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seIt all comes down to semantics, symbols are an aspect of the communication of values, we attribute different values and meanings to different kinds of symbols - the problem is that not everybody attributes the same values to the same symbols. If you are wearing a cross it does not mean that you are a christian but if you are aware of the symbolic significance that wearing it has to other people then I think you should be repectful about it. I'm not a nazi but if I chose to wear a swastika for it's aesthetic qualities I'd upset a lot of people, but because I understand the values that are attributed to it I wouldn't dream of doing that. If you are aware of what you are wearing signifies with respect to it's context then be mindful of that.
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