Re: The Roman salute
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Originally Posted by Errigal
Nevertheless, it is worth mentioning many symbols which are supposed to be frightening because of their "fascist" connection were quite universal in the recent past. The roman salute is a good example.
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An even more shocking example would be the salute to the American flag formerly shown in the Pledge of Allegiance:
Notice that here the arm appears less risen up and the hand is more horizontal, clearly more in the style of the one intimately related to Fascism and Nazism, even if this salute is accounted to have been "officially" existing in this exact form since 1892, and ironically, proposed by a Freemason - Francis Bellamy (more here).
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"Do not be suprised, my friend, that I long so much for remote lands in which people feel immensely rich with very little; it is true that I live in Rome enjoying a life of fame and prestige, but it is also true that I was born from Celts and Iberians."
--Marcus Valerius Martialis, Epigrammata
Last edited by Ferran; Saturday, August 18th, 2007 at 15:55.
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