[dighton]

According to Rosenthal, he used the swastika because he was a Nazi sympathizer, while Jeal blames it on Baden-Powell’s naiveté and his stubborn claim that the symbol meant “good luck” in Sanskrit.

I’ll plead ignorance regarding Baden-Powell’s sympathies, but as for the Sanskrit swastika, dictionaries make a similar “stubborn claim.”

[Oztrich Boy]

as for the Sanskrit swastika, dictionaries make a similar “stubborn claim.”

"Facts are stubborn things"

[RobbyS]

Hitler didn't invent the Swastika, he adopted it. It is just a stylized wheel, and so is seen in both Indian and Red Indian drawings.