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88 being used by nazis predates 4chan, it's not a recent invention.

• hkthrowaway88 5y ago
  And 8 being an indication of good fortune predates Nazism.
  • detaro 5y ago
    Sure, but utterly irrelevant to the perception of 88 in the west today. Feel free to remain "skeptical" of that, but don't be surprised about people making that association.
• dsr_ 5y ago
  Indeed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_88 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_88 (1970s) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_88 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_88 (1990s) I also advise against using the fylfot or swastika, even though it has centuries of positive associations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika and then came the Nazis, who ruined it permanently.
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