• Zloubida@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Symbols have more than one meaning… The word “fascism” comes from one of these symbols: the Fasces. However the fasces are still used by France:

      Or by the US:

      Are these countries fascists just because they use the Fasces? Of course not. They have other meanings. It’s the same with this Ukrainian symbol.

      • OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml
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        3 months ago

        The difference is that at the time the fasces were adopted they didn’t mean fascism. But also, coincidentally, the US and France are fascist.

        • Zloubida@lemmy.world
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          3 months ago

          And the tryzub didn’t mean fascism when it was firstly adopted by the (menchevik communist) Ukrainian People’s Republic in 1917…

          • OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml
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            3 months ago

            Okay but it did mean fascism after ww2. You know, after nazi collaborators participated in the holocaust in Ukraine, killing Ukrainian Jewish folks and others.

            I dont think the original Ukrainian republic in 1917 was fascist though, we agree there.