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The Overtly Fascist Imagery of the Clinton Campaign

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I realize the election is long over. I’m not into beating a dead, corrupt, dishonest, incompetent, and possibly brain-damaged horse. But I was reading about the Cuban poet Armando Valladares. He was imprisoned for 22 years in a Cuban gulag by leftist icon Fidel Castro. Specifically, he was sent to the gulag for being the only person at his work who wouldn’t put an “I’m with Fidel” sign on his desk, as all good revolutionary Communists were required.

“I’m with Fidel.” That slogan, sort of reminds me of Hillary’s slogan, “I’m with her.” Doesn’t it?

Also, the ubiquitous “Stronger Together” slogan of the campaign… I always thought it was rather lame and ambiguous. (And of course, always rendered in light-blue and dark blue to signal there was no place for red state America in this “Stronger Together” union.) But “Stronger Together” is also literally a fascist slogan.

The symbolism of the fasces suggested strength through unity: a single rod is easily broken, while the bundle is difficult to break. Similar symbols were developed by different fascist movements; for example, the Falange symbol is five arrows joined together by a yoke.

Democrats are keenly aware of symbolism. In fact, they elevate symbolism above everything else. So, they had to be aware that Hillary’s campaign was overtly and openly embracing the symbols of Cuban Communism and old school fascism, right?

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  2. William Shakespeare portrait replaced it with small print out picture of Audre Lorde, known for her poem about, the poetess dreams of raping an 85 year old white woman and burning her in her bed
    http://voxday.blogspot.com/2016/12/replacing-shakespeare.html

    “one day I will take my teenaged plug
    and connect it to the nearest socket
    raping an 85 year old white woman
    who is somebody’s mother
    and as I beat her senseless and set a torch to her bed
    a greek chorus will be singing in 3/4 time
    “Poor thing. She never hurt a soul. What beasts they are.”

  4. The fasces has long been used in political imagery. Take a look at the Lincoln Memorial; there are fasces on the arm of Abe’s throne. That said: the Left’s lack of self-awareness is truly mind-boggling.

  7. The “Stronger Together” reminded me of Nixon’s “Forward Together” slogan for his first term. Nice tie with Hillary’s past–and probably a more odious connection to her supporters than the communist/fascist appropriation of ancient Roman symbolism.