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surely only a nazi would design a symbol like that

and those colors are very Ukrainian nationalism-coded lmao

btw this is one of those bullshit brands that only has one product and only exists as an Amazon seller

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 hours ago

Looks kinda like the valknut which is used by some neo Nazis

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

colors are very Ukrainian nationalism-coded lmao

what like green?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

ok I get that the Ukraine thing was a reach but it was the combination of yellow and green in those exact shades that immediately made me think of zelensky-pain

[–] [email protected] 0 points 14 hours ago

I mean, Yeezies exist

[–] [email protected] 0 points 16 hours ago

Yeah. All shoes are fascist except barefoot shoes, which are only socialist in theory.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

Honestly its really hard to make rotationaly symmetric symbols without accidentally resembling a swastika or sonnenrad. It gets the benefit of the doubt from me.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 15 hours ago

I remember reading a theory that these swirling symbols are unavoidable in human art because when we observe the stars and follow their movement these are the shapes they make due to the wiggle of the earth's axis. It was in a book from the 1890's so IDK if it was just made up but I like the idea

[–] [email protected] 0 points 16 hours ago

I think the trick is to use more rounded and curved shapes instead of hard angles

for example, I wouldn't tend to think "fascism" when looking at a traditional triskele

but contrast that with the nazi versions of the triskele: (CW for nazi hate symbols)

actually that 2nd one is pretty similar to the shoe logo, hmmm

[–] [email protected] 0 points 17 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I've been making strategy game maps lately, so I've been freshly reacquainted with how every time you try to make a rotationally symmetric thing, there's like a 50% chance you accidentally make a swastika and have to start over. So I'm inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt, at this moment.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Every city builder where you want a bunch of buildings to get a buff from one building but still have road access

[–] [email protected] 0 points 14 hours ago

This is me in Against the Storm lol. I'll be like halfway through a game before I realize I've made another fucking swastika, so I have to spend resources fixing it while still being in an efficient layout.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 18 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

That looks like a military shade of green, kinda sus to me

[–] [email protected] 0 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

damn i like military green (and other earth tones)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 18 hours ago

Me with my new olive green/gum/black sambas

side-eye-1

[–] [email protected] 0 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly it looks like the GameCube logo so if it is a fascist symbol, gg you got me

[–] [email protected] 0 points 19 hours ago

gamecube logo is innocent (though, Nintendo is not)

and yeah this isn't an actual fascist symbol, it's just giving that vibe

[–] [email protected] 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

The shoe is fascist because it looks too Ukrainian.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

As we know, if something is green then it is immediately Ukrainian and if something is Ukrainian then it is immediately fascist. Lenin wrote extensively on this.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I wouldn't have mentioned Ukraine if it was just green, it's the combination of yellow-on-military green that I found very reminiscent of that shirt Zelensky is always wearing. maybe a stretch but I feel like whoever designed this was inspired by Ukrainian military wear, intentionally or not. & I wouldn't say everything from Ukraine is fascist but their military has certainly aligned itself with neo-nazis

it was really the symbol that felt fashy to me more than anything though. hard geometric lines and rotational symmetry will always make me think of nazi symbols. like "copy my homework but don't make it too obvious" but with a swastika

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 hours ago

This is like when zionists were freaking out about pflp-octoplushie except it's terminally online communists freaking out about rotational symmetry and the colour green