• bad_news@lemmy.billiam.netEnglish
    328·
    6 days ago

    I would argue now that there is a Jewish genocide there is no basis to treat the swastika as anything more than a religious symbol equivalent to the star of David, but older, because Aryan religions and non-Jewish Semite religions didn’t start in 586 BCE unlike Judaism

    • FifrokEnglish
      14·
      5 days ago

      Exercise for the reader: The above user states that, in their belief, the swastika should no longer be considered a hate symbol because of the state of Israel’s genocide on Palestinians.

      1. What groups could benefit if that were to happen? Try to name one that is not far-right.
      2. Is the user’s statement valid? Consider the ethnic cleansing during the Yugoslav civil war (or other known to you conflicts where ethnic cleansing has occurred, on multiple sides, by multiple sides).
      3. The USA-based hate group ‘KKK,’ known for brutal attacks and murder of Black people, has been under attack from many other groups since its inception. One such group is the, also USA-based, ‘Black Panthers.’ Would attacks of the ‘Black Panthers’ on the ‘KKK’ make the above user consider the ‘KKK’ no longer a hate group?

      Bonus question: The Jews were not the only victims of the Holocaust; name at least one other ethnic group and one social group that were also victims. Why hasn’t the user considered them in the statement? What could be the user’s opinion about the groups?

      • bad_news@lemmy.billiam.netEnglish
        23·
        5 days ago

        More than a billion mostly brown people follow faiths where the swastika is a faith symbol. Way to be a racist for the benefit of a few million of the richest white people in the world who sit atop the West’s race hierarchy.

        • FifrokEnglish
          4·
          5 days ago

          Are you from the USA? Anyway, I put that “Try to name one that is not far-right” there for a reason (Hint: You are right and it is a religious and cultural symbol). If you want to learn more about the hakenkrauz and why it is a hate symbol in the west, read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika make some notes idk I can’t be bothered right now

    • southsamurai@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      212·
      6 days ago

      If you argue that, you’re a jackass.

      And if you don’t understand why, then you’re also a moron as well as a bigot jackass.