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Chainfire

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3. The historical aspects aside, the Nazis ruined it for the future.

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Mon Dec 5, 2022, 08:47 AM

Dec 2022

Some time back, and I don't remember the source, I read that the universality of the symbol probably arose from an astrological phenomena; as I remember it was suggested that it was a spiral galaxy or perhaps a nova that suddenly appeared in the sky.

The same has happened to other symbols lately. I can no longer signal OK with my fingers, and I had to toss my Hawaiian print shirts. The far right would screw up a wet dream...

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