Ummm…. That particular Dharmic swastika didn’t exist in 1945 BCE, because the Vedic Brahmanical culture, Buddhism and Jainism didn’t exist yet….
electrical-stomach-z on
I can tell those two easily apart. and only the bottom one makes me red faced angry.
SctBrnNumber1Fan on
Isn’t the Nazi’s version on an angle though?
doesitevermatter- on
Imagine if they had used a cross.
Edit: Wait a minute..
xarsha_93 on
I’m pretty sure the swastika as a symbol will outlive the Nazis. I’d bet that five hundred years from now, it will primarily be associated with Hinduism again. So it’s really only ruined for us living so close to the era of Nazi Aryanism.
Bernardito10 on
I think in asia they don’t really care while in europe the rising sun rarely raises an eyebrown while in china-korea and other places they will lose it (and with reason)
Butkevinwhy on
This seems like you just got caught dog whistling and decided to pretend you genuinely gave a damn about the symbols message here, OP.
mmtt99 on
Now it’s time to treat sickle and hammer the same way.
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Swastika > World Peace
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Ummm…. That particular Dharmic swastika didn’t exist in 1945 BCE, because the Vedic Brahmanical culture, Buddhism and Jainism didn’t exist yet….
I can tell those two easily apart. and only the bottom one makes me red faced angry.
Isn’t the Nazi’s version on an angle though?
Imagine if they had used a cross.
Edit: Wait a minute..
I’m pretty sure the swastika as a symbol will outlive the Nazis. I’d bet that five hundred years from now, it will primarily be associated with Hinduism again. So it’s really only ruined for us living so close to the era of Nazi Aryanism.
I think in asia they don’t really care while in europe the rising sun rarely raises an eyebrown while in china-korea and other places they will lose it (and with reason)
This seems like you just got caught dog whistling and decided to pretend you genuinely gave a damn about the symbols message here, OP.
Now it’s time to treat sickle and hammer the same way.