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These are usually protest flags loosely based on nazi
and/or related flags, adding to its typical design or symbols the design
or symbols of the flag or emblem of some other entity, usually to convey the
accusation that the said entity is somehow comparable to nazi regimes.
Usually found in political cartoons, protest rallies, etc. It may be
humurous.
António Martins, 01 Feb 2003
This is an interesting usage of the Nazi symbol, an usage of which there are two main types:
The well-known cartoon flag showing the NATO
symbol in black on a red disc on a red flag. This one have been frequent
in the newspapers I’ve seen here in Russia.
António Martins, 11 Jul 1999
In demonstrations at Duke University (US), I saw a
palestine flag defaced with a black swastika on
the white stripe waved by pro-Israel demonstrators.
Theodore Leverett, 10 Oct 2000
It was clearly the intention of the refered Palestine flag with swastika
waved by pro-Israel demonstrators, to identify any percieved enemy of
Israel or of Jewish people with Nazis. And if anti-Israel demonstrators
react waving back any of the two nazi versions of the Israel flag described
above, the unaware outsider will see the same
symbol used by both sides to attack the other: «You’re nazi
because you want to exterminate Jews — here’s how your
flag should look like» and «You’re nazi because you sent army and police
against unarmed civilians — here’s how your flag should look like».
António Martins, 11 Oct 2000
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