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Originally posted by The Original King
Making a satement that the "pin-wheel" thing doesn't belong to Hitler is all well and good. But in the USA... and I'm assuming you are in the USA... We don't like anything that reminds us of tragic events. Such as the WWII or 9/11. You understand? It woudl be like Microsoft having a font that involved towers and airplanes. That's gonna piss some people off. You understand?
I do...however these things aren't going away just because we don't like them. And the article said 2 swastikas, most likely meaning the reversed one like I have in my avatar and the "Nazi" one, both of which are still used on the Far East. It'd be one thing to try and eliminate the "bad" one but both swastikas are being eradicated for the sins of one group that adopted it.
Yes, I know that the swastika wasn't a Nazi thing to begain with... we all know that.
At least one person in this thread said they didn't know. It's for people like them that this thread is meant. That person had honest ignorance on this subject and now knows the truth of the swastika.
But neither were planes. Now, we look at those as a threat to society. Shit changes. So, make your statement but you have to understand no one will allow that symble in American culture because of the history it has.
It doesn't have to gain mainstream acceptance..it should just be left alone and not buried due to it's meaning in one context. As I said, intolerance works both ways.
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