Claims are circulating online that Finland is a Nazi country or supports Nazism due to the historical use of swastikas by its air force. The emblem, which holds diverse meanings and in the Western world served as an auspicious symbol before it became synonymous with Nazism...

A Finnish Air Force spokesperson told Reuters the swastika in the Finnish Air Force flag featured in the photos was introduced in 1918 – before Nazism rose in Europe.

“The first aircraft of the Finnish Air Force, a Thulin Typ D reconnaissance aircraft, was donated by [Swedish count] Eric von Rosen in 1918,” the spokesperson explained.

Wow, very interesting, let's look at this guy's Wikipedia page.

Von Rosen became brother-in-law to Hermann Göring when his wife's sister, Carin von Kantzow, married Göring.

:bruh:

However, it is wrong to claim the flag demonstrates Finland condoning Nazism, historians and the Finnish Air Force say; although Helsinki did ally with Nazi Germany between 1941 to 1944 to fight off Soviet invasion (here).

Very interesting framing, Reuters Fact Check, now face the wall.

  • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    I still remember the hand wringing and pearl clutching when an Indian store (India having a close cultural, possibly religious connection with the symbol) featured it, with people saying that the Nazis had forever perverted the symbol and that now it belongs to the world in a negative way and should be consigned to oblivion, and now that it's a European country doing it also for an innocent (but not really) reason it's okay actually and not at all an issue apparently.