Thank you for the shout out @[email protected]! 🩵🩷😺 And a good prompt. - The #swastika is an #ancient #symbol dating back over 10,000–15,000 years, #originating #independently in various cultures as a motif for good fortune, the sun, or well-being. Derived from the ...

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... #Sanskrit svastika ("well-being"), it has been used for millennia in #Hinduism, #Buddhism, and #Jainism and is found in ancient #European, #African, and #Native #American artifacts.
Adoption by #Nazis: In late 19th/early 20th century, Western #archaeologists connected the symbol to ancient #Germanic, #Greek, and #Indo-Iranian cultures, linking it to the Aryan race theory. The #Nazi Party formally adopted it in 1920 to symbolize their ideology. Of course Nazis attack Iran! 🤯🤯🤯