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MausV

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Originally posted by joe bob
its not a "nazi symbol" its a swaztica (spelling?) which is a religious symbol thats been around for melenia and means somthing along the lines of streingth and defiance and such, thats why the nazis used it and smartparts is evil

*endith rant

where can you pick up that anti sp stuff?
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Its not?

Ah whatever, lets talk ball and not BS
 
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Originally posted by Steve Hancock
is it the inserts they are suing on or the viewing window that lets you see which insert you have in?
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It sounds like it is the viewing window- I was responding to the post by FMS that seemed to imply that the Freak had been unfairly copied, so they were getting what they deserved.

Shamu, I may have been thinking of the OTP, actually.
 
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JoeBob, you're part right, the Swastika is an ancient religious symbol - it certainly occurs in Hindu culture and I have seen it in some Buddhist works - but the Nazis reversed it, changing the original intent.

Hitler was very into religion, mythology, iconography and the occult.
 
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Originally posted by joe bob
its not a "nazi symbol" its a swaztica (spelling?) which is a religious symbol thats been around for melenia and means somthing along the lines of streingth and defiance and such, thats why the nazis used it and smartparts is evil

*endith rant

where can you pick up that anti sp stuff?
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its true, but in this case it sounds like:
Q:ey, you showed me your middlefinger?
A: no, i was just pointing at something with the wrong finger, you know?

and yes, the avatar is annoying me all the time, i just did not say it yet.
 
Gyroscope

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Sure, the swastika has a history predating the Nazi party, but the association that people who use it in a modified SP logo are not comparing Smart Parts to Hindu or Native American symbols- the implication is that Smart Parts is equivalent to the Nazis. That is ridiculous hyperbole. As far as I know the Gardners have no official position on eugenics and no program of genocide, and they certainly aren't socialists.

I believe this is one of those issues that is more sensitive in Europe than the US. When I was in Germany, a kid on a train made a Nazi joke, which was in poor taste maybe, but the other kids reacted in a much more offended manner than I would have anticipated. I think that association with Nazis is almost always an epithet, but in Europe there seems to be a lot more shock attached to it.

Also, using Hitler or Nazis in an arguement damages credibility. If you are willing to exagerate enough to bust the Hitler card, you are trying to manipulate the feelings of the other party (Hitler = evil), rather than persuade the other party with reason.
 
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