THE NAZI SWASTIKA AND THE HINDU SWASTIKA ARE NOT THE SAME THING.
The Hindu swastika, which is actually in my house, represents good fortune and happiness, and was used long before Hitler stepped foot on this planet. Also, it is normally straight, and has dots in between.
The Nazi swastika, which obviously represents hatred of Jews, is normally on an angle, and has no dots in between.
DO NOT MIX IT UP, OR CALL AN INDIAN WHO HAS THIS IN THEIR HOME A NAZI.
IT IS NOT THE SAME THING.
Also please remember that the Buddhist “swastika” is also NOT a nazi symbol and has been used for over 2000+ years.
Remembering the difference is easy. The Buddhist swastika is “straight” and points left. It’s for a religion about understanding, compassion, the end of suffering.
The Nazi symbol is tilted and points right. It stands for oppression, hate, and suffering. It is a “corrupted” and opposite to the Buddhist symbol. (this is obviously not the same as the Hindu Swastika which points right but as you can see above it is also very obviously different.)
You often see the Buddhist swastika on buddha statues and in some places in Asia even carved into the landscape. Although these days it seems Asia is making an effort to remove the symbol from landscapes due to Westerners freaking out when they see it.
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