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[–] [email protected] 104 points 1 month ago (17 children)

There is no such thing as a roman salute, that's a fascist salute.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You should see the nazis on Wikipedia desperately trying to edit the entry for Roman Salute in an attempt to remove the word fascist.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Isn't the word "Fascism" derived from a Roman symbol of power?

Rome and Fascism aren't exactly from separate peninsulas

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

It's derived from the Fasces, which is a bundle of sticks used as a symbol of office by civil rulers in Rome, which the fascists then "stole" as a symbol and a representation of "many together strong, one alone weak". If you stick an axe in the bundle it becomes a military (or armed) symbol of power. This depiction is even used as a symbol in the Swedish police coat of arms

The root word are still used in some areas, such as https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascine

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Right. But that train of thought is too complex for them, they don't even know they're alone on a single speeding caboose.

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