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[–] kewjo@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

the swastika was originally a religious icon used and still used in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jianism, i wouldn't consider them Nazis... Context matters

[–] Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 months ago

Its even older than that actually. The oldest recorded use of the swastika is from around 13.000 BCE. Here is a good article by the BBC: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210816-the-ancient-symbol-that-was-hijacked-by-evil