The Great Seal of the US has fasces on it, the House Rostrum, and many other older decorations relating to Congress do too. That's a symbol the fascists used, and they aligned very closely to the Nazis. It hasn't been abandoned since it was a traditional part of those things well before the fascists, as it was Roman iconography. So too, the swastika has been a part of various cultures that long preceded its use by the Nazis. While we should be sensitive about its use, it's clear many are generally happier to police other cultures than their own.
There's also a story of Genghis Khan trying to impress the strength of unity on his sons by showing them how a single arrow can be snapped, but that a bundle of them is strong.
I don't think it worked, but that's a sort of fasces as a literary symbol.
Tao3300|3 years ago
Who said I loved it? I'm only asking questions to examine your position.
> Should we start flying confederate flags now everywhere
What prior meaning does the "stars and bars" have?
nemo|3 years ago
Tao3300|3 years ago
I don't think it worked, but that's a sort of fasces as a literary symbol.