2011-02-10, 06:50 PM
umm to get this thread back on topic it'd be best to get this whole thing resolved... The swastika is the name for the original symbol, and shouldn't only be associated with Nazis. I think that's the point Mute's trying to make. The symbol itself is called the swastika, not just the Nazi symbol. It's only because Nazis used it as their signature, there's a negative light on the symbol now, which is why I'm guessing you're making the argument that there are distinguishing differences between the swastika and Nazi swastika. The symbol is called a swastika in the western world, that's all there is to it.
Like all symbols and objects, there are different names for it in different languages.
Like all symbols and objects, there are different names for it in different languages.