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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Sun Jul 13, 2014, 06:04 PM Jul 2014

City pols blast anti-Semitic banner flown above Brighton Beach and Coney Island

CORINNE LESTCH

New Yorkers enjoying the sunny weather in Brighton Beach and Coney Island on Saturday got a nasty airborne surprise — a plane towing a banner bearing a swastika-themed message.

The streamer said in symbols that a swastika plus peace equals love. Then it read, in all capital letters, “Proswastika.”

Councilman Mark Treyger (D-Brooklyn) said he received several complaints over the anti-Semitic aerial display.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/city-pols-blast-anti-semitic-banner-flown-brighton-beach-coney-island-blog-entry-1.1864519

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City pols blast anti-Semitic banner flown above Brighton Beach and Coney Island (Original Post) hrmjustin Jul 2014 OP

Ill-advized and tone-deaf, but not antisemitic. At least not in intent Scootaloo Jul 2014 #1

It was dumb on their part. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #2

Agreed Scootaloo Jul 2014 #3

ACK -- your post made me look up "Raelian" DeadLetterOffice Jul 2014 #4

They're an odd bunch Scootaloo Jul 2014 #6

The swastika has been around at least a thousand years before... TreasonousBastard Jul 2014 #7

let me guess freedom of speech . SummerSnow Jul 2014 #5

Seems like it would be fairly easy to determine the "authorship". Smarmie Doofus Jul 2014 #8

Total head scratcher. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #9

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

1. Ill-advized and tone-deaf, but not antisemitic. At least not in intent

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Sun Jul 13, 2014, 06:12 PM

Jul 2014

Apparently it was an effort by the Raelians to redeem the symbol... According to the website on hte banner:
http://www.proswastika.org/news.php?item.472.1

The swastika-star is the chosen symbol of the Raelians.

dumber than a box of mute rocks, but i don't think the intent was to be hurtful.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

2. It was dumb on their part.

Reply to Scootaloo (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 13, 2014, 06:13 PM

Jul 2014

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

3. Agreed

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 13, 2014, 06:22 PM

Jul 2014

But then "Raelian" and "good idea" aren't two terms found in each other's company very often anyway...

DeadLetterOffice

(1,352 posts)

4. ACK -- your post made me look up "Raelian"

Reply to Scootaloo (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 13, 2014, 06:37 PM

Jul 2014

and now I need industrial strength brain bleach.

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

6. They're an odd bunch

Reply to DeadLetterOffice (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 13, 2014, 06:42 PM

Jul 2014

But I guess, who am I to talk, given that when I'm not an atheist, I'm worshipping trees

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

7. The swastika has been around at least a thousand years before...

Reply to Scootaloo (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 13, 2014, 07:01 PM

Jul 2014

the Nazis stole it and eventually someone probably should rehabilitate it.

But now is probably not the best time.

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

5. let me guess freedom of speech .

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Sun Jul 13, 2014, 06:38 PM

Jul 2014

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)

8. Seems like it would be fairly easy to determine the "authorship".

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Mon Jul 14, 2014, 05:26 AM

Jul 2014

In other words: someone had to commission the plane, fly the plane, register it, land it, etc etc etc.

No one seems interested. Weird.

EDIT: OK. I see Scootaloo's reply #1. That explains it. ( It's still pretty incredible.)

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

9. Total head scratcher.

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #8)

Mon Jul 14, 2014, 10:09 AM

Jul 2014

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