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[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 days ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

He was probably referencing the one on his tattoo on a mirror?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That makes it the ancient religious symbol that Nazis were originally copying.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

The swastika exists in both orientations and any rotation, but the Nazi-symbol was the flipped version of the one depicted.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yes, so reversing it makes it actually the original religious symbol, and NOT the nazi symbol.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

This "orientation" debate is pointless, especially since Elon is absolutely the type of shithead to do that for plausible deniability, but even further:

https://www.greecehighdefinition.com/blog/2019/1/22/ancient-greek-origins-of-the-swastika-in-archaic-greece

They weren't copying the Hindu/Buddhist/Dharmic symbols, though you better believe Aryan theorists had opinions on it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

In form, yes, but the intent is clearly for it to be the Nazi symbol.