I wanted to start a reasoned discussion and it seems we are able to have one on this very divisive issue.
Greg, you are throwing up a straw man with your Mengele comparison. The Germans themselves rejected that as a possibility with their post war anti-racism laws. That has not, however, stopped the skinheads and neos from proliferating in their ratholes. This time, their targets are Muslims--at least initially.
As I said in my OP, we need to change people's attitudes and beliefs. Only then will what the symbols reverence be defused.