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[-] minnism@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

So is the swastika a Nazi symbol or not?

[-] ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 months ago

well yes and no.
it was obviously their official symbol and on their flags, buttons, and everything else.
But it was also ripped off and meant different things to different cultures for thousands of years.
but to answer the loaded part of your question:
Some white supremacist’s use of the crusader cross is not at all like the nazi’s use of the swastika

[-] minnism@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Oh, so how many need to use it until it does become a symbol of white supremacy?

[-] OutForARip@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Well you'd at least need it to be tattooed onto the chest of the second in command of the worlds largest armed forces in the world, in a country that's rapidly pivoted towards white Christian nationalism.

So it's safe to say this isn't about white supremacy.

[-] ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago
[-] minnism@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I thought it might be something like that.

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