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baza

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Re: BNP are using our megalithic heritage as th...

Jul 26, 2005, 14:41

Oh no! Not the swastika again!

Firstly, the Swastika Stone isn't a swastika, is it? Its a design which bares a resemblance to a swastika, if you wish to put such an interpretation on it. I don't.

Secondly, from http://www.indiaprofile.com/religion-culture/swastika.htm

"Throughout India, the image of the swastika is as ubiquitous as the image of the serpent. It appears on Siva temples, the doors of homes, as a decoration on mobile food-stalls, in folk art and on rugs, and exists as a significant design or yantra at ceremonial occasions.
To the Western world, however, the swastika is probably the most disturbing image that has ever been associated with a political regime. The Nazi Party of Germany used its powerful pattern to full advantage during the Second World War."

Most of us are well aware of the swastika within different cultures. However, we live within the British culture. Please, let's leave it at that!

Baz

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