Prince Harry

[manker]

Wearing one of these doesn't necessarily mean that you are a nazi.

It's also about context, hitler was a thief who couldn't even dream up his own symbol, so he had to corrupt something pure.

It's almost comparable to stealing the crucifix, as a symbol.


That's the flipped up thing, many only remember it for the evil deeds the nazis did, so the nazis managed to spit on buddhism. Which isn't nearly as bad as trying to wipe out every follower of judaeism but it's still a crime.

Quite, but the magnitude of the atrocities has wiped out any other meaning that the symbol has for countless billions of people.

Similarly the name Adolf used to be popular in Germany, now it is unused.

[bigboab]

Wearing one of these doesn't necessarily mean that you are a nazi.

It's also about context, hitler was a thief who couldn't even dream up his own symbol, so he had to corrupt something pure.

It's almost comparable to stealing the crucifix, as a symbol.


That's the flipped up thing, many only remember it for the evil deeds the nazis did, so the nazis managed to spit on buddhism. Which isn't nearly as bad as trying to wipe out every follower of judaeism but it's still a crime.


EDit: I blame people who keep wearing it like that harry character did for perpetuating this, they keep churning up emotion like this and adding more negtivity to the symbol in the eyes of the publc.

Your right Snny, as usual. Hitler actually took a syblol that represented good and spoilt it forever. Some of the American army had the symbol on their uniform in the first world war.


I must learn to spell symbol.

[Snee]

Quite, but the magnitude of the atrocities has wiped out any other meaning that the symbol has for countless billions of people.

Similarly the name Adolf used to be popular in Germany, now it is unused.

It actually hasn't wiped out the meaning for everyone, not for a lot of people east of us. The problem is that for some people, wearing a symbol of their own religion when they come to the wrong country might mean they'll get the **** kicked out of them. Or that they'll get arrested, in Germany.

Mind you, while both are called swastikas one goes counter-clockwise, and one clockwise, but what with some people being idiots you can't count on that saving you.

And given that there's only five or six billions of people on the planet, countless is probably the wrong word

@Bob: It is a symbol of protection for some, so that doesn't surprise me at all.

[Jon L. Obscene]

Bollocks. I couldn't give a flying fuck about what you think about the public outcry, I wouldn't have batted an eye and haven't referred to it.

Scroll up or click the link for my post highlighting your view with which I objected.

Of course, subsequently you decided that it's bad to wear it. That's a good thing, I feel all warm inside

I would like an explination of where in that post I said it was ok to wear it?

I said there's no difference to wearing an English uniform, think of it from say "Argentina's pov" someone we invaded for no reason, I think you would be scorned just as bad, thats what I said, I never said it was ok.

Once again, please not to be trying to twist my words

And if you had actually read my posts, you would see my whole point right from the start was the Over reaction of the RF and public.

Jonno

[DanB]

In China they still use thier version on food to show it is suitable for vegetarians

[Jon L. Obscene]

In China they still use thier version on food to show it is suitable for vegetarians

Well there you go then, Harry was simply saying he was suitable for vegertarians

Jonno

[Snee]

In China they still use thier version on food to show it is suitable for vegetarians

You know, his is the counterclockwise symbol, so he's prolly not suitable for vegetarians, not even in China.



No offense meant to anyone chinese looking in on this.

[bigboab]

So you only have an opinion if you were present at the event. Nonsense, you have an opinion on his intent.

I always had this impression that knowing and having an opinion were two different things.

[DanB]

You know, his is the counterclockwise symbol, so he's prolly not suitable for vegetarians, not even in China.



No offense meant to anyone chinese looking in on this.

when i said their I did mean the clockwise one

[Snee]

In some ways his very existance is a mockery.

Just not of nazism.