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To: shalom aleichem

The picture of him holding that shield, the Vanguard thing looks like two rolling pins crossed. What are they suppose to represent?


48 posted on 08/13/2017 6:50:24 AM PDT by lilypad
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To: lilypad
The picture of him holding that shield, the Vanguard thing looks like two rolling pins crossed. What are they suppose to represent?

Fasces, the symbol of power in ancient Rome from which the modern term "fascist" is derived. It's a bunch of reeds bound together and carried by the leading entourage of Roman emperors.

52 posted on 08/13/2017 6:58:52 AM PDT by TTFlyer
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The picture of him holding that shield, the Vanguard thing looks like two rolling pins crossed. What are they suppose to represent?


Here’s a thread that has lots of links to explanation of that/other related things....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3576712/posts


63 posted on 08/13/2017 7:11:47 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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