Oh well.
Wow, look at how proudly they're displaying that fascist symbol. And they even put fasces on both sides of it!
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Wait, how long it’s been there? Rome dweebs or cryptofash-imports?
Tbf it was a symbol of anti-monarchist republican liberal revolutions in the 19th century, at the time it may have even been considered "progressive" in the same way that Lincoln was
just do some phyrgian caps goddamm
oh wait i just remembered that was a symbol of the french revolution, which the esteemed US thought far too radical
So that's the origin of America's obsession with lionizing the losers.
Now that's not true, quite a few thought Rome was over-democratic and were Sparta dweebs.
hmmm fasces fasces fasces gee why does that sound familiar?
(btw, guess we need a :upside-down-pissed-on-mussolini: bc i wanted one just now)
I know the historical context for it and all, but you'd think when the fascists literally used it as their namesake and symbol maybe it's time to not use that. I appreciate the Rome dorkery as much as the next annoying history nerd, but lads you can actually just change the symbol
I know this is a fascist symbol, but what's the original context?
The Fasces was a symbol of the Roman Republic, meant to signify a single stick, or citizen, being weak, but when put together they form an unbreakable bundle.
It was dredged up by the enlightenment-era nerds who ended up creating the US (as well as France), and was later co-opted by Mussolini and his movement.
