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Tea Party Logo: Lifted From Communist Designs

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non obama mama9/14/2009 9:37:03 am PDT

re: #55 Killgore Trout

It’s very intentional. See #46

Okay - that is a fair point. I have read they use Alinsky tactics.

However, I do not believe the communists have a monopoly on clenched fist designs. That link does not prove they literally lifted the clenched fist specifically from the communist party - rather, they are using general leftist images to their advantage.

My concern about the clenched fist is that it connotes both militancy and violence (not whether it has communist roots - because in fact the image is seen in many movements). It is a scary image for a mass movement, such as the Tea Party.