some go the same way monte:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika
if you read: it's used both left facing and right facing in Buddhism, Hinduism, and various other religions.

If a nazi flag is freedom of expression, what does he express then?

his neo-nazi politics :\

That's the point of the discussion.

He doens't actually have to say 'I hate J*ws', he expresses it with that flag.

does anyone here have extensive knowledge/experience of the german issue with the nazi flag as well as the american issue with the rebel flag?

i was born/raised in the south, in a state which featured the rebel flag on its own flag, and have heard staunch arguments that the flag represents history/pride, but no no, definitely not slavery.

just curious what the situation in germany is like. fwiw, non-southern americans tend to immediately lump rebel-flag supporters into a redneck-hick-trailerpark-kkk stereotype, which is frankly frustrating, and discourages most dialogue on the issue.

The public display of the nazi flag and other symbols of Nazism are strictly illegal in Germany. They have been since 1945.

Thats right the public display is forbidden (i saw the police made a guy wear a shirt coz he had a swastika tattoed).
but thats not a point in this matter, abusive chat screenshots (or a mod seeing him) at least for a ban.