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[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That makes it the ancient religious symbol that Nazis were originally copying.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The swastika exists in both orientations and any rotation, but the Nazi-symbol was the flipped version of the depicted.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yes, so reversing it makes it actually the original religious symbol, and NOT the nazi symbol.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This "orientation" debate is pointless, especially since Elon is absolutely the type of shithead to do that for plausible deniability, but even further:

https://www.greecehighdefinition.com/blog/2019/1/22/ancient-greek-origins-of-the-swastika-in-archaic-greece

They weren't copying the Hindu/Buddhist/Dharmic symbols, though you better believe Aryan theorists had opinions on it.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

In form, yes, but the intent is clearly for it to be the Nazi symbol.

[–] ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

He was probably referencing the one on his tattoo on a mirror?