Goodbye To The Swastika In The Attic

In the july 9 sunday review there was an op ed entitled why does trump keep dissing jews.

Goodbye to the swastika in the attic.

The swastika has existed for 5 000 years in asia as a symbol of good fortune. No i m talking about the original swastika the ancient asian swastika the one you get when you peel away that nasty layer of red and black paint. I figure it s about time to do something with that swastika in the attic. It was one continue reading the swastika its ancient origins and modern mis use.

I made peace with the good swastika there. Say goodbye to hollywood live at milwaukee arena milwaukee wi july 1980 billy joel songs in the attic 1981 columbia records a division of sony music entertainment released on. It s a very common religious symbol in hinduism buddhism and jainism. I must have seen it for the first time in childhood.

It can be found on artifacts thousands of years old from several continents. Some swastikas have three dots placed equidistant around each of the four ends fig. The swastika is sometimes represented with dots or points in the corners of the intersections fig 12a and occasionally the same when without bent ends fig 12b to which zmigrodzki gives the name of croix swasticale. While it was used by the norse and other germanic peoples from the beginnings of those societies the swastika is far from just a germanic symbol.

The swastika is one of the oldest and most widespread of humanity s symbols.