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The history of the swastika is interesting, or I should say histories, because it’s not that unique of a symbol and has been independently created in half a dozen cultures.

But yeah, the Nazis ruined it for everyone. There’s actually a story about how a Native American tribe had used the symbol going back easily a thousand years, and after the Nazis ruined it, they officially retired their own version.

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The “whirling log”

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Not for everyone. Here in Nepal and India we don’t care. We paint it everywhere.

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Behind the Bastards recently did a pretty solid 2 episode pod on the subject. Worth a listen.

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