so not "appears on our currency" so much as "almost a hundred years ago, was present on the dime as a symbol of lawful authority."
so not "appears on our currency" so much as "almost a hundred years ago, was present on the dime as a symbol of lawful authority."
I didn't say the US was Fascist. I said the US could be moving towards Fascism. Big Difference. Huge immunity deals, overloaded government bureaucracy, economic stagnation and decline for the average person, etc all make the US vulnerable to Fascism. The rise of Fascist groups such as the National Front in France also make us vulnerable.
It's still legal tender. I collect coins which is why I knew that it was on the Mercury Dime, which ironically has no mercury in it. Plus, the Fasces is still used in lots of government logos today on a regular basis. It doesn't really indicate a serious move towards what Mussolini called Fascism, but it still looks like some of the symbols in Fascist Italy. For whatever reason, the Fasces doesn't carry the same stigma of the Swastika.
When on the train in Europe, play this tune by Suicidal Tendencies really loud...they love it.
I Wanna Be a Fascist Pig
An oldie but goodie. Geez...I'm old!
If you know anything about coin collecting, you should be aware that the dime got its name by virtue of confusion over the image on its face, with people thinking that the winged liberty head was a depiction of Mercury.
And the Eagle is still used as a symbol of the United States. What shouldn't we infer from that?Quoting Tiburon