Is Everyone Crazy?

[RDK]

Yeah, just a blip on the radar as far as such inanities go, but still...

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sw...ines-california

[Chuck Nessa]

Geez!!!

Our tax dollars at work.

Oops, I forgot my tax dollars for the next few years were spent a while back.

[Jazzmoose]

As you say, Ray, just a blip on the radar as far as wasteful government spending, but jeez...

[Jazzmoose]

By the way, isn't the word "pentagon" close enough to "pentagram" that something should be done, lest someone be offended by witches taking over the military?

[7/4]

By the way, isn't the word "pentagon" close enough to "pentagram" that something should be done, lest someone be offended by witches taking over the military?

Hmmm,

there's a book, I own it, can't find it...some thing about the ratio arrangement of Washington. something Masonic or Pythagorean.

I'll look in the morning when there's more light.

[Brownian Motion]

I don't want to defend the expenditure of 600,000 dollars to keep the politicalcorrectnesspolice quiet, but if the money is going to be invested in photovoltaic cells, well, that seems like a win for everyone.

[Alexander]

The swastika is an ancient symbol found in several cultures. The word comes from the Sanskrit svasti, meaning "well being."

Archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates from the Neolithic period. It has long been widely-used in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Hindus often decorate the swastika with a dot in each quadrant. In India, it is common enough to be a part of several Devanagari fonts. It is also a symbol in the modern Unicode and is often imprinted on religious texts, marriage invitations, and decorations. It is used to mark religious flags in Jainism and Buddhist temples in Asia.

The symbol occurs in other Asian, European, African and Native American cultures – sometimes as a geometrical motif and sometimes as a religious symbol.

The "bent" swastika is the one associated with the Nazis. The right-facing swastika (such as the building under discussion) has nothing but benign and even highly positive associations. Take a look. Here's a picture of the building:

Here's a right-facing swastika:

(Technically, this image is a fylfot, one of the holiest symbols in the Jain religion.)

Now here's the familiar nazi symbol:

Now, which image does the building resemble?

Basically, people are just ignorant...

Edited September 27, 2007 by Alexander

[robviti]

imo, this is a better way to spend $600,000

and, it's german!

[Tim McG]

OK.

So are we saying this was done on purpose?

Uh....some proof, please.

[Tim McG]

imo, this is a better way to spend $600,000

and, it's german!

I dunno.

This might be a pretty good reason:

Pardon me for a minute, Guys:

Webmasters who hijack posts to spew their HotLink bullshit are only excusing their own idiocy.

Simply put: Screw you, dieselstation.com.

You don't want me to hotlink your stuff....then don't POST it. I mean, what part of World Wide Web DIDN'T you understand, eh? It is FREE access, fer crissakes.

Moron.

Edited September 28, 2007 by GoodSpeak

[Shawn]

To answer the question posed by the thread...yes, everyone is crazy. Couldn't we be spending some of this money on education or something semi-worthwhile? Nah, I forgot, we're in the land of the paranoid and the home of the politically correct.

[Jazzmoose]

Now, which image does the building resemble?

Basically, people are just ignorant...

So, you're saying that if the photo was taken from a corner rather than straight on, there would be a problem? 'cause the swastikas you displayed both face the same way as far as the bends...

[mikeweil]

From the ground and from inside nearby buildings, the controversial shape cannot be seen. Nor are there any civilian or military landing patterns that provide such a view to airline passengers.

[MoGrubb]

The swastika is an ancient symbol found in several cultures. The word comes from the Sanskrit svasti, meaning "well being."

.....The "bent" swastika is the one associated with the Nazis. The right-facing swastika (such as the building under discussion) has nothing but benign and even highly positive associations. Take a look. Here's a picture of the building:

Here's a right-facing swastika:

(Technically, this image is a fylfot, one of the holiest symbols in the Jain religion.)

Now here's the familiar nazi symbol:

Now, which image does the building resemble?

Basically, people are just ignorant...

Yeah, but there's always the danger of someone viewing the building from above,headon, then bending their head over to the left at a 45° angle and getting the wrong idea. $600,000 well spent I say.