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Moon Cat
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Re: Reclaiming the Swastika
Oct 12, 2003, 23:23
Sadly I think it's almost impossible to disassociate the swastika, which ever way round it is, from its appropriation by the Nazis. The extent of the evil perpetuated in its name, and the horror and magnitude the shadow of nazism cast across mankinds recent history is just too big, too consuming. We are only talking 60 odd years ago, which is a blip timewise in human history and not even a microcosm in the history of the planet. It's too near and there are too many people still alive who suffered under that symbol, as well those who died and are in the memories of their children & grandchildren. I appreciate the sentiment of those that try to reclaim it, but one guy tatooing himself and a few well read mystic types saying it's ok is not gonna erase the connection between the swastika and the mass murder, conflict, pain and suffering that were carried out under that banner. Too near & too big.
Those are my feelings anyway.
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