Well then, head to a predominantly black neighborhood dressed in a white sheet with eye holes and a pointy hat, light a big wooden cross on fire and see if the paramedics are still able to save you. A raised middle finger isn't an insult everywhere, but you don't go off flipping people off randomly in the streets, I should hope. Even though you said you'd respect Tom, you STILL aren't able or willing to drop this issue and accept that freedom of speech doesn't give you the right to get a rise out of people, which is clearly your main intent.
People choose to give the swastika a powerful meaning. Most of the civilized world has accepted that it's a hateful symbol and shouldn't be used lightly. But you, you don't care, you have to have it your way and to hell with what everyone thinks.
