The swastika is a widely known symbol.

It has been used for centuries.

 

It is revered by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains, whereas the West stigmatize it for its brief association with a shitbag ideology.

I am horrified to find that it is a crime in many western countries to display it, even by the original users of it.

 

Just because Nazis adopted it in the 1930's , doesn't mean it is a symbol of the devil.

The Nazis stole the swastika as far as history is concerned.

We should not be anti-swastikas just cause some deranged fool made it his own.

 

If say, the Cross was used by Hitler, would the  Christians be replacing their holy sign?

 

Also, the Swastika used by Nazis is different to the real one, then why the discrimination against the real one too?

 

The Swastika is a holy sign for many people and should not be stigmatized like it is being today.

Nazis will not be remembered.

History doesn't remember the bad guys.

in say, 30-40 years, No one will have even heard it.

True, no one remembers Ghenghis khan anymore. Or Attila the hun. Or Hernàn Cortès.

Society's historical knowledge indeed fades, hence we have historians.

 

Nazis will not be remembered.

History doesn't remember the bad guys.

in say, 30-40 years, No one will have even heard it.

True, no one remembers Ghenghis khan anymore. Or Attila the hun. Or Hernàn Cortès.

Those names are known by those who dive into history.

No one remembers them in daily life.

Ok, people know these guys' names but nothing more.

No one will ever forget Adolf Hitler, and he will forever be tied to the swastika. He is directly responsible for at least 50 million deaths, and his actions touched just about every country on earth. It's a symbol that breeds hatred and fear whenever it is displayed. Germany is ashamed of their history with it, and most European nations were enslaved under it. It should only be displayed in museums, media, reenactments, and means of educational instruction to ensure that the world understands what happened between 1939 and 1945, so future generations know not to ever repeat it.

 

Whatever the swastika was... it's not that anymore. It is, and forever will be, a symbol of World War II, and mass death.

I have to agree with Lysistrata.

 

To state that in "30-40 years no one will remember", is a ludicrous statement to make.

 

The Holocaust, and by extension Nazi Germany, enjoys the distinction of being one of the most well documented atrocities in human history.  At the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem in 1960-61, the prosecution presented over 2.5 TONS of documents bearing his signature.

For those of you who don't know, Adolf Eichmann was a Gestapo Officer in charge of Dept 4BIV, or the Gestapo's Office of Jewish Affairs.  He department controlled the ghettos and was directly responsible for drawing up the lists for transport to the camps.  On Israel's Most Wanted List, he was number four, after Hitler, Bormann and Muller.

Even today on BBC, I read this:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42144186

 

The Nazi state and its activities (to which the Swastika is linked), had a profound impact on international law.

The 1951 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.   It stems from that period, and has served as a the basis for indictments for Crimes of Genocide.  

Look at what just happened in the IJC or The Hague.  The conclusion of 16 years of trials for war crimes (including genocide), in the former Yugoslavia.

 

Its impact on the Laws of Armed Conflict.  One of the central pillars of the LOAC, something every member of every NATO military has sworn to abide by, is the Nuremberg Principle.  That just following orders, is no defence.

 

Because of the monstrosity of the crimes committed by the Nazis, has made us more aware of the necessity of speaking up and openly condemning these acts.

For example, the Armenian Genocide (1915-1917), 1.5 million Armenians were murdered by Turkey.  Even though we were at war with Turkey, nothing was said, Turkey was never formally condemned (at the time), for its actions.

The Holocaust spurned no response from the Allies.  Yes, we knew about it.  Churchill and Roosevelt were both briefed in 1942 about mass killings of Jews.  There was a wealth of intelligence concerning Nazi activities.

 

Compare that, to the response to two recent genocides.  The Rohingya in Myanmar.  Look how fast the world condemned Myanmar for its actions.  Look at how fast the UNHCR got involved.  People are demanding that Aung San Suu Ky be stripped of her Nobel Prize because she refused to speak up.

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/09/aung-san-suu-kyi-nobel-prize/540453/

 

The Darfur Genocide, they have been condemned by the UN and just about every other world government.  The African Union has peacekeepers in the region.

https://www.hmh.org/la_genocide_darfur.shtml

What about Timor?

have anyone heard of him?

He have killed way more people.

 

What about The Rwanda Genocide?

Except certain people well knowledged in International affairs, no one knows about this.

This was a well documented event. Yet..

30-40 years is way too optimistic. I am sure that knowledge of the Third Reich will fade tho. In a thousand+ years (assuming we make it that far) it will be very far from the general populace's minds. 

​If WWIII happens that could speed the process up.

WWIII is just over the horizon.

That war will destroy most of the humans.

The ones left will be too fucked up to care about history.