From a post on /r/leftistvexillology/
"Capitalism, fascism, reaction; beat the three and humanity is free!"
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"Of course, the three arrows representing the struggle against capitalism, fascism and reaction have quickly found their way into other social democratic parties."
:stalin-stressed: :stalin-stressed: :stalin-stressed:
That election poster that gets thrown around alot is just that. An election poster where the socialdemocrats were trying to position themselves as the preservers of the democratic republic(which should be remembered, had not existed for long). It's not the only way to interpret the symbol.
https://www.reddit.com/r/leftistvexillology/comments/dx5jky/three_arrows_without_the_big_lib/
What do you think? What do you associate the arrows with? I always assumed it was 'down with monarchism, Nazism, and capitalism' before reading that thread. It's amazing how fast the meaning of the symbol was co-opted and altered (although notable that not everyone recognizes it as such).
I associate the arrows with socdems and the third arrow as anti-communist, yes. I'm European. Maybe it's not the best symbol to use in 2020 if people interpret it differently depending on how much 1930s German+Austrian history they remember.
On a related note, one of the funniest little moments of 2020 was when Trump designated antifa as a terrorist organisation and the SPD tweeted that they are antifa "of course".