It would be a struggle to find anyone suggesting that the Swastika is viewed in a positive light following the Nazi adoption of this ancient religious symbol. However, it doesn't mean that it should be banned across Europe!! It's not a liberal thing to do and should history be airbrushed out in this way?
Even if it is banned, how long should it be banned for? 10 years? 50 years, 1000 years? To keep things even, I assume the crucifix will also be banned as it was a symbol of repression, torture and destruction during the middle ages and is still divisive across the world these days?
How about banning the Hammer and Sickle following the millions of deaths in the name of communism around the world over the past one hundred years? Ban the yellow star too (A key part of the EU flag!?!) due to it's associations with communism whilst we're at it?
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From my understanding, the swastika was originally a symbol of luck, then used by the Germans many hundreds of years later.. Although the connotations are now negative, should a symbol's misuse be a reason to damn it forever?
on the swastika: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika
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