Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to AssholeDesign@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoIs that “Balkenkreuz” beam cross, which was used by Nazis, intentional or not?lemmy.caimagemessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down145file-text
arrow-up1-35arrow-down1imageIs that “Balkenkreuz” beam cross, which was used by Nazis, intentional or not?lemmy.caShowroom7561@lemmy.ca to AssholeDesign@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square46fedilinkfile-text
Context: The company is German and has been around long enough (120 years) to have seen it used as a hate symbol during WW2.
minus-squareShadowRam@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-21 year agoBalkenkreuz was in use prior to WW2 and prior to Nazi’s. It appears to be a symbol of the German Armed Forces, which is a separate entity of the political Nazi party. Some of the German forces,(like the Luftwaffe) were actually pretty anti-nazi. So while that symbol was used by the German Forces during the Nazi regime, I wouldn’t automatically see that symbol and think Nazi’s. The Swastika (with colors/rotation) and some of the SS symbols/group icons are definitely Nazi, as those are directly related to the political party.
minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·1 year ago Some of the German forces,(like the Luftwaffe) were actually pretty anti-nazi. Explain:
minus-squareWaldhuette@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoDude you’re embarrassing yourself. Please stop. You have no argument at all.
Balkenkreuz was in use prior to WW2 and prior to Nazi’s.
It appears to be a symbol of the German Armed Forces, which is a separate entity of the political Nazi party.
Some of the German forces,(like the Luftwaffe) were actually pretty anti-nazi.
So while that symbol was used by the German Forces during the Nazi regime, I wouldn’t automatically see that symbol and think Nazi’s.
The Swastika (with colors/rotation) and some of the SS symbols/group icons are definitely Nazi, as those are directly related to the political party.
Explain:
Dude you’re embarrassing yourself. Please stop. You have no argument at all.