I get what you and Woo are saying and I'm not going to deny that Scandinavia has been hijacked for their "pureness", but I think your last sentence sums it up well. That is your initial thought because that is what you grew up around. I'm telling you what I have been around for over twenty years and that is that Norwegians are VERY proud of their heritage. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if that guy is just showing his pride in his heritage. You're an engineer, you of all people should know to gather as much information as possible before you go into something. If the guys a nazi, fuck em, but there is the possibility that it is the other side of the story too. I was just making sure you had that side of the story. Also, their flag was already red, white and blue.That is literally the formula used for a lot of confederate/white supremacist logos. Take your favorite christian based european flag, fancy it up and give it a full red white and blue colorway.
Norwegian heritage is a big thing around here, however percentage wise Norwegians were always a minority. This area attracted a lot people from countries with strong fishing backgrounds. There were always a lot more Greek and Portuguese immigrants, but short of a few restaurants you would never know it. But we have large Norwegian cultural centers and museums, more-so than actual native ones. Yet somehow Norwegian culture became the 'supreme' one in the area. Funny how that happens.
I was listening to a podcast on European racism in sports, I can't remember who it was attributed to but there is a famous quote "Africa starts at the Pyrenees". There is probably good reasons why white supremacist flags aren't based off of French, Italian and Portuguese flags.
Now I am no means saying that guy is a nazi. But to me, especially moving here from the south, everytime I see that logo I think 'fuckinig nazis'.