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<p>[QUOTE="KurtS, post: 2251815, member: 11786"]However, the very reason this symbol offends some people today...is due to <i>history, </i>its prominent usage by a brutal and repressive regime<i>. </i>Symbols supplant their prior meaning when they're given a new one. The discontinuation of the symbol in popular culture signifies the meaning was in fact, changed. I have no problem with collecting pieces of history, but I don't decorate my house with swastikas either.</p><p><br /></p><p>*I'll also note that the Finnish Air Force used a swastika on their aircraft when they gained independence in 1918. Recently, a commemorative ring was produced bearing this once-popular swastika, but generated a negative public outcry because today Finns also associate the symbol with Nazis. As much as one might like the symbol, one shouldn't ignore the reactions it generates.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KurtS, post: 2251815, member: 11786"]However, the very reason this symbol offends some people today...is due to [I]history, [/I]its prominent usage by a brutal and repressive regime[I]. [/I]Symbols supplant their prior meaning when they're given a new one. The discontinuation of the symbol in popular culture signifies the meaning was in fact, changed. I have no problem with collecting pieces of history, but I don't decorate my house with swastikas either. *I'll also note that the Finnish Air Force used a swastika on their aircraft when they gained independence in 1918. Recently, a commemorative ring was produced bearing this once-popular swastika, but generated a negative public outcry because today Finns also associate the symbol with Nazis. As much as one might like the symbol, one shouldn't ignore the reactions it generates.[/QUOTE]
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