Goodbye To The Swastika In The Attic

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

Goodbye to the 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. Some swastikas have three dots placed equidistant around each of the four ends fig. 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 must have seen it for the first time in childhood. This circle four feet across cut from a. The swastika has existed for 5 000 years in asia as a symbol of good fortune. One entitled goodbye to the swastika in the attic and one entitled germany s newest intellectual antihero rolf peter sieferle who wrote the first commandment is thou shalt have no holocaust before me.

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 red edges are ragged. 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. 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.

I figure it s about time to do something with that swastika in the attic.