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A symbol for the Resistance: (Original Post) Are_grits_groceries Feb 2017 OP
Simple, catchy, appeals to all geeks and nerds Warpy Feb 2017 #1
+1 uponit7771 Feb 2017 #4
Powerful - I Like It.... global1 Feb 2017 #2
NTMF world wide wally Feb 2017 #3
For the non geek - the symbol is the recognized symbol of resistance in electronic diagrams ... uponit7771 Feb 2017 #5
Thank you for the simple explanation. nt Lilyhoney Feb 2017 #11
Great for both tshirts and lapels pins SticksnStones Feb 2017 #6
Omega can mean "The End" I'm not ready for that. Achilleaze Feb 2017 #7
crap... you're right... I had it in my head ohm was upside down omega... o well uponit7771 Feb 2017 #9
Also, the American flag pattern on the shield over the eagle's heart... Achilleaze Feb 2017 #10
Yes. The End of the unconstitutional takeover. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2017 #12
"E pluribus unum" ain't exactly alt-right republican-russian rhetoric Achilleaze Feb 2017 #13
Trump supporters wear the 'Don't Tread on Me' flag and the confederate flag. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #14
You tell 'em KW ! Achilleaze Feb 2017 #15
I'm out after this post. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2017 #16
It has a worthy history. rug Feb 2017 #8

global1

(25,224 posts)
2. Powerful - I Like It....
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 03:50 AM
Feb 2017

Simple and to the point. Would look good on t-shirts, buttons, signs, etc.

I could see Sheldon of Big Bang Theory wearing a t-shirt with this symbol on it.

uponit7771

(90,302 posts)
5. For the non geek - the symbol is the recognized symbol of resistance in electronic diagrams ...
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 07:35 AM
Feb 2017

... a "resister" is something that stops or slows down the flow of electricity.

Ohms law - R (or resistance) in this is constant, independent of the current.

This symbol is at the top of my list; geeky and perfect for what we're doing today

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
7. Omega can mean "The End" I'm not ready for that.
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 08:11 AM
Feb 2017

I'm ready for America's next step FORWARD.

KittyWampus has suggested The Great Seal of the US as a symbol. The inscription "E Pluribus Unum" in the eagle's mouth means "Out of many, one." which for me is a perfect positive concept - the antithesis of what the Republicans have pissed out upon the nation - a patently demonic philosophical principle: alt.wounded.soul.white.male.domme.destroyer.abuser.a-hole

Hell, no. It's not surprising so many people know in their gut that they absolutely must RESIST. Now.

Out of many, one is what the founders had in mind, and that guiding principle is still good enough for me, even if Republicans and their tax-&-draft-dodging anti-hero Trump want to piss on it.

Also, the eagle imagery of the Great Seal is so American. Native peoples always note that the eagle flies highest of all creatures, and lifts up the eyes and the hearts of ALL THE PEOPLE, no exceptions. The eagle is a unifier, and an uplifter.

I feel The Great Seal as a symbol for the resistance could help to remind all of us - Trumplicans included - what America is really all about.



Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
10. Also, the American flag pattern on the shield over the eagle's heart...
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 08:42 AM
Feb 2017

...creates an opportunity for all citizens to reclaim another important national symbol.

Wearing cheap metal "Made in China" lapel pins, the republican party, Inc. has for 20 years or so been trying to impose a corporate copyright on the flag symbol as if they OWNED IT, and thereby to narrow the flag's meaning down to a select sliver of the people. But that is so wrong. So anti-American. The flag belongs to all the people.

That's just the way it is. No Deviant Corporate Badass Political CultChurch-Corporation (IKGOP) can patent the flag, and wrest it away from Americans.

The Great Seal of America (all of America) as a symbol for the resistance would help return the flag to all of America.

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
12. Yes. The End of the unconstitutional takeover.
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 09:47 AM
Feb 2017

It has to be used and framed right.

The Great Seal is ok, but unfortunately everybody claims anything with patriotic sign.
If you wear that, gawd knows who you are unfortunatel.

 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
14. Trump supporters wear the 'Don't Tread on Me' flag and the confederate flag.
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 10:12 AM
Feb 2017

and "END" is HIGHLY IRRESPONSIBLE considering that Bannon and Flynn and many Fundie Christians literally want the Apocalypse end times so their Rapture can be ushered in.

I Pluribus Unum is literally the opposite of what Christian Theocrats want. They say "In God We Trust" should be our motto.

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
16. I'm out after this post.
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 10:40 AM
Feb 2017

I have enough firefights on my plate.
'Highly Irresponsible'- hyperbole much

This was a SUGGESTION and I believe it could work if it was framed at the beginning correctly.
But whateve. Sonething will rise to the top.

I know my Apocalypse having grown up beside the Rapturites.

I cede the symbol floor to you. Have at it.
I am gone from this issue. Period.

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