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This incident highlights the challenges of cultural misunderstanding in a globalized world. Despite the initial backlash, many fans hope this moment will encourage others to explore the true significance of symbols like the swastika in their original contexts.

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Maybe it's time for you to grow up and accept you live in a global society and stop promoting Asian hate. I'm sure the little Austrian would have been proud of you for giving credence to his perverted version of the symbol and helping him to eradicate all the cultures that used it independently both before and after his little blip of existence.

"And the idea that the swastika is just an Asian thing?"

Never said it was, but it still continued to be used ubiquitously after WWII and into the present day there. Most European countries have already ceded the symbol to the bastardized version, so in the present context this is about trying to impose Europe's culture on the rest of the world and invalidating the majority of the culture on the planet. If that's not white supremacy, then nothing is.

"Colonialism and Imperialism already did that."

You're actively being a part of an extension of those things when you promote the hakenkreuz as the primary definition of a swastika and try to impose it on everyone everywhere. You're exemplifying the same type of ignorance and xenophobia that you regularly call out the MAGAs for every day here.

"this thread looks more like a failed attempt to normalize the use of the Swatiska by hate groups in the US."

That's totally baseless, just like most of your alias' observations about others on this site. I've condemned those who misappropriated the symbol many times.

"the modern meaning most often associated with the swastika for almost 100 years since it made world headlines and came represent **** Germany"

It's not modern at all. Like you say, it's almost 100 years since the misappropriation happened. It seems like you and other want to validate that misappropriation and ignorant association. Why else would you become so hostile to any factual information about how the original meaning of the symbol is still in use in many cultures today?

"Historically speaking, 100 years ago is yesterday... and we are still seeing the effects of Nazism rising again in the US and Germany, among others."

All the more reason to remind people that their misappropriation of the symbol is an aberration, just like Daesh's use of Islamic symbols does not represent all of Islam. Likewise, Jewish people shouldn't have to practice their religion in the closet just because one of their symbols is associated with the flag of Israel.

"We already knew that prior to your private war to make us know that."

It's funny, because I hardly ever bring this up anymore, except in response to people who constantly bring up swastikas in threads which have nothing to do with them. But since you guys love bringing the topic up all the time, I'm happy to keep educating you about it and share new news articles to "dilute" people's ignorance.

"Are you sure you're not Hindu?
Because that the only reason I can think of for you to be so pro swastika."

In reality, I'm more anti-bigotry than pro-swastika. But I can see how a bigot like you can't distinguish between those two things.

You're essentially making the same argument as those who promoted Islamophobia after 9/11. They wanted to get rid of all the Muslims and mosques because the associated Islam with terror, and if you didn't agree with them they called you a terrorist sympathizer. In the same way you try to paint me as a Nazi sympathizer for refusing to cede a sacred symbol to them.

"Not even close."

If it makes you feel better to pretend that to try to justify your behavior, go ahead. I understand the visceral reactions people have to both what the Nazis and Al Qaeda did, but that doesn't excuse institutionalizing irrational beliefs, in either case.

"But the jackbooted goosesteppers effed it up. For how long? As far as anyone reading this? Forever"

And there are still people today who insist that the hijackers effed up anything that looks like Islam forevermore You know, the type of people who attacked innocent Sikhs because they reminded them of Muslims. And people who make excuses for those people.

"For example, this thread apparently trying to normalize the swastika."

On the contrary, it's trying to denormalize misconceptions about the symbol and take power away from the aberrant version of it.