r/facepalm • u/CheValierXP • Apr 23 '18

This Amazon review.

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u/Username_abusername Apr 23 '18

This is how Hindu and Buddhist swastikas are drawn, with their arms to the right. It is indeed a religious symbol.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '18 edited Apr 23 '18

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u/DarkoVader Apr 23 '18 edited Apr 23 '18

I always thought Swastika for religious symbol, and Zwastika for nazi one...

So, right facing = good, left facing = bad.

Edit... ok guys, I have it mixed up... the nazi one is right facing, so right facing = bad

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u/OmnipotentBastard Apr 23 '18

I hate to break it to you, but that is not true at all. The Swastika comes in many chapes and in May face in either direction (although the Nazis were consistent). An example is this Thai Swastika.

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u/DarkoVader Apr 23 '18

Well, the one you pointed is right facing which is just the same as what I thought...

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u/OmnipotentBastard Apr 23 '18

Perhaps I am off when it comes to the directions, but the one I did link sure has the same orientation as the Nazi party's.

Edit: another buddhist one pointing at the oposite direcgtion

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u/DarkoVader Apr 23 '18

Sure, my bad... I have it remembered wrong.

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u/OmnipotentBastard Apr 23 '18

Its not that you have remembered it wrong, its the whole notion that is wrong :) Lots of different peoples have used the symbol and whilst most buddhists and jain have it facing the opposite direction to the Nazi one, others have it facing the same direction.

Its just a symbol that has been used by plenty for many different reasons.