"Until the Nazis used this symbol, the swastika was used by many cultures throughout the past 3,000 years to represent life, sun, power, strength, and good luck.
Even in the early twentieth century, the swastika was still a symbol with positive connotations. For instance, the swastika was a common decoration that often adorned cigarette cases, postcards, coins, and buildings. During World War I, the swastika could even be found on the shoulder patches of the American 45th Division and on the Finnish air force until after World War II. "
As for my age, it is a part of my mystique, which is mostly all that remains of what (and who) I once was...
I went to school in the South before Political Correctness was heard of; and yes, I have heard that 'history is written by the victors'. If that is true, then what is taught in today's schools becomes even more frightening by virtue of its' connotations.
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