Don’t Forget: Before The Swastika Symbolized Hate, It Was Beloved Worldwide (https://truththeory.com/2017/08/21/dont-forget-swastika- symbolized-hate-beloved-worldwide/) Posted on 2037/08/21‘By Amanda Froolich Truth Th Those in the Western world can'thelp but shudder when thoy glimpse This is because the symbolis now widely associated with fasciem. But di you know? afore it was perverted by Adolf Hitlor and the Nazi movement, the swastika was beloved by nearly avery culture around the world, Unfortunately, what once eymbolzed good fortune is now an icon of hate. In order to shake off th evil asgaciation this truth of its meaning must be shared far and wide.Inthe ancient indian language of Sanskrit, swastika actually translates to “well-being” As BC io: wan bu com /news/magain 20688481; reports, the aymbol was incorporated by Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains for milannia and is commonly assumed tobe an Indian sign, Western travelers ‘20th century. Inhis book, The Swastika: Symbo! Beyand Redemption? US graphic design writer Steven Heller explains thatthe symbol was widely used as an architactural motif on advertising and product design. “Coca-Cola used it. Carleborg used it on their beor bottlas. The Boy Scouts adopted it and the Girls’ Club of Amorica called their magazine Swastika. Tay would even send out swastika badges to their young readers as a priza for selling, copies ofthe magazine he said That all changed during WWIt, American military units applied it to their RAF planes as lato as 1939, but most ofthe bonigh uses came toa haltin the 1930's as the Nazis rose to power in Germany. Before long, 18th cantury Gorman scholars noticed similarities batwoen their own language and Sanskrit. They concluded thatthe Gormans and Indians shared ancestry and imagined a race of white god-like warriors thay called Aryans. That's when the symbol was adopted by the fascist regime, ‘As aresultof the happenings, the black straight-armod hooked cross became one of the most hated symbols of he 20th century, as it was linked to the atrocitios committed under the Third Reich. Said 93-year-old Holocaust survivor Freddie Knolar: “For the Jewish people the swastika i a symbol of fear, of suppression, and of extermination. It's a symbol that we will never ever be able to change. I they put the swastika on gravestones or synagogues, it puts a fear into us. Surely it shouldr’thappen again? ‘While itis bocoming common knowledge thatthe swastika symbolizes good fortunoin tho Indian culture, what fow know is thatthe symbol was also used by tne Ancient Greeks, Celts and Anglo-Saxons. Infact, some ofthe oldest examplas have bean found in Eastern Europe, from the Gakic to tho Balkans. In Grook culture, tho swastika was Visible as an architectural ornament which has come to bo known a¢ tho “Grook koy pattarn’ It is widely visible on tes and textiles to tis day.For thousands of years, no one perceived the ewastika to signify something negative. Because ofthis, fact, some, uch a Potor Madson who owns an upmarket tattoo parlor in Copenhagen, Danmark, hope ‘Swastika Day, which was held on November 13. On that date, tatoo artists around the world offered foo swasticas to raise awaroness about the symbols long multicultural past — boforeitwas tainted by the Nazis. ‘pn yg swastika isa symbol of love and Hitler abused it. Wore not trying to reclaim the hakenkreuz. That would be impossible. Nor ist something wo want people to forget” said Madson. “Wo just want poople te know thatthe swastika comes in many other forms, none of which have ever been used for anything bbad. We are also tying to show the right-wing fascists tha i's wrang.to.use this symbol. if we ean ‘educate tho public about tho true meanings ofthe swastika, maybe wo can take itaway trom tho fasciste? For some, such as Knolar, learning to love tho swastika ent $0 eagy. To him and many others, the loon will forever aymbolzefasciem and an arain which he and others ware almost eradicated due to ther religious baliofs and various athnciies. "For the people who went through the Holocaust, we will always remember what the swastica was ike in our life ~@ symbol of pure evil” said Knollen “We didnt know how the symbol datos back so many thousands of years ago. 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