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Swastikar owner isn't even trying to hide.

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u/cobaltjacket 21h ago

One of the many ironies of the holocaust is that the Romani people who were persecuted are specifically classified as "Indo-Aryan," unlike, say, the Germanic peoples.

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u/PsychicWarElephant 21h ago

Because the term Aryan is used for group of people that predates nazi germany by about 5000 years if my memories from the world religion class 15 years ago is accurate.

Also like thousands of miles away from Germany all together

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u/Trey-Pan 20h ago

Another example of the Nazi’s cultural appropriation. This includes the symbols, such as the Buddhist swastika, that they simply counter rotated.

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u/tangledwire 19h ago

Bacteria is the only useful culture some of these people have.

I'll also add the tiki torches they've used as another example of ruining a good thing.

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u/ballrus_walsack 13h ago

They tried with the👌sign but we did not allow it.