Cub Driver wrote in message . ..

If people do not know about the good
association, then I think you should take it as a given thatfor those
people--the vast majority likely to be posting here--the swastika is a
symbol of evil. It is to me, even though I know perfectly well about
its other uses, and evidently it is to most people, as you have just
indicated.

The Hell's Angels motorcycle gang doesn't fancy swastika tattoes
because it means nice things to Native Americans and some Asian
cultures. They adopt them because it is a symbol of evil.

Exactly my point. The "if" in the above post is what I am trying to
highlight. The history is known and if people chose to ignore it (i.e.
"if people do not know about the good association...") then it is
ignorance isn't it? A deliberate ignorance at that.

Let's assume that al-qaeda (sp?) uses a cross (or imagine your
favorite symbol here) in some evil operation as their symbol. Would
you start associating it with evil or would you look at the bigger
picture?

peace,
Deep