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drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 6 days agoThat’s still going to take time. It is like their main symbol. Education on that in schools will go a long way. And it’s not just Buddhist either. Native Americans and Irish used to use them to.
Before 1930s that symbol was in magazines and shit too.
Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 6 days ago
I believe 7 generations is the gold standard
drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 6 days ago
I don’t know because all that media around it will still exist. Ajdnwenarenalready like five generations in.
horse@feddit.org 6 days ago
We had the richest man on earth throwing hitler salutes at the US presidential inauguration. I think it’s entirely possible that the swastika will be acceptable again within the next two generations. But it will be for the wrong reasons…
drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Jesus christ I forgot about that.
We will see what happens I guess.
Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 6 days ago
I mean let’s count - boomers, gen x, millenials, gen z is only 4 generations later. Generation gamma or delta can decide if it’s a redeemable symbol and I cant imagine they’ll care all that much what their great (great) grandparents generation thought about it.
drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 6 days ago
You forgot the silent generation and, depending on how you look at it, the golden generation.