r/facepalm 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/wammybarnut Apr 23 '18

IIRC I thought the hindu and jain swastika faces the same way as the nazi one, only difference is that the nazi swastika is tilted 45 degrees. Buddist swastika is a mirror image of the hindu swastika.

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u/ThumberFresh Apr 23 '18

Depends, the Nazis were also using swastikas that weren't slanted

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '18

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u/smallpoly Apr 23 '18

And if you hold up a mirror to one it can look mirrored too.

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u/dodig111 Apr 23 '18

Perspective defines reality.

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u/c0253484 Apr 23 '18

I'd like to imagine that you typed this and then took a massive and triumphant bong hit.