Re: Is the Swastika evidence of a common origin?

Kari Tikkanen (ktikkane@paju.oulu.fi)
28 Jan 1997 15:06:43 GMT

In talk.origins Carl T. Feagans <cfeagans@sirinet.net> wrote:
: I remember seeing somewhere that the Swastika inverted is the symbol of
: creation. And that Hitler inverted it and used it for his symbol as his
: intention was to uncreate the Jews and such.

Interesting.
In 1925 Finland (so much earlier than Hitler were known) begin to make
stamps with swastika watermark on paper. Also on aeroplanes were
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( right watermark swastika in Saarinen's model of Finnish stamps 1925-)

using swastika. It it said here that swastika is traditional old finnish
symbol. Hitler corrupted also original swastikas imago, so few
can distinguish the real and inverted..

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