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Old 09-05-2011, 04:37 PM
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re: the swastika layout

"The word swastika came from the Sanskrit word svastika, meaning any lucky or auspicious object, and in particular a mark made on persons and things to denote good luck. It is composed of su- meaning "good, well" and asti "to be" svasti thus means "well-being." The suffix -ka either forms a diminutive or intensifies the verbal meaning, and svastika might thus be translated literally as "that which is associated with well-being," corresponding to "lucky charm" or "thing that is auspicious."

In other words, the Nazi party corrupted a symbol of good will/good luck into a symbol of evil.

(read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika)
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