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minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkarrow-up33arrow-down3·3 months agoHe’s from Asia where the number 8 have a good luck meaning, so is likely is not related to the 88 neo nazis uses.
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·3 months agoThanks for pointing that out. I didn’t know about that good luck meaning.
minus-squaremerde alors@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down8·3 months agosame reasoning would justify the use of swastika for an indian living in Germany good luck working that out
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·3 months agoTo be fair, it’s easier to be ignorant of neo-Nazi numerology than of their use of the swastika.
minus-squaretburkhol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down13·3 months agoI’d buy that if he didn’t start his statement with “I live in Switzerland.” 8 may be a lucky number for him, but he absolutely knows what 88 means.
minus-squareThoGot@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·edit-23 months agoHe can be both from Asia and still live in Switzerland
minus-squaretburkhol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·3 months agoOn the flip side, do you think a Swiss person living in Asia would be ignorant that 8 is a lucky number?
minus-squareMNByChoice@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down4·edit-23 months agoSadly, “Asia” doesn’t mean “ignorance of Hitler.” #Looking for link to Nazi store in … Edit: first link I found. Not endorsement. https://qz.com/928440/asias-disturbing-embrace-of-nazi-chic-is-prompting-a-nonprofit-to-teach-holocaust-history
He’s from Asia where the number 8 have a good luck meaning, so is likely is not related to the 88 neo nazis uses.
Thanks for pointing that out. I didn’t know about that good luck meaning.
same reasoning would justify the use of swastika for an indian living in Germany
good luck working that out
To be fair, it’s easier to be ignorant of neo-Nazi numerology than of their use of the swastika.
I’d buy that if he didn’t start his statement with “I live in Switzerland.” 8 may be a lucky number for him, but he absolutely knows what 88 means.
He can be both from Asia and still live in Switzerland
On the flip side, do you think a Swiss person living in Asia would be ignorant that 8 is a lucky number?
Sadly, “Asia” doesn’t mean “ignorance of Hitler.”
#Looking for link to Nazi store in …
Edit: first link I found. Not endorsement. https://qz.com/928440/asias-disturbing-embrace-of-nazi-chic-is-prompting-a-nonprofit-to-teach-holocaust-history