{"id":20444,"date":"2023-11-01T17:15:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T00:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=20444"},"modified":"2023-11-01T17:15:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T00:15:47","slug":"the-power-of-symbols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2023\/11\/01\/the-power-of-symbols\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power Of Symbols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A picture is worth a thousand words and a simplified symbol even moreso, especially when it becomes so <a href=\"https:\/\/threadreaderapp.com\/thread\/1711931740854571266.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mundane<\/a> that people don\u2019t realize they\u2019ve been <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/ktWAP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">propagandized<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/<br \/>The radical left is already using the &quot;paragliding terrorist&quot; as a symbol for the exact same reason they use the picture of Communist leader Che Guevara on t-shirts:<\/p>\n<p>To normalize it&#39;s use as a leftist symbol so the idea of it gets absorbed into the edges of the discourse. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NzIycb9TMF\">https:\/\/t.co\/NzIycb9TMF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8T34KjZko9\">pic.twitter.com\/8T34KjZko9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wokal Distance (@wokal_distance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wokal_distance\/status\/1711931740854571266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more-->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Normalization through reversible trivialization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2\/<br \/>They want to use it so that it no longer becomes a shocking thing to see, and we become accustomed to it&#39;s use as a symbol for leftist and decolonial causes.<\/p>\n<p>The idea is to &quot;normalize&quot; the symbol so that the ideas remain at the edge of the discourse to be brought back later.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wokal Distance (@wokal_distance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wokal_distance\/status\/1711934056987037977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3\/<br \/>By normalizing the use of Che Guevara and the paraglider as general symbols of resistence, they keep them in the edges of the discourse without having to explicitly endorse and defend their tactics. <\/p>\n<p>The ideas then are not entirely removed from the discourse.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wokal Distance (@wokal_distance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wokal_distance\/status\/1711936625041944802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4\/<br \/>This effectively allows them to keep the ideas &quot;stored&quot; in the symbolism of their movement, ready to be brought out, put to use, and defended when they think the time is right.<\/p>\n<p>By storing the idea in the imagery, they can effectively &quot;freeze&quot; the idea in their symbols&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wokal Distance (@wokal_distance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wokal_distance\/status\/1711937502007967926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">5\/<br \/>And when it&#39;s convenient they can &quot;thaw&quot; the idea out by saying &quot;here is where this symbol comes from, it is time to get back to our roots&#8230;.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Then they use the symbol as a way into talking about the virtues of Che Guevara&#39;s Communist tactics and paragliding terrorists&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wokal Distance (@wokal_distance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wokal_distance\/status\/1711938350310195245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">6\/<br \/>We can&#39;t allow them to use these symbols without defending those tactics and ideas.<\/p>\n<p>We need to do to the Che t-shirt, the hammer sickle, and the paragliding terrorist, what we have done to the swas-tika: eject it from polite society and make it repugnant to everyone.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wokal Distance (@wokal_distance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wokal_distance\/status\/1711939463298068821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">7\/<br \/>Any org that uses the paragliding terrorist as a symbol of &quot;freedom&quot; needs to be made into a pariah.<\/p>\n<p>That is our goal.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wokal Distance (@wokal_distance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wokal_distance\/status\/1711939796455809468?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Of course, they&#8217;re not the only ones who can play that game\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pinochets-helicopter-tours.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"403\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pinochets-helicopter-tours.jpg 470w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pinochets-helicopter-tours-300x257.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/anti-che-guevara.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/anti-che-guevara.png 630w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/anti-che-guevara-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1px) 100vw, 1px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatBlog\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePoliticalHat\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"The Power Of Symbols\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"A picture is worth a thousand words and a simplified symbol even moreso, especially when it becomes so mundane people don\u2019t realize they\u2019ve been propagandized.\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/anti-che-guevara.png\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A picture is worth a thousand words and a simplified symbol even moreso, especially when it becomes so mundane that people don\u2019t realize they\u2019ve been propagandized. 1\/The radical left is already using the &quot;paragliding terrorist&quot; 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