1/26/2005: Hindu swastika

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Originally Posted by richlevy

Well, I can't speak for the rest of the Jewish race, but if Hindu's had it for 2000 years before the Nazis used it, they have every right to have it back. You don't see Christians giving up the cross just because the Klan likes to burn them. Intent counts for a lot. If Prince Harry just happened to be wearing a robe with a Swastika on it given to him by the Dali Lama, I might be caught off guard, but would accept the circumstances.

The German Eagle was also a symbol of the Nazi party, yet we Americans use a very similar symbol in our goverment.

I'm beginning to wish I hadn't went out on that extremely shaky limb that Jews might be offended by a gorup of people wanting to change the popular conception of a swastika to a symbol of peace.

Isn't there anyone else here thinking "the swastika as a symbol of peace??? you're kidding, right?"

Yes, I get it. That's their old symbol. It just strikes me as horribly naive that they think the rest of the world will want to adopt their symbol over the much more significant meaning it has taken on since the thousands of years they've used it. Actually, there probably is a sizable portion of the world's population that would adopt it, if simply to make the badness go away. After all, that's what we do, repress repress repress!