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Olusegun Osifuye's avatar

Thank you Tree for this piece. Personally, I do not think the swastika could ever be rebranded to reflect the true representations of its origin.

I lived in Germany for a bout 2 years and based on my observations, Germans want to forget any reference to this sad aspect of their history.

This was really insightful and I enjoyed the read. I appreciate the extensive research that went into making this.

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Tree Langdon's avatar

I appreciate your comments and the time you took to read my article. Yup, it was a bit of research but I found the topic fascinating

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Mike Hammer's avatar

Such cymbals of hate should not be tolerated if used for purposes other than those originally intended and never as intimidation.

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Lorraine Evanoff's avatar

Yes, I knew it was an evil appropriation of a beautiful symbol. Like other terrorists who think through the meanings of their symbols and numbers, like al Qaeda, I recently read the even more evil genius of the design is that it's two S's turned on each echoing the white supremacist SS Bolt.

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Marjorie Pezzoli's avatar

Maybe future generations can reverse the horrific connotations to this sacred symbol.

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Paolo Peralta's avatar

Really interesting. Saw some swastika in temples of Bali. Kinda know this already but the details you added sparked up my interest ❤️

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Tree Langdon's avatar

Thanks. I had a similar experience in Korea. Saw swastikas and couldn't imagine why anyone would use the symbol. Glad you liked the info

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