Re: In what circumstances is a swastika illegal?


"Peter Mulloy" <no_spam@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "joe" <joeparkinchinese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>>> The swastika wasn't invented by the Nazis, it was just hijacked by
>>> them, having been around as a symbol for quite a few 1000 years, by
>>> everyone from Ancient Greeks to Native Americans - including for a
>>> long time, the Jews. Commonly use to convey good fortune, I
>>> understand.
>>
>> I do believe you are wrong. The swastika IIRC was the reverse of the
>> ancient Greek symbol.
>
> Yes, I believe Hitler's interest in the occult caused him to use the
> symbol and reverse it.

Heinrich Schliemann found it on objects in Troy and concluded that it was a
specifically Indo-European symbol, which appeared to be supported by its
later discovery on Hittite items. Throughout the 19th century the voelkish
movement established itself in Germany, combining a sentimental patriotic
interest with a back to the land philosophy and, based Schliemann's
conclusions, it adopted the swastika as a symbol of Aryan ancestry. In 1918
a voelkish society was formed under the name of Thule-Gesellschaft, which
was instrumental in the founding of the German Workers' Party, which later
evolved into the NSDAP (Nazi Party). It was via that route that the swastika
became a symbol of the Nazis.

Colin Bignell


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