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I totally agree with the original post and most of the posts supporting it. I would like to disagree that our freedom to use it is being taken away. Microsoft can include whatever fonts they want. They shouldn't have to include a character just because people want it. Of course it doesnt seem right to get rid of a character that has important positive meaning to a lot of people either, but we can always download our own fonts.
That said, it's unfortunate what Hitler's use of the symbol did to its meaning in our culture. My girlfriend has a beautiful necklace she bought in India but has to wear the pendant backards for fear that someone will go after her for wearing a swastika. It's also sad that Jewish groups in her home city of Atlanta complained to Indian temples and tried to make them take down their swastikas. I'd like to see how they would react to having the star of david removed from theirs.
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