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Originally posted by Dragonlich
I guess it has something to do with that whole Holocaust thing.
I dunno, but losing most of my Jewish family to the nazis somehow makes me see things differently from you on this issue.
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I'm not trivializing that issue. I understand the reversed swastika as used by the Nazis is a symbol that is hard to look at for all people that lost ancestors to the Holocaust. Thing is Hitler only used the swastika for a very brief time period in it's total existence, and I disagree with the removal of it. Just let it sit there and don't use it.
Not to mention it's not even a majorly used font set. I just don't see why it must be stricken when the swastika has a legacy of better things than Hitler.
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It's not "just a symbol"; to the survivors, it's a reminder of the horrors of the death camps, and to their relatives, it's a reminder of, well, nobody really, since they have nobody left to be reminded of.
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Again I'm not trivializing, but I am offended by the Cross, which is widely available thru the Charmap or typing ALT+0134 like so: † Many people are offended by the oppression that the organized christian religion has wrought upon the world; Yet the cross remains available. If a religious group requests the removal of the swastika I think the cross should be stricken unless it's needed by coders and available by special download. You see what I'm gettting at?
*edited to fix quotes*
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Last edited by Peetster; 12-16-2003 at 08:31 AM..
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