Get over it.The swastika symbol, 卐 or 卍, is an ancient religious symbol in various Eurasian cultures, now also widely recognized for its appropriation by the
Nazi Party and by
neo-Nazis.
[1] It continues to be used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in
Indic religions, including
Hinduism,
Buddhism and
Jainism.
[2][3][4][5][6] It generally takes the form of a
cross, the arms of which are of equal length and perpendicular to the adjacent arms, each bent midway at a right angle.
[7][8]
In the
Western world, it was a symbol of
auspiciousness and good luck until the 1930s
[9] when the German Nazi Party adopted a right-facing ('clockwise') form and used it as an emblem of the
Aryan race. As a result of
World War II and
the Holocaust, in the West it continues to be strongly associated with
Nazism,
antisemitism,
[10][11] white supremacism,
[12][13] or simply evil.
[14][15] As a consequence, its use in some countries, including Germany, is prohibited by law.
[A] However, the swastika remains a symbol of good luck and prosperity in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain countries such as Nepal, India, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, China and Japan. It is also commonly used in Hindu marriage ceremonies and
Diwali celebrations.
Why not ban the catholic church because of the Inquisition?