The Swastika

              The symbol of the swastika is a well-documented ancient symbol used around the world. Its first recorded occurrence dates back the 6th to 5th millennium BC when it was used in the "Vinca script" of Neolithic Europe. After that it has been used by primitive society consistently from China to the Americas passing by Greece and Africa.

The swastika (svastika in Sanskrit, which is an original language thought to have migrated with the people during the first millennia, BCE) translates into “well-being or being well and good fortune” and has been part of language since 2500-3000 BC. The icon, being a symbol of the language has been part of many Indian Buddhist, Hinduism, and Jainism religions.

            The left handed swastika is usually the sign of Kali, goddess of the dark and night.  Kali herself is an evil, dark, goddess. 

Kali is the Hindu goddess know for her association with empowerment, generally of the females, including fertility. Shakti is the Hindu word for this power. The name Kali is derived from Kala, meaning time of death, black, lord of death also known as Shiva. She is seen in many pictures and connotations stepping on Shiva,   
The sign itself is usually auspicious and a good sign in Buddhism, where the arms are bent to the right, clockwise. In India, the right handed swastika is the symbol of the sun and the god Vishnu.   
There are  people who believe it will never be restored to its former status as a good thing, and are beginning to rally the others to leave it behind as it is. I can't imagine it being this way, as it is still auspicious in many of the eastern religions.
As I found looking for information about this icon, there are many different meanings, long before it became the noxious symbol of racial genocide it has become today.