Democratic Socialist Symbols

[Comrade Kurtz]

One thing that always disappoints me about socialists is that we don't have a strong, well-known, radical symbol such as the "Sickle and Hammer" or "Anarchy is Order". Some suggest the Red Flag but its more of a physical symbol as opposed to a sign. Others suggest the "Fist and Rose" although this was adopted by the Labour Party of Britain when they began to move away from democratic socialism.

Have any of you encountered any sort of symbol the Democratic Socialists could use?

[Tower of Bebel]

I thought hammer and sickle are also associated with socialism?

[Comrade Kurtz]

Hardly any longer, at least to the common man.

[Tower of Bebel]

The common man isn't smart ;) . Just like me. I just made the worst thread ever, but I know I cannot wright, I can only draw :) .

How about two hands shaking as a symbol?

[Umoja]

I thought the symbol for democratic socialism was a red flower on a white background, or something like that?

[The Grey Blur]

I'm a Socialist and the Hammer & Sickle is fine by me

I neither like nor fully understand why you're trying to draw a line between "Socialists" and "Communists" as for all intents and purposes they are the same thing

[Comrade Kurtz]

Democratic Socialists are unlike even the most moderate communists.

[sp468732]

What about the 5 point red star? I always thought this was a symbol of socialism and communism.

[The Grey Blur]

Originally posted by Comrade [email protected] 1 2006, 10:23 PM
Democratic Socialists are unlike even the most moderate communists.
Socialism is democracy, your prefix is unneccessary

[YSR]

In the US, youse guys use the white hand and the black hand holding a rose.

http://www.dsausa.org

[Ander]

Originally posted by Permanent [email protected] 1 2006, 06:56 PM
I neither like nor fully understand why you're trying to draw a line between "Socialists" and "Communists" as for all intents and purposes they are the same thing
As a Socialist, I disagree.

And Democratic Socialism is a farce that unfortunately more often than not is a synonym for Social Democracy.

[rouchambeau]

Red for it's fasade, a dollar sign for it's true form.

[Krytikal 3rr0r]

One thing that always disappoints me about socialists is that we don't have a strong, well-known, radical symbol such as the "Sickle and Hammer" or "Anarchy is Order". Some suggest the Red Flag but its more of a physical symbol as opposed to a sign. Others suggest the "Fist and Rose" although this was adopted by the Labour Party of Britain when they began to move away from democratic socialism.

Have any of you encountered any sort of symbol the Democratic Socialists could use?

The fist holding the red rose is the symbol for socialist international. I believe the british labour party now only uses the rose with no fist. Proudly displayed on SI's website.

The red star is more commonly associated with communism but does encompass the broader scope of socialism as well.

[gorillafuck]

This thread is insanely old.

And a red star covers socialism as a whole.

[ZeroNowhere]

The Labour Party wasn't socialist, what the hell?

Edit: Oh, goddamnit, it was a gravedig.

[Bilan]

Closed for necrophilia.