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minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThere are actually efforts to reclaim the swastika for cultural reasons predating the Nazis. It’s not hard to tell a Nazi swastika from a Hindu one Behind the Bastards did a two part episode on the history of it. I know what the Rising Sun flag means in Asia. I’m just saying that they’re not quite the same thing.
minus-squareCowbee [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoMore power to them for trying to reclaim it! It was stolen anyways. The difference with Imperial Japan is that the flag is still being used by the same group that committed war crimes. The Rising Sun can’t simply be reclaimed, unlike the Swastika.
There are actually efforts to reclaim the swastika for cultural reasons predating the Nazis. It’s not hard to tell a Nazi swastika from a Hindu one
Behind the Bastards did a two part episode on the history of it.
I know what the Rising Sun flag means in Asia. I’m just saying that they’re not quite the same thing.
More power to them for trying to reclaim it! It was stolen anyways.
The difference with Imperial Japan is that the flag is still being used by the same group that committed war crimes. The Rising Sun can’t simply be reclaimed, unlike the Swastika.