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From: Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com>
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Subject: Re: Ansible 455 -- June 2025
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2025 07:19:29 -0400
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On 5/31/25 2:56 PM, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
> In article <101fi0n$1chis$1@dont-email.me>,
> Gary McGath  <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:
>> On 5/31/25 10:33 AM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
>>> I'm surprised they didn't ask if they had a reputation as Nazis.
>>> That's the most common random accusation.
>>
>> There is a way to avoid being called a Nazi. Applaud the October 7
>> massacre of Jews, harass Jewish student organizations, invade subways
>> asking if anyone on the train is a Zionist, and put up graffiti with
>> swastikas, and no one will call you one.
> 
> [Hal Heydt]
> I'm pretty sure that last one would get the name applied.

Someone did that at Harvard. I called the unidentified vandal a Nazi, 
but I didn't hear of anyone else applying the term. Some Tesla owners 
have also been targeted by the symbol.

Digressing a bit: The term "swastika" for the Nazi symbol is an odd one. 
It comes from Sanskrit, and in Indian use it was a benign symbol. The 
Nazis called it Hakenkreuz or "hooked cross," which is more descriptive. 
The best explanation I've heard is that the British were familiar with 
the Indian term as a result of imperial connections.

-- 
Gary McGath    http://www.mcgath.com