Re: Swastika

Posted by Mark Indy from node112-158.resnet.pr.erau.edu on February 09, 2000 at 00:06:46:

In Reply to: Re: Swastika posted by Abner on February 08, 2000 at 23:51:23:

Actually, it was the other way around... the Aryans were an Indoeuropean offshoot, and are believed to have migrated from the ancestral Indoeuropean homeland located somewhere in Eastern Europe/Pontic/Caucasus to India. This population has absolutely no connection whatsoever to Hitler's imaginary germanic Aryans.

You're right about the swastika being prevalent among many cultures across the globe, I once saw an old Tibetan bus with a belt of yellow swastkas painted all around it above the window line. :)

Regards,
-Mark

: The swastika was a good-luck symbol used my many different cultures, including the Hindus and Native Americans. I've seen pictures of it in both directions. I think Hitler adopted it because of the myth he was building about the Germans being Aryans, and the Aryans were an ancient tribe that migrated from northern India into Europe- so maybe there's the Hindu connection for you.

: I do know, that interestingly enough, one of the US Army Divisions from New Mexico (the 45th I believe)and this is because of the Native American connection, had a yellow swastika on a red background as their shoulder patch. Because of WWII they changed this, in order not to be confused with you-know-who!

: Cheers,
: Abner

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: Actually, it was the other way around... the Aryans were an Indoeuropean offshoot, and are believed to have migrated from the ancestral Indoeuropean homeland located somewhere in Eastern Europe/Pontic/Caucasus to India.  This population has absolutely no connection whatsoever to Hitler's imaginary germanic Aryans.

: You're right about the swastika being prevalent among many cultures across the globe, I once saw an old Tibetan bus with a belt of yellow swastkas painted all around it above the window line.  :)

: Regards,
: -Mark

: : The swastika was a good-luck symbol used my many different cultures, including the Hindus and Native Americans. I've seen pictures of it in both directions. I think Hitler adopted it because of the myth he was building about the Germans being Aryans, and the Aryans were an ancient tribe that migrated from northern India into Europe- so maybe there's the Hindu connection for you.

: : I do know, that interestingly enough, one of the US Army Divisions from New Mexico (the 45th I believe)and this is because of the Native American connection, had a yellow swastika on a red background as their shoulder patch. Because of WWII they changed this, in order not to be confused with you-know-who!

: : Cheers,
: : Abner

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