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concerning the swastika (don't hate me for this)

14.2k CODENAMEBOB  8.5 years ago

The swastika is a very old symbol with use widespread throughout the world. Sometimes referred to as a “Gammadion” “Hakenkreuz” or a “Flyfot,” it traditionally had been a sign of good fortune and well being The word “swastika” is derived from the Sanskrit “su” meaning “well” and “asti” meaning “being.” It also is considered to be a representation of the sun and is associated with the worship of Aryan sun gods. It is a symbol in both Jainism and Buddhism, as well as a Nordic runic emblem and a Navajo sign.

By definition, the swastika is a primitive symbol or ornament in the form of a cross. As the illustration below shows, the arms of the cross are of equal length with a section of each arm projecting at right angles from the end of each arm, all in the same direction and usually clockwise.

When Adolph Hitler, the frustrated artist, was placed in charge of propaganda for the fledgling National Socialist Party in 1920, he realized that the party needed a vivid symbol to distinguish it from rival groups. He sought a design, therefore, that would attract the masses. Hitler selected the swastika as the emblem of racial purity displayed on a red background “to win over the worker,”

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    "Adolph". Really?

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    1,624 Dstroyer101

    @SirStevetheSalmon in fact to tell you why they even still BUILT zeppelins I have to dive into WWI and WWII but just look up "what was the Hindenburg?" On E-books or at the library (do those even exist anymore?) But basically 2039 will be the 100th anniversary of the crash of the Hindenburg... Hooray I guess?

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    1,624 Dstroyer101

    @SirStevetheSalmon but then he crashed it on his second trip back to the US... Oh wait this time he was just a VIP passenger... Count Zeppelin and the guy I just mentioned before liked to pilot it on the maiden voyage

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    14.2k CODENAMEBOB

    @Dstroyer101 i didn't notice that

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    1,624 Dstroyer101

    The pilot of the Hindenburg was the owner of the Zeppelin company at the time (Count Zeppelin's friend) and since Hitler forced him to put swasticas on the LEFT side so he rotated around the 1939 worlds fair CLOCKWISE! Nyeahahahahahah

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    @Dstroyer101 way to go with game theory, yay, im not the only person i know who listens to matpat's videos.

    8.5 years ago
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    @coolwatt not many people do.

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    Well... So this is all Hitler's fault.

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    That is true infact a ranger regiment had the swastica for their emblem but during world war 2 they changed it@Himynameiswalrus

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    Actually, a long time ago the US military thought of adopting the swastika as their insignia

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    1,624 Dstroyer101

    I learned about 6% of this from a game theory Zelda video... Where did I go so wrong

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    480 coolwatt

    Interesting I don't know that there was so much more history involving the swastika other than WW2

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    17.3k TehDuck

    Hitler selected the swatstika because of his church used it when he was a child

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    14.2k CODENAMEBOB

    @bspboy I just copied and pasted from the website in the link

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    10.9k bspboy

    You sound like a text book or my History teacher.

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    10.9k bspboy

    Great job. You worded it educationally. Not going one side or the other.

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    14.2k CODENAMEBOB

    @General360 I didn't know it was part of Hindu culure, but I do now

    8.5 years ago