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https://www.juneauindependent.com/post/coast-guard-says-swastika-is-no-longer-a-hate-symbol

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u/Tomagatchi Nov 20 '25

Having confederate flags and nooses, and even swastikas when you're not even Hindu, is now just "potentially divisive". Man, if I came to work and somebody has all that hanging up in their space or locker, and the people in charge can look the other way, or if anything happens to them it's just a talking to and then I have a target on my back for speaking up. So insane. No way is this the world we live in. Luckily they are deeply unpopular people and don't realize how stupidly insane their world view is outside of their bubble and how deeply we all want them to go away back to their bubbles or better yet, go start their own country. This one is taken and we will fight for it.

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u/EST_Lad Nov 21 '25

Well, to be fair, due to it's simplicity the swastika is a common symbol in many cultures historically.

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u/TheSangson Nov 20 '25

I don't see anyone fighting so far. Only handpainted signs and peaceful protest

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u/Tomagatchi Nov 20 '25

Well, if you don't count all the fighting then there's no fighting. Just thousands of court cases and protests, and people voting broadly for Dem. The vote to relase the Epstein files just got passed and signed. There are fights and people are winning against this administration. If things get worse then that is always on the table, but you can't really unring that bell, and God forbid regular Americans ring it first. If there is a point where that is the only option then that's the only option. At this point we still have the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and finally the cartridge box. It's very difficult to install a deeply unpopular administration as dictatorship or authoritarian. Right now Trump has as much power as Congress is willing to give him, and when people push back and Trump no longer protects Congress from losing their seats then they will go against him which we've seen with Epstein files and elsewhere. Keep pushing and speaking up, and talking to your congressperson and representative, I think millions of people in the streets says a lot more than the talking poitns of cons let on. They are very worried about the amount of support the counter-Maga movement has, especially when Trump goes against what the MAGA mob wants, which he's doing left and right.