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What are some non-Communist symbols that you think can work well with Communism? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Kinda curious because a lot of our heraldry and vexillology, although it looks great, it always include the same 2 or 3 symbols, like the hammer and sickle, red star, etc., and there isn't much variations in the symbols used. So, staying away from stuff already used by Socialist states and movements, what are some non-Communist symbols do you think are a good fit for it?

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The hammer and sickle is great, it represents the masses probably the best out of any symbol we have, never saw it as outdated, nor do I want to appeal to the masses with new symbolism which isn't demonized. But, I just feel we can use a lot more symbolism and be a lot more varied in our heraldry and vexillology. I'm just looking at this through a design perspective, and to sorta get us to think about what we can do.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't disagree, it's just that resigning from H&S is ofen talked and proposed by people who also resign from marxism.

I think the best example for good change in symbolism is juche.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Older tools are often more recognisable than newer ones, after all the "Save" symbol on computers is almost universally a floppy disk. But we can have your cake and eat it too, if you look at the seals or coats of arms of socialist countries, you will often find that the heraldry gets much more high-tech than that. For instance, Laos and the DPRK both use a hydroelectric power plant, and Romania had a tractor and then an oil drill.

However, I think a class of items that is sorely missing from ALL socialist flags and seals is musical instruments. They convey harmony, emotions, communication, attention, cooperation, entertainment, and quality of life, they are recognisable even as a silhouette, they have natural colours like gold, black, and silver that go well with red, yet they aren't used anywhere in socialist iconography and I think it is necessary to change that.