Cikos@lemmy.world to Reddit@lemmy.world · 9 days agoA jeweler friend of mine banned from /r/somethingimade because he recreate a ring found in a viking burial site with inscription "for allah" citing it promotes terrorism.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square134fedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1205arrow-down1imageA jeweler friend of mine banned from /r/somethingimade because he recreate a ring found in a viking burial site with inscription "for allah" citing it promotes terrorism.lemmy.worldCikos@lemmy.world to Reddit@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square134fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareChronographs@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 days agoLots of overlap between ‘viking enthusiasts’ and white supremacists unfortunately. This specifically seems more christofascist but obviously lots of overlap there too. https://www.norwegianamerican.com/viking-symbols-stolen-racists/
minus-squareZahille7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 days agoGuy probably got confused when confronted with “conflicting” ideologies, i.e viking jewelry with Arabic inscriptions.
minus-squareSreudianFlip@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 days agoAlso, it says “for god”, since it is a translation. In the ideological state of things it is kinda inviting prejudice to translate half the phrase.
Lots of overlap between ‘viking enthusiasts’ and white supremacists unfortunately. This specifically seems more christofascist but obviously lots of overlap there too.
https://www.norwegianamerican.com/viking-symbols-stolen-racists/
Guy probably got confused when confronted with “conflicting” ideologies, i.e viking jewelry with Arabic inscriptions.
Also, it says “for god”, since it is a translation. In the ideological state of things it is kinda inviting prejudice to translate half the phrase.