cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/23431138
Crossposted from https://lemmy.world/post/40642280
The Buddhist swastika is still used to denote temples across Asia. It depends on the context.
people (mainly non-communists) see it in a very specific light
Anticommunists who would label anything left of liberalism communism see it in that light. They label any symbol you use that way, they don't actually care about any association with the claimed evils, its just a pretense to oppose the left.
Look at the way the US's left fell over itself to decry the evils of communism over the last century and even the most tepid social democrat gets labeled communist today.