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Are those swastikas?
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madoka



Joined: 27 Mar 2008

PostPosted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:41 am    Post subject: Re: Are those swastikas? Reply with quote

herenorthere56 wrote:
So, I can't help but notice the swastikas plastered all over the city. I'm going to hope they aren't actually a sign of nazism, rather, they are being used to mean "well-being" or "good", in Sanskrit, what the symbol meant when it was created, many, many years prior to the nazi movement. Does anyone know for sure, though? Or, what the swastikas do signify here on a street sign? A Buddhist space, I assume? But, again, I'm assuming, so, anyone out there who knows more about this, chime in!


I'm pretty sure a lot of them are simply women's hockey fans; in particular the Edmonton Swastikas:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fell/43552490/lightbox/
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PatrickGHBusan



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes OP you are surrounded by Nazis!

Run, run!!!!
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Squire



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I got a big shock when I saw my first swastika here. I read about the racism but I didn't think it was that bad Laughing
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