cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/4551711

The USA senate has 2 fasces. You cannot get more obvious than that

  • rio [none/use name]
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    6 months ago

    It’s a symbol of the estruscan kings and Roman magistrates right to order public floggings with sticks or beheadings with axes

    • HarryLime [any]
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      6 months ago

      My bad, I'd learned that it was a symbol of unity, like the people being stronger unified like the tied sticks.