I couldn’t get past the 4th paragraph.
The ‘sticks’ in the eagles talons are very definitely ARROWS, and the final designer of the great seal stated that the arrows and the olive branch “denote the power of peace and war, which is exclusively vested in Congress.”
Europeans may have interpreted the arrows as aggressiveness; but they obviously ARE arrows, not just ‘rods’ or ‘sticks’.
We sometimes rob ourselves of knowledge or comprehension because we get triggered and go no further.