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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

So norse runes are nazi symbols now?

Can we make a list of symbols that aren't associated with nazis? How much of the Latin alphabet can we keep?

[–] Bertuccio@lemmy.world 67 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Nazis have borrowed Norse symbology since like the beginning of Nazis. Their most recognizable symbol is also borrowed from other cultures.

Unlike the swastika, Norse symbols aren't so strongly associated with Nazis that they're now completely unacceptable, so some Nazis use them as a way to broadcast their interests while keeping some plausibly deniable "I just think they're neat" shit.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't forget they also called themselves Aryan despite the Aryans being from central/south Asia. They're generally considered to be Indo-Iranian based on where they ended up and where they started. But it flows off the tongue better to put the former first.

[–] Bertuccio@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

They also call themselves Caucasian despite that being Eastern European and Asian.

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 2 weeks ago

The Nazis were super into Norse runes. Hitler legitimately thought that they held magical powers.

I'd say I'm surprised you didn't know that, but honestly, I'm not because there's a lot of those kinds of things that they don't mention when teaching about WW2. Plenty of skinhead dog whistles that I didn't learn about until later on.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

The SS symbol is two norse runes meaning the sun and reinterpreted as victory. The nazis wanted to replace religion in their territory with an SS / Nazi based religion using pure aryan symbols instead of praising a jew. The norse symbolism is found throughout Nazi symbolism.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

So norse runes are nazi symbols now?

Yeah, Nazis have been coopting our shit since the 1930s and we're sick of it.

Sincerely

Far left anti-authoritarian pacifist from Denmark who likes Norse mythology.