I am deeply saddened by the grotesque defacement of Byron town with graffiti displaying the Nazi swastika symbol.
I am even more devastated by the lack of action by anyone in a position of authority (police, Byron Shire Council) to remove it – given this symbol was outlawed in NSW in 2022.
The Holocaust and WWII is not a distant memory; or something that happened to ‘other people’. My great-grandparents were marched into the forest in a small town in Ukraine – and shot to their death by the Nazis.
The swastika is a triggering and revolting reminder of how low we can go as a civilisation.
I would think the people of the Byron Shire would never stand for this.
And no, don’t try to tell me it’s the symbol of peace practised by the Hindus. I am an Indian/European Jew and I know the difference.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
