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Vogon_Glory

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7. Thanks for your input

Reply to crud (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 6, 2025, 03:19 PM

Feb 2025

Your earlier comment led to a happy thought: your pointing out a downside to reviving Lady Columbia made me think, then smile. For right wing-nuts, that downside you pointed out to them is unusable, at least for right wing-nuts. French reactionaries could and did say vile things about republican France’s Marianne, but Amurrican righties can’t grasp those handles.

IMO we do need a symbol, and while Lady Columbia isn’t perfect, she’s a lot better than most of the current selection our folks are using.

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Let's Bring Back Lady Columbia! [View all] Vogon_Glory Feb 2025 OP

It's conflicted crud Feb 2025 #1

Maybe, maybe not Vogon_Glory Feb 2025 #2

I totally get this crud Feb 2025 #3

Thanks for your input Vogon_Glory Feb 2025 #7

I looked for a good visual, I chose this one MagickMuffin Feb 2025 #4

Good one! Thanks! n/t Vogon_Glory Feb 2025 #5

Columbia was the most common image used ITAL Feb 2025 #6

why tho WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2025 #8

I think the Good Guys need a symbol of patriotism and resistance Vogon_Glory Feb 2025 #9

Columbia is not a symbol of patriotism and resistance though. She's named after a murderous rapist and WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2025 #10

It isn't? After riffing through the artwork showing Columbia Vogon_Glory Feb 2025 #11