You can see them everywhere in temples in Japan, where they are called manji; they rotate to the left and aren't "diagonal" like the Nazi one.
You can even type them because Japanese fonts contain them: 卍
(Super-obscure trivia: if you played The Legend of Zelda thirty-odd years ago, there was a temple named after the Manji and the rooms were laid out in this shape; nobody seemed to have a problem with it because back then people weren't looking for wrongthinkers under every bush like they are now.)
The older school building I went to in Helsinki also had huge Finnish Swastikas (not related to Nazi Germany) in the walls and floors. Have to admit that those made me look twice about if I was supposed to be there or not :D
The "multiculturalism advocates" who stalk America's college campuses never say a word about this. Neither does Wikipedia. Zero mention of swastikas. Does the symbol mean a specific thing in Finland? I'm curious where it comes from and what it stands for.
In short: It dates to 1918 when the Swedish count Eric von Rosen donated his airplane to Finland, which became the first official airplane of the Finnish Airforces (yes :D). The count had painted his own personal lucky symbol (the Swastika) on the airplane and the tradition was set after that.
After WW2 the allied forces supervision commission ordered all aircrafts to stop using any Swastikas on their airplanes and the Finnish Airforce - being the smartasses that we are - kept using it elsewhere as the order only mentioned aircrafts.
So it's our symbol and bird for hundreds of years, then the Nazi's use it and it's bad? Might as well ban the colors red, black and white now, since they were on the Nazi flag.
12, 13, 14, 18, 28, 33, 38, 43, 83, 88, 109, 110, 311, 318, 511, 737 and a bunch of compound numbers are apparently all symbols of white supremacy. They sure love their math!
If we are going to ban logos and slogans that are commandeered by bad actors, are they going to ban "blm" since rioters spray painted that symbol everywhere?
Good God, I saw this crap circulating on Facebook. Anyone with two brain cells to rub together would conclude that the eagle motif has been around before the Nazis ever were.
They stole all the good flair and made it all taboo now, which is their real crime against humanity. They can keep the hitler stache, but we want most of that other stuff back.
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I'm beyond even giving a fuck if the guy who designed it has SS lightning bolts tattooed on each testicle. Why the fuck can the left outright call themselves communists, Marxists, and socialists and get a huge free pass on all the horrific evil, but we get "shamed" for "being Nazis" simply for making 'Whitler' signs???
Before it became the symbol of Christianity, what was the crucifix? It was a device of torture and execution. And what did Christianity do with it? They turned an instrument of slow and painful death, into a symbol of hope. A symbol of redemption. A symbol of resurrection and eternal life.
Ain't no SJW managing to do that to the Nazi swastika!
I'm beginning to believe 1984 was more accurate than I ever knew. When I first read/watched it I thought "how the fuck can you believe you were always at war with Eurasia". Skip to when this whole eagle crap started and it seems leftists can't fucking remember that America's national symbol is an eagle, that it's on our fucking quarter, that it's on the Marine Corps emblem, etc etc. No, we were not ALWAYS at war with Eurasia you half-wits! Do you even remember your name without checking?
Russia, Poland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Czech Republic, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Romania, Moldova, Armenia, the Philippines, Mexico, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Namibia, Nigeria, Zambia and Ghana have joined the chat.
Worth noting, American Indians held the eagle in high regard as well, among many others. It's a good thing we wiped those Nazis out before they figured out the wheel, really dodged a bullet.
The Mexican flag displays the national coat of arms, an eagle eating a snake. And it's not a colonial imposition. The Azteca had a founding exodus mythology like the Hebrews, and their God told them to build Mexico City on the site of a perched eagle consuming a serpent. But of course, it certainly FEELS like Nazi shtuff. Guess you're next, Mexico.
Worth noting, the first team name for the Philadelphia Eagles was the Philadelphia Gruppenfuehrers. It's true.
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The swastika was originally a symbol of good luck, prosperity, and divinity to various middle and far-eastern cultures.
Before the Nazis committed CULTURAL APPROPRIATION.
(yeah. i went there.)
Swastikas still abound all over Asia (but they are sort of "reverse" and not angled like the Nazi's version. It is still quite jarring at first
Right hand path, not left. The symbolism is important.
^
You can see them everywhere in temples in Japan, where they are called manji; they rotate to the left and aren't "diagonal" like the Nazi one.
You can even type them because Japanese fonts contain them: 卍
(Super-obscure trivia: if you played The Legend of Zelda thirty-odd years ago, there was a temple named after the Manji and the rooms were laid out in this shape; nobody seemed to have a problem with it because back then people weren't looking for wrongthinkers under every bush like they are now.)
Yeah, for that I was a little bit surprised, but shrugged it off.
What surprised me more was playing 1942.
I remember seeing them all over South Korea , it was weird
let's have a look
clockwise
clockwise
clockwise and angled
Finnish airforce still holding up tradition today.
Although the Swastika has been removed from shoulder patches this year as they have created a bit of confusion when travelling abroad.
The older school building I went to in Helsinki also had huge Finnish Swastikas (not related to Nazi Germany) in the walls and floors. Have to admit that those made me look twice about if I was supposed to be there or not :D
The "multiculturalism advocates" who stalk America's college campuses never say a word about this. Neither does Wikipedia. Zero mention of swastikas. Does the symbol mean a specific thing in Finland? I'm curious where it comes from and what it stands for.
In short: It dates to 1918 when the Swedish count Eric von Rosen donated his airplane to Finland, which became the first official airplane of the Finnish Airforces (yes :D). The count had painted his own personal lucky symbol (the Swastika) on the airplane and the tradition was set after that.
After WW2 the allied forces supervision commission ordered all aircrafts to stop using any Swastikas on their airplanes and the Finnish Airforce - being the smartasses that we are - kept using it elsewhere as the order only mentioned aircrafts.
Neat!
The swastika may be the most widely used cross-cultural symbol there is. All the major continents have it.
you're not wrong
So it's our symbol and bird for hundreds of years, then the Nazi's use it and it's bad? Might as well ban the colors red, black and white now, since they were on the Nazi flag.
The eagle symbol was originally taken to Germany by Roman centurians. During the time of the Caesars. IIRC. It's been a while since I read I Claudius.
What numbers are racist?
quite a few apparently lol
12, 13, 14, 18, 28, 33, 38, 43, 83, 88, 109, 110, 311, 318, 511, 737 and a bunch of compound numbers are apparently all symbols of white supremacy. They sure love their math!
Maff itself is racist, which includes all numbers. Didn't you get the memo?
Time to cancel Hugo Boss
If we are going to ban logos and slogans that are commandeered by bad actors, are they going to ban "blm" since rioters spray painted that symbol everywhere?
Good God, I saw this crap circulating on Facebook. Anyone with two brain cells to rub together would conclude that the eagle motif has been around before the Nazis ever were.
And yet nobody yells at the Nazis for cultural appropriation.
They stole all the good flair and made it all taboo now, which is their real crime against humanity. They can keep the hitler stache, but we want most of that other stuff back.
Imperial Rome and Mexico, too.
Well at least I never have to heard the song "Hotel California" by The Nazis again
🤣
Maybe the Dude was right about the Eagles
I'm not a fan but they have an impressive catalog you can't deny that. I can see why some hate though. Joe Walsh is my guy that's about it.
They are too dumb to be embarrassed.
SJWs always lie SJWS always double down
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Our Ruling: True.
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US Marines symbol is also very similar.
The bald eagle has been our national symbol since 1782. Fuck that nazi bullshit.
Mexico are crypto-nazis?
Checks flag.
Confirmed.
Send in the clowns.
USATooDay hates the Eagle.
Have they ever looked at a Mexican flag?
USATooDay hates Mexico?
USATooDay hates Mexicans?
oh yeah...you be the person that tells a marine that their symbol is a nazi symbol. go ahead, sjw snowflakes.
I'm beyond even giving a fuck if the guy who designed it has SS lightning bolts tattooed on each testicle. Why the fuck can the left outright call themselves communists, Marxists, and socialists and get a huge free pass on all the horrific evil, but we get "shamed" for "being Nazis" simply for making 'Whitler' signs???
Um yeah, like a hundred years before Nazi Germany.
Rational thought is far apart from these freaks.
Look up FDR National Recovery Act logo
I just had a revelation.
Consider if you will: the Christian cross.
Before it became the symbol of Christianity, what was the crucifix? It was a device of torture and execution. And what did Christianity do with it? They turned an instrument of slow and painful death, into a symbol of hope. A symbol of redemption. A symbol of resurrection and eternal life.
Ain't no SJW managing to do that to the Nazi swastika!
Caesar was also a Nazi
you could probably tell the cult of lib that the US adopted the eagle from the nazis and they would believe it instantly
So does this mean Mexicans are Nazis?
Honk. Honk. "The news".
I'm beginning to believe 1984 was more accurate than I ever knew. When I first read/watched it I thought "how the fuck can you believe you were always at war with Eurasia". Skip to when this whole eagle crap started and it seems leftists can't fucking remember that America's national symbol is an eagle, that it's on our fucking quarter, that it's on the Marine Corps emblem, etc etc. No, we were not ALWAYS at war with Eurasia you half-wits! Do you even remember your name without checking?
-Rant over
Russia, Poland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Czech Republic, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Romania, Moldova, Armenia, the Philippines, Mexico, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Namibia, Nigeria, Zambia and Ghana have joined the chat.
Worth noting, American Indians held the eagle in high regard as well, among many others. It's a good thing we wiped those Nazis out before they figured out the wheel, really dodged a bullet.
No mention of the Roman Aquila or the Visigoth eagle? Doesn't any of the USA today staff know anything about history other than the Nazis?
The Mexican flag displays the national coat of arms, an eagle eating a snake. And it's not a colonial imposition. The Azteca had a founding exodus mythology like the Hebrews, and their God told them to build Mexico City on the site of a perched eagle consuming a serpent. But of course, it certainly FEELS like Nazi shtuff. Guess you're next, Mexico.
This is just so pathetic and historically illiterate.
hitler drank water, guys
you know what that means