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By KATE BRIQUELET
Last Updated: 6:58 AM, June 24, 2012
Posted: 11:52 PM, June 23, 2012
A dim-witted religious group flew an airplane banner defending the vile Nazi swastika, offending thousands of people trying to enjoy a summer day in Manhattan and on the Jersey shore.
The ad for ProSwastika.org was paid for by the International Raelian Movement to honor World Swastika Rehabilitation Day.
We have rehabilitation day to explain the true meaning of the symbol, said Las Vegas-based organizer Thomas Kaenzig. By keeping it taboo, we give credit to the horrific Nazi ideology.
According to Raelism, a religion that believes in UFOs, the swastika has long been a symbol of peace.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/plane_dumb_swastika_boost_8OvrDpnzl5KWtGofFjhHFO?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Manhattan
railsback
(1,881 posts)is an ancient symbol of luck, defiled by the Nazis. I don't see a problem trying to 'rehabilitate' it, but the odds of that are miniscule.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)but people aren't going to forget the Nazis any time soon.
sadbear
(4,340 posts)I don't think credit is the appropriate word.
struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)try to think about how the poor understood swastika must feel?"