Amidst Finland's bid to join NATO, supporters of Moscow’s claim that Russia is “denazifying” Ukraine have begun to associate Finland, a longstanding neutral country, with fascism.
Really sad how the symbol’s meaning was tainted forever because of the Nazis. Any attempts to reclaim the symbol have not gone really well, it may require many generations to pass.
I wouldn’t call Hinduism or Buddhism peaceful religions. A case can probably be made for Jainism though. Hindu nationalists in India today are among Hitler’s biggest fans, ironically
It depends whether the religion in its scriptures advocates for peace and nonviolence. In Buddhist scripture violence is condemned and there is the principle of “ahmisa”, also in Hinduism and Jainism. Of course even this doesn’t stop some Buddhist communities promoting violence, the most notable example of which is persecuting the Rohingya in Myanmar.
That’s correct. I’m less familiar with Buddhist literature but in Hinduism one of the most lauded texts is the Bhagavad Gita (though it is technically not a Veda), which condemns non-violence. But yes a lot of things have been done in history and were justified in various ways, so I just wouldn’t consider those religions any less violent than, say, Christianity, but many naive people in the western world get that impression.
Really sad how the symbol’s meaning was tainted forever because of the Nazis. Any attempts to reclaim the symbol have not gone really well, it may require many generations to pass.
I wouldn’t call Hinduism or Buddhism peaceful religions. A case can probably be made for Jainism though. Hindu nationalists in India today are among Hitler’s biggest fans, ironically
It depends whether the religion in its scriptures advocates for peace and nonviolence. In Buddhist scripture violence is condemned and there is the principle of “ahmisa”, also in Hinduism and Jainism. Of course even this doesn’t stop some Buddhist communities promoting violence, the most notable example of which is persecuting the Rohingya in Myanmar.
That’s correct. I’m less familiar with Buddhist literature but in Hinduism one of the most lauded texts is the Bhagavad Gita (though it is technically not a Veda), which condemns non-violence. But yes a lot of things have been done in history and were justified in various ways, so I just wouldn’t consider those religions any less violent than, say, Christianity, but many naive people in the western world get that impression.