62-year-old jokes swastika in parking bench: police are alarm!

62-year-old jokes swastika in parking bench: police are alarm!

A 62-year-old Austrian citizen caused excitement in the Vienna city park on Friday when he scratched a swastika into a park bench. The act was observed by an attentive passer -by who quickly informed the police. Police officers from the Goethegasse police inspection were able to arrest the man for the time being. During the interrogation, the accused confessed the act and named boredom as a motive, while he contested a politically motivated background. The Vienna public prosecutor's office ordered him to show him at a free foot for suspicion of violation of the prohibition law and property damage, as reported vienna.at.

The use of the swastika is strongly negatively connoted in the modern world, especially in Germany and Austria. The symbol, which originally established itself as a sign of salvation in different cultures, including Asian and Celtic traditions, was associated with German nationalism and anti -Semitism in the 19th century. The term "swastika" most likely comes from the Sanskrit and means "it is good". However, the swastika experienced a sad celebrity in the Nazi era, when it became the central symbol of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), as Austria-forum.org noted.

The symbolism of the swastika

The history of the swastika is complex. It was used as a symbol of happiness for thousands of years before it was acquired by nationalist groups. In the interwar period, these groups were looking for historical proofs for the swastika to support their anti -Semits and nationalist ideologies. Adolf Hitler claimed to have designed the swastika flag, but there have already been various designs and uses of the symbol.

The Thule Society, a secret society, played a crucial role in the spread of the swastika within the NSDAP. The swastika was also used as a symbol of National Socialist ideology in Austrian history, especially in the context of the connection to the German Reich in 1938. After the Second World War, its use in Austria and Germany was legally banned in order to counteract the associated symbolism of National Socialism.

The incident in Vienna not only raises questions about the personal responsibility of the perpetrator, but also forces society to deal with the history and the different meanings of the swastika.