*Not* in any way the most important aspect of the current fascist terrorism spree, but I would welcome an explainer on some of these weird flags they're so keen on. (Apart from anything else, it might help to spot the scumbags at a distance.) - ThreadSky

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ncdominie.bsky.social • 213 days ago

*Not* in any way the most important aspect of the current fascist terrorism spree, but I would welcome an explainer on some of these weird flags they're so keen on.

(Apart from anything else, it might help to spot the scumbags at a distance.)

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ncdominie.bsky.social•213 days ago

Horseshoe theory definitely fails here.

Typical far-right banner: a starfish rampant, brandishing two thunderbolts and a barbed arrow.

Typical far-left banner: "Revolutionary International Hoxhaist Party (Continuing) South Gorbals Chapter Except That Crypto-Titoist Backslider Bob".

ncdominie.bsky.social•213 days ago

(I also want a professional herald to break this stuff down in the manner of Twitter Menswear Guy, and explain e.g. why it's so ignorant to put anarchist symbols on an England football flag, especially if what you're trying to symbolise is fascism. Not that the fash would or could read it, but.)

gjmichaelson.bsky.social•213 days ago

The Beauceant Flag consisted of a vertical rectangle composed of two bands, one white and one black. At the top was the red cross. Black and white represent the duality of darkness and light: Christian Warriors were fair and favorable to the friends of Christ, but...dark and terrible to his enemies.

ncdominie.bsky.social•213 days ago

Ah. Templar stuff. Should have guessed, really: where there's conspiracy-minded loons, sooner or later the Templars will show up.

Umberto Eco was quite good at this.

garymcnally.bsky.social•209 days ago

The cross flag is the Knights Templar, a Christian movement from the crusades.

So this picture is awful people who don’t like Muslims, tapping in to the history of the crusades.

ncdominie.bsky.social•209 days ago

Their ability to unearth fairly esoteric symbolism is remarkable, given how many of them don't show any obvious depth of historical awareness.

(Proper Templars would presumably be saving their worst grudges for the King of France.)

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