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    • Amorphous [any]
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      4 years ago

      Let’s reclaim their original meaning

      Their original meaning was "we are social democrats who are against fascism." This meaning lasted a matter of months before it became, "we are social democrats who are against fascism, monarchism, and communism." Literally. That is the history. It's not some long-standing symbol that had communist roots and then was coopted by liberals or anything. It was designed by liberals for liberal use.

      • snackage [he/him]
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        OP is incorrect. The three arrows were designed by the German Social Democrats in the 1930s to counter the Communists, Nazis and Libs and be a symbol for their own para military group. Only in Austria did they briefly loose their association with anti communism. The design's function was to be easily painted over a swastika with a brush on any wall.