▲ 115 ▼ New NYT lore just dropped, USSR started WW2 (lemmygrad.ml) submitted 3 years ago by yogthos@lemmygrad.ml to c/genzedong@lemmygrad.ml 61 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] m532@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) Finland was nazi, it's where the nazis got their hakenkreuz from permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] juchebot88@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 3 years ago Is the Hakenkreuz thing true? I was under the impression that the swastika was commonly used in Europe at the time as a symbol of "ancient wisdom" and of Europe's "Aryan" past -- especially by theosophists and the like. The Nazis simply adopted it because of its cultural resonance. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] juchebot88@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 3 years ago Is the Hakenkreuz thing true? I was under the impression that the swastika was commonly used in Europe at the time as a symbol of "ancient wisdom" and of Europe's "Aryan" past -- especially by theosophists and the like. The Nazis simply adopted it because of its cultural resonance. permalink fedilink source parent