dantheclamman to politics @lemmy.world • 6 months agoTrump's social media account shares a campaign video with a headline about a 'unified Reich'apnews.commessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1223cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish48•6 months agoAnd the swastika is a Hindu religious symbol. And yet if Trump’s Truth Social account reposted a swastika, I probably wouldn’t think he was promoting Sanskrit. Context matters.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•6 months agoAnd confederate flag. Yes, it is a historical embarrassment to the families of a small group of traitors, but it is now primarily a symbol of ignorance and racism.
And the swastika is a Hindu religious symbol.
And yet if Trump’s Truth Social account reposted a swastika, I probably wouldn’t think he was promoting Sanskrit.
Context matters.
And confederate flag. Yes, it is a historical embarrassment to the families of a small group of traitors, but it is now primarily a symbol of ignorance and racism.