• Sam_Bass@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The symbol predates the Nazis coopting of it by a few thousand years. Used to mean peace forever or something. Only became the symbol of fascism because the Nazis misappropriated it

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      3 months ago

      Pre-WW2 use of the swastika: all good.

      Post-WW2 use of the swastika, specifically in the context of this discussion (for armed service members in the western world): very, very not good.

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      3 months ago

      The swastika does stand for a symbol of peace when it leans in the counter-clockwise position. But, the Nazi swastika is backwards. Thus, it is inherently a symbol of hate.