Why did Hitler use a Hindu symbol for his movement?

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who cares?

now it's a symbol of hate and stupidity

Might as well ask, "did Hitler have a second piece of wedding cake before blowing his bride's brains out and then his own?"

>>2348600
It was one of the Indo-European symbols for The Sun. The rise of the Reich was symbolizing the dawning of a new era.
>>2348621
FYI, he ate the whole thing alone.

>>2348600
The swastika has been used all over the world. It's not a hindu exclusive thing. Even Japanese samurai sometimes had swastikas on their helmets

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>>2348600
>>2348638
Even some Native American tribes used their own variations of the swastika.

>>2348600
The National Socialists were obsessed with Indo-European shit, turning a linguistic connection into a mythological and racial one. It was an important part of the whole Aryan thing.

>>2348600
It's a sacred symbol all over the Indo-European common wealth.

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>>2348600

it was on the Carlsberg beer logo

also, nice dubs

>>2348600
>symbol found all over the world
>In Italy they have roman pottery with swastikas on it
>Hindu

He was inspired by ancient hindu scriptures
His racial theories on aryans come from there too

>>2348600
Because it's instantly recognisable and easy to remember
Also, as le Bon said,
>The type of hero dear to a crowd will always have the semblance of a Caesar. His insignia attracts them, his authority overawes them, and his sword instills them with fear

I remember reading something about the Aryans originally being from India.

>>2348764
The indigenous aryans theory is a meme made up by hindu nationalists
Historians give it little credbility

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>>2348621
"Come to /his/" they said
"We have important, intellectual conversations, unlike /pol/" they said

Today OP learns that the ruling Hindu class were Aryans.

>>2348600

THE SWASTIKA IS AN ARYAN SYMBOL, NOT A "HINDU SYMBOL".