The swastika, a symbol with millennia of history, has long been associated with both prosperity and peace in various cultures ...

Business Insider spoke with Tim Marshall, author of "Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags" about how the swastika was a symbol of peace until Hitler and the Nazi party changed its meaning.

He raised his arm beginning in 1973 as a symbol of his devotion and “to militate against wars and support world peace.” By ...