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Gaugamela

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8. The raised fist is a long-standing symbol of solidarity, and comes out
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 11:52 AM
Aug 2022

of traditional leftist movements against oppression (the labour movement, socialism, anarchism, etc.) Obviously, it also signals a willingness to fight.

The use of the fist as a salute by communists and antifascists is first evidenced in 1924, when it was adopted for the Communist Party of Germany's Roter Frontkämpferbund (Alliance of Red Front-Fighters). In reaction, the Nazi Party adopted the well-known Roman salute two years later.




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raised_fist

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