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In reply to the discussion: Photos surface of Andrew Breitbart, James O'Keefe partying with white nationalists [View all]Faryn Balyncd
(5,125 posts)21. The logo of the group is the hammer of the man who established feudalism:
"The logo of the YWC, which is in black and white, features a hand gripping an object. According to the group, the object is a hammer carried by Charles Martel, the man who stopped the impending Islamic expansion into Europe during its early years. However, the logo has also drawn criticism from those who feel it too closely resembles a fasces."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_for_Western_Civilization
"The illegitimate son of the Frankish statesman Pepin of Heristal and a noblewoman named Alpaida, Martel successfully asserted his claims to power as successor to his father as the power behind the throne in Frankish politics. Continuing and building on his father's work, he restored centralized government in Francia and began the series of military campaigns that re-established the Franks as the undisputed masters of all Gaul. In foreign wars, Martel subjugated Bavaria, Alemannia, and Frisia, vanquished the pagan Saxons, and halted the Islamic advance into Western Europe at the Battle of Tours.[6]
"Martel is considered to be the founding figure of the European Middle Ages. Skilled as an administrator and warrior, he is often credited with a seminal role in the development of feudalism and knighthood....."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Martel
Interesting that these folks choose as a symbol the founder of feudalism.
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Photos surface of Andrew Breitbart, James O'Keefe partying with white nationalists [View all]
ck4829
Feb 2014
OP
Whenever you hear someone use the term "Western Civilization," you know what's up
Scootaloo
Feb 2014
#43
In other words... representatives of the Republican Party base. They're all a bunch of racist fucks
kysrsoze
Feb 2014
#42
The logo of the group is the hammer of the man who established feudalism:
Faryn Balyncd
Feb 2014
#21
"BEEEEHAAAVE YOURSELVES, BEEEHAAAVE YOURSELVES!!!!!.....Arghhhhh Oh my chest..." plop nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
Feb 2014
#25
All of them crawling around in the same cesspool! Bookmarking for later! Thank for posting this! n/t
freshwest
Feb 2014
#37
Oh, we (myself included) were delightfully vile when Andrew Breitbart died...
backscatter712
Feb 2014
#58
It ain't the race card if the jokers are racist. And these guys are/were racist. They were hanging..
marble falls
Feb 2014
#62