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post #21 of 29
12/15/03 at 9:35pm
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Originally Posted by sni425
Myrkat -

That's from Family Guy. A classic episode.
Yeah! Excellent episode!

-myrkat
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post #22 of 29
12/15/03 at 9:40pm
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Originally Posted by tunerX
Has anyone ever been to a country where a major religion is Buddhism. In Korea, China, and India you see the "Swastika" all over the place. As long as you know what the intent is, it should not be offending. It sucks that MS is removing the font, many people who use it in a good way are going to miss out.
True, but the folkes wanting to keep using it can, as the removal tool must be run by the end user... well, if/when they upgrade to the next Office (and Bssym7.ttf probably will be uninstalled by the installer app).

Denkc: It is debatable about the "flipping" as it's been found both ways (see refs below)

-myrkat

CURIOUS READING and the second page is better...
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post #23 of 29
12/16/03 at 1:03am
The Nazi version of the swastika is angled, so there is a point facing down instead of a side, which can make a difference. If you research the symbolism, the 'Nazi' version originally represented feminine aspects, or yin. In WWII, the Finn's used a blue swastika on their aircraft for recognition and good luck. Unfortunately, because of the overwhelming ignorance of the symbol's true meaning, people condemn it whenever they see it.
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post #24 of 29
12/16/03 at 4:41am
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Originally Posted by jmsnipe
The Nazi version of the swastika is angled, so there is a point facing down instead of a side, which can make a difference. If you research the symbolism, the 'Nazi' version originally represented feminine aspects, or yin. In WWII, the Finn's used a blue swastika on their aircraft for recognition and good luck. Unfortunately, because of the overwhelming ignorance of the symbol's true meaning, people condemn it whenever they see it.
No, I think it was more along the lines of a group affiliating themselves with the symbol who butchered millions of people... not really because people do not know that it once was (and still is) used in other parts of the world. Hell, I know all about the swastika and its history, but I still think of Nazi's when I see it. I hope I'm not overwhelmingly ignorant.

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post #25 of 29
12/16/03 at 6:38am
Ignoring the suffering and tragedies that occurred in this century would be a great misjustice. The meaning of the swastika, no matter what the original meaning was, is now associated with the Nazi's and their actions, but this was discussed earlier in the thread.
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post #26 of 29
12/16/03 at 12:07pm
Sorry, I was a little tired when I posted that. It would be a terrible thing to forget the horrors of the holocaust. I will admit that whenever I see a swastika, I think of the Nazis and am disgusted. I once misinterpreted the symbol when it was being used religiously, and because of that I learned its original nature. I meant to say that it is sad that such horrible actions are now automatically associated with a symbol that had such good meaning before the Nazis usurped it.
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post #27 of 29
12/16/03 at 2:16pm
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...a MUCH better argument, jmsnipe! I figured that's what you meant originally, but I wanted to clarify. Could you imagine if the Nazi's used the CROSS or, ironically enough, the Star of David? While the original swastika doesn't mean as much as the aforementioned symbols, it poses an interesting hypothetical...

-myrkat
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post #28 of 29
12/16/03 at 2:39pm
I even made changes to that argument to make it a little more clear. Yeah, it was close to midnight when I posted the first one and I was tired from finals. I guess that teaches me to keep my mouth shut when I can't make a complete argument... The use of the cross or star of David would make an interesting hypothetical, yes. I'm not sure if I would want to deal with the repercussions of that, though.
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post #29 of 29
12/16/03 at 4:42pm
jmsnipe, well said.
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