The European Union
abandoned a plan to ban Nazi symbols throughout it's member nations. The ban was strongly supported by German
Ministers of Parliament after British Prince Harry wore Nazi insignia to a costume party. Among those opposed to the ban was the
Hindu Forum of Britain (press release) who launched a campaign to reclaim the Swastika. The symbol its self was in
Frequent popular use before WWII. Anti-Communists in former Soviet Block countries sought to
expand the ban to communist emblems. Searching for different points of views on this came up with an
earlier story of interfaith conflict over meaning, and a parallel to the European debate going on in
New Zealand. [from MetaFilter.com]
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