abbotsbury@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 22 days agoSaw a nazi todaylemmy.worldimagemessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageSaw a nazi todaylemmy.worldabbotsbury@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 22 days agomessage-square64fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
For explanation: Boogaloo movement, "Neo-Nazis use the number 88 as an abbreviation for the Nazi salute Heil Hitler.[11] The letter H is eighth in the alphabet, whereby 88 becomes HH.[12] "
minus-squareJeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 days agoAnd the swastika used to be a Buddhist simbol, your point?
minus-squareOokami38@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·22 days agoNot used to be. Still are. Symbols can represent a lot of things, and it’s an ignorant person to assume that they MUST represent the bad one.
minus-squareJeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 days agoThat’s exactly what the Nazi’s say. These two lighting bolts? It’s nothing bro! I just like the number 88! 14 is my lucky number! Etc etc
And the swastika used to be a Buddhist simbol, your point?
Not used to be. Still are. Symbols can represent a lot of things, and it’s an ignorant person to assume that they MUST represent the bad one.
That’s exactly what the Nazi’s say. These two lighting bolts? It’s nothing bro! I just like the number 88! 14 is my lucky number! Etc etc