BF2S Forums swastika on a hindu mosque..

The swastika is the reverse of the Buddhist sign for peace (the nazis thought flipping it would mean war etc). So you probably passed a BUDDHIST TEMPLE with their sign for peace on it

Interesting Read for all your answers on this  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

Last edited by N.A.T.O (2006-09-27 01:53:07)

You are probably one of the people who reacted when someone first noticed a military building shaped like a swastika on google earth, you care so much about things you do not know shit about, learn history and things behind it.

jsnipy wrote:

Hindu is to temple as Islam is to mosque

swastika is actually Chinese in origin -- u probably saw a Buddhist Temple.

Actually, temple is to Hindu as mosque is to Islam.

Last edited by Lionbeat (2006-09-27 02:09:12)

DoctorFruitloop wrote:

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The 45th Infantry Division of the United States Army used a yellow swastika on a red background as a unit symbol until the 1930s, when it was switched to a thunderbird.

ROFL

I bet they were called the nazi division lmao

Swatstika is not of chinese origin... omg ppl should learn history, the Swatstika and the Buddhist religion is from India.

Finnish army and mostly Air Force used a blue swastika on a white background during the WW2.

The first fighter plane was shipped to Finland from some, aparently important, swedish man who had his lucky symbol painted on the plane. That was the blue swastika.

The nazis were not the only ones who have used a swastika and I have no idea how you can get offended by a damn symbol!!!

The Finnish Airforce used the following symbol on their planes 1918-1945. After 1945 the symbol was not used anymore because of it's negative image; also because it symbolized military loss.




Since 1945, the Air Force uses the following symbol:

Last edited by DonFck (2006-09-27 02:44:14)

No, he probably meant the flag of the USSR, given that most things associated with the USSR are called "Soviet".

Bubbalo wrote:

No, he probably meant the flag of the USSR, given that most things associated with the USSR are called "Soviet".

Yeah i know that, but people (that are over 12) sometimes interchange Soviet and Russian, having grown up with it.

Hello, I'm of Indian descent.

I myself believe in Hinduism.

Now, about this subject.

Hindu is to temple as Muslim is to mosque

Wrong, Hindu is to mandir as Muslim is to mosque.

Sure, it was used to ward off evil spirits, but not many people know that. The majority of the population know it as the Nazi symbol, promoting evil and Nazism.

I'm sorry, but people will have to (re)educate themselves, then. Hinduism IS one of the oldest religions of all time... Since 3000–1000 BCE, too. After almost an eternity, I don't see how we would demolish one of OUR holy scriptures, lol.

The Nazis STOLE it from us, I don't see how it's our fault .

Last edited by Archer (2006-09-27 04:31:15)

Bernadictus wrote:

Bubbalo wrote:

No, he probably meant the flag of the USSR, given that most things associated with the USSR are called "Soviet".

CCCP You mean.

Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (СССР) which translates to "Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik (in latin script) SSSR",  when translated to English is the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, i.e. USSR.

So ner.

And no, I don't think anyone would take hammers to be offensive even though the USSR had a hammer on their flag.  Or sickles, for that matter.

Stop with the linguistig dispute and close this thread if there is nothing left to say!

Yes, it's a swastika.
Swastikas are oriental symbols used by e.g. hindus and buddhists
Nazis also used swastikas
Other nations have used swastikas
It's a symbol of good luck
end.

how did this devolve into name calling, it's such a benign subject, there is a similarity between this and the rebel flag though, originally meant to embody individualism and state's rights was perverted into a symbol of racism long after the civil war, but my friends and I don't hesitate to use it because we see it in it's original light and a symbol of the south where we live, and we are any combination of  straight/gay/male/female/black/white/hispanic/asian that you can think of. Nothing like seeing a black drag queen proudly displaying "her" rebel flag (god drag shows are hilarious, see one if you can, take your girl with you and you WILL get laid afterward). Hell, even Nathan Bedford Forrest, the founder of the KKK, disbanded the Klan once it became focused on race, as he originally intended it to be a political organization to keep yankees out of southern politics post-civil war. That's something the Klan tends to downplay, they "revere" their founding father but you won't see much mention of his original intent in their books. As best as I can recall (haven't read this stuff since high school) the Klan has been disbanded at least twice and is now nothing more than an impotent political group for ignorant racists to blame their failures on others rather than take responsibility for their poor choices and lack of talent.

BTW, I may have asked before, but when I got my Prodigy DVD, I noticed that during a live performance of "Fuck The Law" in the Red Square in Moscow, someone was waving a rather large rebel flag, is it very well known/used in Europe? Is it seen as a racist symbol, or just a punk rebellion symbol? The song, complete with the "rebel yell", is the perfect place for it's original intent.