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Re:Wrongfully Accused: The Swastika Is Not Hitler's Hakenkreuz by chasil on Sunday October 17, 2021 @10:14PM (#28901604)
I have a statue in my living room of the Buddha, in the classic earth-touching gesture, with a reverse swastika on his throat.

The symbol was appropriated.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

https://www.thebuddhagarden.com/swastikas-buddhist-art.html

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Re:Wrongfully Accused: The Swastika Is Not Hitler's Hakenkreuz by hiyer on Sunday October 17, 2021 @11:17PM (#28901914)
The symbol was appropriated, but not by Hitler. It was appropriated by the Christian West to distance itself from Hitler and his bigotry.
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