Swastika
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I was reluctant to write this blog, mainly because of the symbolism the flag has come to represent. However, it is an important part of history, and its adoption by Nazi Germany also illustrates just how little was truly original about Nazi symbolism and ideology. The swastika itself was certainly not a Nazi invention. It…
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Since World War II, the swastika has been inseparably associated with German dictator Adolf Hitler and the crimes committed by his Nazi regime. Today, the symbol is rarely seen in public, but before Hitler’s rise to power, swastikas were a familiar and widely accepted part of everyday life. Long before their appropriation by the Nazis,…
History of Sorts 