America's War on Language

[Benjamin Barrett]

On Sep 4, 2014, at 8:03 PM, W Brewer <brewerwa at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

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> WG:  <<My friend, Hideo, . . . chose to go with a nice swastika.>>
> WB:  Swastikas can be seen anywhere in Taiwan; they are identified with
> Buddhism. When first arriving in Taiwan, I saw packages of instant noodles
> with swastika logos. I call the TKU student union <<Nazi Headquarters>>,
> because at the entrance is an elaborate fac,ade of hundreds of Hakenkreuze.
> And of course as decorations on the ubiquitous shrines, temples, and
> statuary therein.
>     Hideo's classmates might have been drawing pictures of Jesus, back
> when it was okay to do so in school. But, ya never know. He mighta had a
> midget sub in his basement. Better safe than sorry. Assume he didn't have
> any bansai plants, that woulda clinched it.

Although there seems to be some cross-over, orientation is important. The right-handed swastika is the Nazi symbol. The left-handed swastika is Buddhist. BB

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