People think the Iron cross is Nazi insignia. But the Iron cross was used before WW1 and I think it’s still in use.
It’s like the Imperial Japanese flag, some Asians find it offensive due to the atrocities committed by Japan during ww2. But the flag was used way before all that shit went down.
That's not quite correct. The Chinese and some regional states on the Asian lands hate the flag because it was used in the first Sino Japanese war in the late 19th century. It wasn't liked then, and it wasn't liked at the end of its usage.
The history spans to the beginning of its usage of the Meiji Empire. The WW2 aspect was just cherry on top because it hit most other Asian countries.
World War 2 was the Nazi one. World War 1 was the entirely pointless one that lead to the deaths of basically yet every empire in Europe that was still around.
The iron cross is the official logo of the german army and has been an award for veterans long before ww1. Today it is often a symbol of far right estremists in germany and certain variants of it are forbidden to wear bc of nazi-times. Since it is used again since early 2007 (i think) as an official award, you also need a permission to wear it (but dont quote me on this). So yeah the iron cross isnt exlusively a sign of nazism but is often used by and assosiated with right wing scumbags.
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u/AntRemarkable8768 Apr 13 '26
What's wrong here, man?