Ban the Swastika

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Should the Swastika be banned in Europe?
Europe proposes Swastike Ban

The swastika represents:
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The case for the ban:
<ul type="square">[*]The Nazis' final assault on the Jews from 1933-1945 [*]Estimated 15m civilians killed by regime [*]6m Jews murdered [*]1942: Gas chambers built at Birkenau concentration camp, mass transports begin [*]Majority who arrive gassed immediately [*]About 900,000 gassed at Birkenau [*]1.1m died at Auschwitz-Birkenau and its sub-camps
1m of them were Jewish[/list]

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What is the swastika The points against the ban
<ul type="square">[*] The Nazi use of the Swastika was a distortion of a symbol dating back 5000 years[*]Freedom of speech [*]Swastika is sacred to about a billion hindus [*]Swastika is a long term cultural icon[/list]
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Of course the ban could never (?!) happen in America (due to freedom of speech), but our European brethren are considering it.