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« on: December 22, 2020, 08:48:30 PM » |
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DirtyDan
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« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2020, 12:32:53 AM » |
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For the record the “rebel flag” is sewn on to my vest..........
Dan
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2020, 04:58:04 AM » |
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da prez
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« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2020, 07:33:11 AM » |
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Going by memory , isn't the swastika reversed .
I posted this without looking it up to be sure.
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RP#62
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« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2020, 09:36:59 AM » |
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Not sure where the comments are coming from, I am a son of the south myself. Point was first I had ever heard of any other military using the swastika symbol.
-RP
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« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2020, 09:39:10 AM » |
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Not sure where the comments are coming from, I am a son of the south myself. Point was first I had ever heard of any other military using the swastika symbol.
-RP
I read an article about it maybe 6 months ago. It was the first I had heard of it. |
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2020, 09:49:30 AM » |
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I looked around after da prez's post, and it seems the Nazis tilted
theirs...
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« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2020, 10:25:49 AM » |
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The Swastika symbol has a long history it seems:
The Origins of the Swastika
The word swastika comes from the Sanskrit svastika, which means “good fortune” or “well-being." The motif (a hooked cross) appears to have first been used in Eurasia, as early as 7000 years ago, perhaps representing the movement of the sun through the sky. To this day, it is a sacred symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Odinism. It is a common sight on temples or houses in India or Indonesia. Swastikas also have an ancient history in Europe, appearing on artifacts from pre-Christian European cultures.
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2020, 11:21:14 AM » |
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Human signs and symbols have been around for eons, and there is little today that didn't exist a long time ago.
And they mean different things to different people.
For instance when a Turkish bus ran out of an alley at full speed and almost totaled my trusty El Camino (and me), and after spinning out to avoid the accident, I got out and walked up to his window and emphatically gave him my middle finger in his face, with a smile. He smiled back and shrugged an apology.
They have their own insult hand signs, but the middle finger was meaningless (which was kind of a good thing, since they have a national insult law they like to enforce with vigor).
The Mediterranean hot blood feud mentality is alive and well over there, and they try to head them off.
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« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2020, 12:31:30 PM » |
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Having an interest in military history I had a vague recollection of an U.S. division that had been using the swastika insignia before WW2 so I looked it up again.... it was the 45th Infantry Division. Made up of National Guard troops from Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It was "a tribute to the Southwestern United States region which had a large population of Native Americans". They switched to the Thunderbird symbol in 1939. ...more info... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_Infantry_Division_(United_States) |
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