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If it angles to the right, it's the abhorrent swastika. If it angles to the left, it's the Eastern spiritual symbol and chinese character. Peace. ([[User:MuzikJunky|MuzikJunky]] 19:20, 11 April 2007 (UTC))
:: It doesn't matter which way it angles, both variants have common sightings in Indian and Chinese scriptures and artwork. This is entirely superficial however as the point of the swastika in this infobox is clearly to denote the 'grammar fascist' status of the user. The swastika should not be used for this purpose as in this case it certainly has fascist Nazi connotations. In response to someone's earlier post here:
:::"Why not? It's a free world. Image:Anglo-indian.jpg Deano (Talk) 17:20, 29 December 2005 (UTC)"
:: I would like to reply with the comment that we do not live in a free world by any means of the phrase. An example of this is how laws regarding 'inciting racial hatred' have priority over freedom of speech. This especially comes into play on Wikipedia as it is not the encylopaedia's purpose to cause offense. You have to remember that Wikipedia is an International website and therefore US laws regarding freedom of speech do not come into play here. Especially in a community effort such as this it is entirely irresponsible to post such an image as the swastika in a comical scenario. Freedom of speech may exist for portions of the Internet such as personal blogs but certainly not on websites such as Wikipedia. The use of the swastika in this context is really not appropriate and should be replaced by a less offensive image. <span style="border: 3px solid #90ade3;">[[User:Oliverwk|<span style="background: #bad1fb; color: #000000;"> Oliverwk </span>]][[User_talk:Oliverwk|<span style="background: #90ade3; color: #FFFFFF;"> talk</span>]]</span> 19:17, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
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