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They didn’t choose the symbol at random but rather because it’s the symbol many Antifa supporters use to brand their movement https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticke

They didn’t choose the symbol at random but rather because it’s the symbol many Antifa supporters use to brand their movement https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Antifascist-Red-Triangles-antifa-left-symbol-by-reydefine/43631729.EJUG5 https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Antifascist-Red-Triangle... Perhaps Antifa itself got the symbol from nazis though?

twsttest 6y ago
Exactly. It's so blatantly political propaganda. The scary part is that "respected" outlets like NPR and others pick up the headline and run with it knowing that the link to Nazi imagery is tenuous at best. This is pulled directly from an NPR article denouncing the triangle as a Nazi symbol: "Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said that some products are sold online that use the inverted red triangle in antifa imagery, though experts said it is not a commonly adopted symbol among anti-fascist activists. "We would note that Facebook still has an inverted red triangle emoji in use, which looks exactly the same, so it's curious that they would target only this ad," Murtaugh said" Which is a perfectly reasonable explanation that's ignored by the Democratic Party's political propagandists in the media.
aahhahahaaa 6y ago
You picked a single example that's also referenced in a stackexchange answer that did a fair amount of work exploring the usage of the symbol. "It can be found in that context. But it is surely not the most recognisable symbol for Antifa in the US." https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/47917/have-antifa-members-used-an-inverted-red-triangle-as-a-symbol https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/47917/have-anti... So ok, maybe we can give the benefit of the doubt. By why not use the actual symbol that's very predominantly used in Antifacist protests? It's very easy to find and much more familiar and relevant. Honestly it would have made for a better ad. And in isolation this is a single mistake, but the administration has been repeatedly criticized for using fascist symbolism and language, including "America First." At what point do these things stop being coincidental?
- 37r6r6u3u3u 6y ago
  I'm not saying it isn't xenophobic and pandering to a nationalist base but it seems like a stretch to call "America First" fascist, especially when the phrase is generally accompanied by (dubious) accusations that the opposing party failed to prioritize the needs of the people. I could see the argument that the slogan was perhaps used as a tool to further fascist policies but "America First" represents fascism about as much as the Che Guervarra hats that Hot Topic used to sell represented communism.
  - aahhahahaaa 6y ago
    It's not the phrase "America First" on its own, but its history of use. "While the America First Committee had a variety of supporters in the United States, 'the movement was marred by anti-Semitic and pro-fascist rhetoric.'" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_First_(policy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_First_(policy) And again, this is another example where they could have literally picked anything else... but they didn't. When pressed about its history Trump literally backed up the phrase's use by stating "I like the expression." It's isolationist, nationalistic, xenophobic nonsense with a tinge of antisemitism. It's been denounced by multiple jewish scholars and the Anti-defamation league.

twsttest 6y ago

Exactly. It's so blatantly political propaganda. The scary part is that "respected" outlets like NPR and others pick up the headline and run with it knowing that the link to Nazi imagery is tenuous at best. This is pulled directly from an NPR article denouncing the triangle as a Nazi symbol: "Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said that some products are sold online that use the inverted red triangle in antifa imagery, though experts said it is not a commonly adopted symbol among anti-fascist activists. "We would note that Facebook still has an inverted red triangle emoji in use, which looks exactly the same, so it's curious that they would target only this ad," Murtaugh said" Which is a perfectly reasonable explanation that's ignored by the Democratic Party's political propagandists in the media.

aahhahahaaa 6y ago

You picked a single example that's also referenced in a stackexchange answer that did a fair amount of work exploring the usage of the symbol. "It can be found in that context. But it is surely not the most recognisable symbol for Antifa in the US." https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/47917/have-antifa-members-used-an-inverted-red-triangle-as-a-symbol https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/47917/have-anti... So ok, maybe we can give the benefit of the doubt. By why not use the actual symbol that's very predominantly used in Antifacist protests? It's very easy to find and much more familiar and relevant. Honestly it would have made for a better ad. And in isolation this is a single mistake, but the administration has been repeatedly criticized for using fascist symbolism and language, including "America First." At what point do these things stop being coincidental?

37r6r6u3u3u 6y ago
I'm not saying it isn't xenophobic and pandering to a nationalist base but it seems like a stretch to call "America First" fascist, especially when the phrase is generally accompanied by (dubious) accusations that the opposing party failed to prioritize the needs of the people. I could see the argument that the slogan was perhaps used as a tool to further fascist policies but "America First" represents fascism about as much as the Che Guervarra hats that Hot Topic used to sell represented communism.
- aahhahahaaa 6y ago
  It's not the phrase "America First" on its own, but its history of use. "While the America First Committee had a variety of supporters in the United States, 'the movement was marred by anti-Semitic and pro-fascist rhetoric.'" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_First_(policy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_First_(policy) And again, this is another example where they could have literally picked anything else... but they didn't. When pressed about its history Trump literally backed up the phrase's use by stating "I like the expression." It's isolationist, nationalistic, xenophobic nonsense with a tinge of antisemitism. It's been denounced by multiple jewish scholars and the Anti-defamation league.