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wptw... as a fellow collector I applaud your efforts to speak your opinions on this sensitive (apparently) subject. As one who mostly just lurks around these pages, I have to tell you it is great to hear a voice of reason.
TechAPhi, I have respect for you for not becoming as emotionally involved as many of the people who have posted on this subject before. Thank you for your mature discussion.
A point both of you would agree on I think is that our GLOs are very meaningful to us, and we don't want to see them, or their symbols, disrespected. As has been noted on this thread (and others), the collectors of these badges do respect their meaning and symbolism, whether or not they fully understand the same. The simple fact is they are respectfully displayed, and nobody to my knowledge has ever tried to misrepresent themselves as a member of an organizatoin to which they do not belong.
This will always be a sensitive subject because of our feelings for our groups. I would feel worse I think if nobody cared. Unfortunately, I have learned that the less tolerant out there will always try to intimidate those who don't share their point of view.
As I said, I am mostly just a passive participant in this forum, but I wanted to add my two cents worth in support of wptw. This is the first reasonable discussion on this topic I have seen yet.
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