I was walking through a parking lot today on my lunch hour, and noticed all the peace symbols on car bumper stickers, and then in a store, on jewelry and clothes.
It's interesting to me that people seem so open to this. I've always perceived it as meaning "peace at any price" and signifying anti-American and anti-military viewpoints.
Has it lost those connotations? At least with the under-20's?
I'd no sooner wear one as I'd wear a swatstika ... they both represent viewpionts that are anathema to me - one advocating violence against certain groups, and the other advocating a willingness to turn a blind eye to violence rather than stand up to it.
Thoughts?
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- Trinka
- The most important thing about me isn't about me at all. It's about God. Though He is perfectly holy, and I had no hopes of being so, He loved me (and you!). There had to be punishment for sin – justice had to be satisfied. So God sent His own Son, Jesus Christ, who lived a sinless life Himself, and died to pay the penalty for sin. Because of that sacrifice, I can be right with God. And so can you … and so can anyone who will cease trusting in their own goodness -- but rather acknowledge that they have none, and trust in Jesus Christ’s sacrifice instead. The less interesting things about me are: I am the office manager for the church I attend and also have a small business re-binding books & Bibles. I’m in the process of overcoming the horror of school gym classes, and learning to think of exercise as a “good thing” rather than an exercise in public humiliation. I love being outdoors, particularly when Michigan allows a person to be outside without the danger of frostbite. (that would be “July”)
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Fascinating. I've always thought the peace sign signifies peace. Not peace at any cost, necessarily -- but rather, peace as a priority.
As with so many symbols: I suppose it depends on who's wearing the badge.
I think it has changed -- to an extent. I think it probably has some "It's all Bush's fault, time for change" meanings pinned to it, now.
Great post -- I have always thought since it's original popularity in the 1960s that it's an alternate symbol for leftists -- [as opposed to the hammer & sickle or the single red star or images of Mao or Che.] Kids today are so brainwashed most don't know [or care] about history or digging into the facts behind events, trends, movements or political thought. "It's Bush's fault," is all they know, oh, and "Hope & Change." God help us!
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