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This actually happened. 卐 was a symbol of spirituality, divinity, good luck, health, prosperity, etc. Then some bigots used it. What does 卐 mean to you today?
by immibis 1y ago
This actually happened. 卐 was a symbol of spirituality, divinity, good luck, health, prosperity, etc. Then some bigots used it. What does 卐 mean to you today?
- SXX 1y agoIt's still heavily used in Buddhism around the world, but good lord what happen if you put it on your house in US or EU.
- sixothree 1y agoSomeone I know from India bought a new car and put this symbol on the hood (non-permanent) as a celebration. I had to warn him to be careful. It felt bad. Then the thought ran through my head - we're in the deep south, who is really going to be that bothered about this and also doesn't know about cultural usages. Even worse.
- coldtea 1y agoThose that actually used them in the 20th century (like they did in Asia, not some ancient vikings or whatever) still use it. And that symbol was 100% associated with the Nazis in the West in the 20th century. Nobody used it at the time before the war for anything else, except some tiny fringe. If it was some mainstream symbol or idiom, merely co-adopted, we'd probably still be using it too. If the Nazis used the cross for example,people wouldn't stop using the sign of the cross.