work
though the emotions and rhetoric you are bombared by to an understanding.
You my friend are indeed on a mission of understanding and
are becoming more and more a man of great wisdom and courage.
You maynot be able to reconcile your feelings and their meanings but please know that these articles were hard won by both sides.
Just as you would not destroy history of the south/north war, let this
be a reminder of where we came from and how it shaped the world.
Please do not destroy them, pass or sell them to the future, so
they may learn and understand.
Carl