In addition, since the New Order regime was established in 1967, the hammer and sickle has become stigmatized in the country, which itself is very similar to how Nazi symbolism is treated in the West in general. As such, displaying the symbol in public, even without any political intentions, is still regarded as highly offensive, especially among Indonesian Muslims and Christians due to a widespread allegation of religious persecution by the Indonesian Communist Party in the years leading up to the 1965 purges.