X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: f996b,da8b0c94050789ae
X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public
X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1993-11-10 14:49:08 PST
Path: 
 gmd.de!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!warwick!unicorn.nott.ac.uk!unicorn.nott.ac.uk!not-for-mail
From: plyjbyt@unicorn.nott.ac.uk (Beng Tang)
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: Re: Swastika apology
Date: 10 Nov 1993 22:12:24 -0000
Organization: Cripps Computing Centre, University of Nottingham
Lines: 22
Message-ID: <2brp08$3ac@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk>
References: <rchaoCG7CsF.2G3@netcom.com> <2bq2md$rmc@usenet.rpi.edu>
NNTP-Posting-Host: unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk

Robert Chao (rchao@netcom.com) wrote:
>: I am sorry for posting that swastika. Please note that I do not support
>: the Nazis and in fact I am not German or even Caucasian. It was just
>: a historical symbol.
>: I should have added something to the original posting instead of just
>: drawing it but that's not the point now. Let's forget it and go back to
>: having fun.

If i am not wrong, the Nazi swastika is not the same as the eastern
buddhist/hindu swastika. The arms are pointing the other way around.

nazi:      _
	|_|_
	 _| |
	 

asian:   _
	 _|_|
	| |_

-b y tang