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[–] [email protected] 6 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Hey, nobody says ushankas should carry the sins of humans! We can reclaim ushankas as a symbol of empathy and... uuh... general goodness, I guess!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 21 hours ago

I believe Anarchist Batman from the Redsun Supperman comic used one.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 22 hours ago

interestingly, china propagandized this peacetime soldier who died in an accident, lei fang, into this model citizen of kindness and selflessness, and thus the chinese call the hat the “lei feng hat” after propaganda depictions. whether that (and the fact that northeasterners usually wear the hat regardless of politics to combat cold) means it has shed communist symbolism is up to you