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4Chan guys think it's cool to promote the Swastika: is it to offend, to shock, or do they see nothing wrong about the Nazis? Is it both?

Western society has gone awry in many ways, and 4Chan is a manifestation of this, and a mirror of it.

They've had a dig at Scientology but is there any discretion as to what's cut down? If none, then it's just vandalism.

It's all in such bad taste. Even its creator in his personal private life has distanced himself from it.

That all being said, a site like this has a degree of freedom and spirit that in a different environment, say North Korea or China, could spearhead a revolution - however for a forum to lead a revolution, even the participants need to be identified, if not in name then at least persona. Also, what would the end product of such a revolution result in? I predict self-destruction if 4Chan was the source.




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