The strongest anti-nazi laws are in Austria. Any of their symbols is outlawed. The law dates from the time, when Austria was still occupied.
The swastika can still be seen on most Buddhist monuments, figures, scripts as it defines the sun & the wheel of life (abstracted, as there is the full wheel symbol also used widely). Yes, and I have seen it on many temples or shrines in India also. Just to confirm. If an old horn has the swastika engraved & dates from prior 1930, it could have been used by an SS-brass-band or owned by an "adorer" of this political terror movement. Yes, if the horn is inspected by customs & one has to show it to the "wrong" person, it could become confiscated (rarely) in Germany, but would be confiscated in Austria, if no valid explanation can be offered. But why not camouflage it by an elegant plaque ? ####################################################################### Am 11.08.2010 um 07:45 schrieb Steve Haflich: > Milton -- > > The swastika you describe on this horn almost certainly _is_ a Nazi > swastika. There is a good history of the swastika at > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika which explains that > > - The swastika was derived (apparently independently) by several > indigenous cultures. > > - There is probably a common derivation among Asian and European > cultures -- going back millennia -- from Hindu symbology. There is a > (unrotated) related swastika in Japanese kanji going back into > antiquity. (It is still used on maps as a marker for Buddhist temples > -- I have modern maps with this symbol.) > > - Prior to the adoption by the Nazi party, the symbol was not > particularly associated with evil -- rather the opposite. It has a > long and benign history even in Europe. > > - But even before Hitler became chancellor of the Nazi party, the symbol > had been officially adopted by the Nazi party in 1920, and used > unofficially even earlier. > > - Use or display of the swastika is prohibited in Germany today, except > for its use as a symbol in religious context. Germany tried to get > this prohibition extended to the entire EU, but this was rejected. (I > don't know if there are in Germany exceptions for historical items, > but probably there are.) > > Anyway, Milton, it is almost certain the swastika on your horn has some > relation to the Nazi emblem. (Were there any Buddhists working at Alex > in the 1920's?) That in itself is harmless especially if the date was > 1930, prior to Nazi ascendancy. But I wouldn't travel with this > particular horn to any gigs in Germany. Could invite trouble at the > airport. > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
