The Swastika: A Symbol of Goodness or Hate?

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I have seen that picture but my understanding is the symbol is just for decoration and has no real meaning as far as they could have easily replaced that with anything. It has Indian (Eastern) origins and they still use it without the negative connotation the Nazis gave it.

But even in that case it is not a religious symbol to Indians and is kind of like many other celebratory customs. We still see it used today at Indian wedding ceremonies but like i said i am not aware of any religious meaning associated with it.

I am sure you know more about this than i do though and i can be wrong.
 
spidergoat said:
Sorry, it does. At least respect the enemies of fascism and not use it. I agree it's extreme to change this building, the design of which can't be easily seen from the ground. It's like those few people who still insist on using the word "gay" to mean happy. Times change.
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Look, put a white circle around it, rotate it 45 degrees and put all that in a red box, and ya that's bad esp if you are the prince and wear it on your arm.

Drawing it the way your religion has for 1000s of years...well the Jews(and whomever else) can just fuckin deal with it. They are doomed if pain can be contrived from that. And pussies.
 
S.A.M. said:
How stupid. I hope she wasn't Indian.
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No she wasn't. But I don't think that would have made a difference. How does being an Indian make it ok?
It wasn't meant religously. It was meant to get a reaction and she got one. Her co-workers complained and out the door she went.
 
Orleander said:
No she wasn't. But I don't think that would have made a difference. How does being an Indian make it ok?
It wasn't meant religously. It was meant to get a reaction and she got one. Her co-workers complained and out the door she went.
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What if she drew a cross on her sneakers? Would she go out then? How about a star of david?
 
S.A.M. said:
I think Indians should start using swastikas as much as possible. I'll put some on my bags, get some jewelry etc.

Hindu homes have swastikas as ornament, adornment or design, in some way or the other.
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They do use it.

Altars have a swastika as an integral part. Altar will not be an altar without it.

Swastika is printed on the invitation cards.

Home portals have swastika.

Swatika on a new car is common.

Account books and religious books have swastika on the front page.

Swastika lockets, pendants etc are common.

It must be easily the most printed symbol in the world.
 
Vkothii said:
The inanity of a design seen from space that upsets someone having to be "fixed" so everybody's happy underlines the childishness and insecurity of certain people (in a little country we all know about).

Would Israel demand the same thing if someone found a natural formation that looked like a swastika, you could find in Google? What if an astronomer found something like the "face" on Mars that resembled one? Or a swastika nebula? Would this idiot get all upset and demand that something is done about it?
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Good that those asinine ones do not have an angst with OM too. There is a mountain top in the shape of an OM.

See it here.
http://rcscwc.spaces.live.com/defau...y&_c=BlogPart&handle=cns!CCF565E9EB04C861!266
 
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John99 said:
But even in that case it is not a religious symbol to Indians and is kind of like many other celebratory customs. We still see it used today at Indian wedding ceremonies but like i said i am not aware of any religious meaning associated with it.

I am sure you know more about this than i do though and i can be wrong.
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To Hindus, it is very much religious, symbol of Ganesha. It is even called Ganeshjee.

It is integral to Hinduism.
 
lightgigantic said:
Hitler directly borrowed the idea from the vedas. IN fact pre-WW2 germany had one of the most developed sanskrit departments in the west (Hitler also borrowed other words from vedic culture like "aryan" .... after applying his own unique flavor to it of course)
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It is post Vedic, but still so ancient that origin is not known.
 
leopold99 said:
john mock knew exactly what his building would look like from the air, so did the people that built the building.

the swastika itself holds no special meaning.
what killed the swastika was hitler and his infamy.
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Swastika holds no special meaning now, does it?
 
Swastikas are not evil, nor do they posses an inherent evilness to them. Hitler didn't make them up, he borrowed them and redefined the meaning of them as his mind saw. I will not hesitate to make use of this symbol when considering the thousands of others to choose from, because symbols are not evil or good. It does not represent anything Nazi in my mind, instead having a different meaning that is contained within the count and angles and intersections of the lines and their qualities.


In that Red does not effect everyone exactly the same, there tends to be universal reactions to seeing it. This also applies to form, and symbols. Is Red Evil? What colors did the Nazis use? Maybe that Army Gray-Green is really evil? Or maybe it will bring evil back? Nonsense!

Symbols, like colors and numbers, are not evil.
 
John99 said:
no, it is just a decorative symbol.
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Being a Hindu, I happen to know better the importance of swastika. Period.

Originally Posted by leopold99
john mock knew exactly what his building would look like from the air, so did the people that built the building.

the swastika itself holds no special meaning.
what killed the swastika was hitler and his infamy.
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It holds no meaning for the westerners. But it has meaning for eastreners. In west it might have "died", but in east it is alive.
 
Algernon said:
I know yahoo answers may not be the most credible, but it is a cultural reference so see what you guys can get from this link:
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Since we have two Indians posting here, one of whom is Hindu, I don't think we have to search very far for explanations of the symbology.
 
As far as I know, the swastika was originally a symbol representing the Sun, in Eastern religions. But then the Nazis used it representing them, because they believed that they were superior, thus the Sun.
 
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