tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post6036019595416666141..comments2024-03-06T07:06:38.928-08:00Comments on JSBlog - Journal of a Southern Bookreader: Cross purposesRay Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-16550307691581709102009-06-02T04:48:53.158-07:002009-06-02T04:48:53.158-07:00It's interesting to look at how many symbols h...It's interesting to <a href="http://www.adl.org/hate_symbols/default_graphics.asp" rel="nofollow">look at how many symbols</a> have been coopted by hate groups.<br><br>Also, would like to note that this theme of coopting reminds me of what Felix was talking about in his <a href="http://sammysdot.blogspot.com/2009/05/kookaburras-and.html" rel="nofollow">kookaburras</a> post.Julie Heywardhttp://unrealnature.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-79643727016160809752009-06-02T08:24:40.928-07:002009-06-02T08:24:40.928-07:00They certainly point to a sensible way to handle i...They certainly point to a sensible way to handle it: context and style ought to make the intention clear.Ray Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-68477754987757930722009-06-02T16:07:40.786-07:002009-06-02T16:07:40.786-07:00I often wonder if the vehement ringfencing of the ...I often wonder if the vehement ringfencing of the swastika doesn't preserve and enhance its appeal to neonazism.Felixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-25786839672859701842009-06-02T17:17:26.091-07:002009-06-02T17:17:26.091-07:00Felix: I agree entirely. I think that making somet...Felix: I agree entirely. I think that making something a taboo enhances and continues its power. If swastikas were so commonplace that you couldn't tell if someone with a swastika tattoo was neo-Nazi or Hindu or New Age, it would dilute any particular meaning to the observer.Ray Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-46196926903552055592009-06-06T09:17:12.601-07:002009-06-06T09:17:12.601-07:00Being very interested and having a collection of N...Being very interested and having a collection of Navajo rugs/blankets, I was fascinated many years ago to discover that the swastika was of frequent use in the Southwest Indian culture in the past. Not much now. <br>See: http://www.whirlinglog.com/images/aig4.jpgDr. Cnoreply@blogger.com