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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•2 months agoThat makes it the ancient religious symbol that Nazis were originally copying.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•edit-22 months agoThe swastika exists in both orientations and any rotation, but the Nazi-symbol was the flipped version of the one depicted.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 months agoYes, so reversing it makes it actually the original religious symbol, and NOT the nazi symbol.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•edit-22 months agoThis “orientation” debate is pointless, especially since Elon is absolutely the type of shithead to do that for plausible deniability, but even further: https://www.greecehighdefinition.com/blog/2019/1/22/ancient-greek-origins-of-the-swastika-in-archaic-greece They weren’t copying the Hindu/Buddhist/Dharmic symbols, though you better believe Aryan theorists had opinions on it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoIn form, yes, but the intent is clearly for it to be the Nazi symbol.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 months agoHe was probably referencing the one on his tattoo on a mirror?
minus-squareMacN'Cheezuslinkfedilink6•2 months agoIt is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Nazi_Germany
Isn’t that backwards?
That makes it the ancient religious symbol that Nazis were originally copying.
The swastika exists in both orientations and any rotation, but the Nazi-symbol was the flipped version of the one depicted.
Yes, so reversing it makes it actually the original religious symbol, and NOT the nazi symbol.
This “orientation” debate is pointless, especially since Elon is absolutely the type of shithead to do that for plausible deniability, but even further:
https://www.greecehighdefinition.com/blog/2019/1/22/ancient-greek-origins-of-the-swastika-in-archaic-greece
They weren’t copying the Hindu/Buddhist/Dharmic symbols, though you better believe Aryan theorists had opinions on it.
In form, yes, but the intent is clearly for it to be the Nazi symbol.
He was probably referencing the one on his tattoo on a mirror?
It is.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Nazi_Germany