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minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·7 hours agoTechnically the swastika is a religious symbol that was appropriated by the Nazis for hate. It’s still used today by Buddhism to represent the divine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika But no, i very much doubt that’s what they’re thinking about.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·6 hours agoActually, if you want to go down that route, you have to flip the swastika, like a mirror.
Technically the swastika is a religious symbol that was appropriated by the Nazis for hate. It’s still used today by Buddhism to represent the divine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika
But no, i very much doubt that’s what they’re thinking about.
Actually, if you want to go down that route, you have to flip the swastika, like a mirror.