Goodbye To The Swastika In The Attic

One entitled goodbye to the swastika in the attic and one entitled germany s newest intellectual antihero rolf peter sieferle who wrote the first commandment is thou shalt have no holocaust before me.

Goodbye to the swastika in the attic.

I made peace with the good swastika there. I must have seen it for the first time in childhood. No i m talking about the original swastika the ancient asian swastika the one you get when you peel away that nasty layer of red and black paint. The swastika is one of the oldest and most widespread of humanity s symbols.

While it was used by the norse and other germanic peoples from the beginnings of those societies the swastika is far from just a germanic symbol. The swastika has existed for 5 000 years in asia as a symbol of good fortune. In the july 9 sunday review there was an op ed entitled why does trump keep dissing jews. Some swastikas have three dots placed equidistant around each of the four ends fig.

It s a very common religious symbol in hinduism buddhism and jainism. I figure it s about time to do something with that swastika in the attic. The red edges are ragged. This circle four feet across cut from a.

It was one continue reading the swastika its ancient origins and modern mis use.