okwithmydecay@leminal.space to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agoUkip denies criticism over new ‘concerning’ logo likened to Nazi symbolwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10
arrow-up126arrow-down1external-linkUkip denies criticism over new ‘concerning’ logo likened to Nazi symbolwww.independent.co.ukokwithmydecay@leminal.space to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squareSkullgrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoOn the one hand : “an Iron Cross in isolation (i.e., without a superimposed swastika or without other accompanying hate symbols) cannot be determined to be a hate symbol” On the other hand, yeah, farage and the other fascists are looking to re-use fascist symbols. I’m surprised he didn’t just bring back the fucking BUF lightning bolt
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoA cross pateé in most contexts doesn’t seem nazi, but in politics it definitely does
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoThe lightning bolt got grabbed by an American bus company of all things https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoltBus
On the one hand :
“an Iron Cross in isolation (i.e., without a superimposed swastika or without other accompanying hate symbols) cannot be determined to be a hate symbol”
On the other hand, yeah, farage and the other fascists are looking to re-use fascist symbols. I’m surprised he didn’t just bring back the fucking BUF lightning bolt
A cross pateé in most contexts doesn’t seem nazi, but in politics it definitely does
The lightning bolt got grabbed by an American bus company of all things https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoltBus