Brazil cops spot giant swastika in swimming pool

[NJCher]

Leftover Nazi stuff always interests me. It's creepy how their scientists came to the U.S.


Helicopter police photographed the Nazi symbol while flying over an estate in Santa Catarina, a southern state with a long history of German immigration.

Brazilian cops made the unsettling discovery of a massive swastika decorating the bottom of a pool while flying over a private estate in the southern part of the country.

The officers were reportedly conducting helicopter sweeps as part of a kidnapping investigation when they happened upon the Nazi symbol in Pomerode, a town in the German-influenced southern state of Santa Catarina.

Investigators later contacted the owner who claimed he wasn’t promoting Nazism, CNN reported.

The swastika was installed 13 years ago, police determined.



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[Ptah]

1. pic:

[LuvNewcastle]

3. That's definitely a Nazi swastika.

Some swastikas mean good luck, but not that kind; it faces the wrong direction and it's standing on end.

[etherealtruth]

8. Without doubt a Nazi swastika

I am going to guarantee it is the Hate symbol not .... and has nothing to do with the ancient symbolism (I am agreeing with you, just posting a little more for folk that do not know the Nazi's co-opted an ancient symbol)

The word ‘swastika’ is a Sanskrit word (‘svasktika’) meaning ‘It is’, ‘Well Being’, ‘Good Existence, and ‘Good Luck’. However, it is also known by different names in different countries - like ‘Wan’ in China, ‘Manji’ in Japan, ‘Fylfot’ in England, ‘Hakenkreuz’ in Germany and ‘Tetraskelion’ or ‘Tetragammadion’ in Greece. - See more at: http://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/symbol-swastika-and-its-12000-year-old-history-001312#sthash.14E6TemK.dpuf

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. I wonder if it's very apparent to people swimming in the pool

[MADem]

11. Since most of the residents of Pomerode are white Germans who still speak the language, and

whose families were strong supporters of Nazis going back well before WW2, I suspect it's both obvious and probably admired.

[Cooley Hurd]

2. Does anyone have the .kmz file for this?

I'd like to see it on Google Earth.

[PoliticAverse]

4. I guess we know what became of The Boys from Brazil now... n/t

[Electric Monk]

7. U.S. Naval Base, Coronado California

http://www.globalresearch.ca/nazi-symbols-in-the-us-military-accidental-giant-us-navy-swastika-building-was-no-accident/5382069

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1881770_1881787_1881780,00.html

[etherealtruth]

5. WTF?

[NuclearDem]

6. For going out and swimming lapzis, no doubts.

[MADem]

10. Brazil has a long history of association with Nazis that predates WW2.

There are towns mostly in S. Brazil that are mostly German speaking. Still. Today. Pomerode is one of them--mostly white, and 90 percent of the population speaks German.

Here's another old tale of Nazis in Brazil--this is all very unpleasant:

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25815796

The Brazilian ranch where Nazis kept slaves

[Nye Bevan]

12. Disgusting, but what do the police have to do with it? (nt)