Why are the stars on the Republican elephant upside down?

Leavethekidsalone.com ^ | 11/30/01 | jimbaugh

[Jimbaugh]

Why are the stars on the Republican elephant upside down?
	As part of a graphics job I was redrawing the Republican Elephant in postscipt so I could use it in a high resolution design job that I was doing. I noticed that the stars are upside down. When I looked at the Democrat version of this logo I found that the stars are pointed up. I did a little research and found the use of the five pointed star upside down has satanic uses. I have searched and searched but I can't find out who designed the Republican logo. I have a feeling some neo-pagan, democratic designed this logo and is laughing everytime he sees this logo on a Republican advertisement. I may be wrong but I think the Republicans have been had again.

[Jimbaugh]

I just want to know ? ? ?

[freedomination]

They're not upside down, they're just leaning on one foot.

[LibKill]

They're not upside-down, they are leaning to the right.

[ChemistCat]

VRWC blanket party time.

[babyface00]

What is that? Is Satan supposed to be a goat?! Seems like the master of evil could do better than a goat represented by an upside-down star.

[babyface00]

What is that? Is Satan supposed to be a goat?! Seems like the master of evil could do better than a goat represented by an upside-down star.

[drgnwrks]

"I did a little research" - Jimbaugh

A little research would be the correct term if you count what many believe. Even "No Research" would have been correct as many people only superficially scratch the surface and call it research.

The pentagram and pentacle , considered by many Christians as signs of 'the devil', also have a benign history. One of the earliest use of the pentagram was as a symbol of the goddess Kore, also known as Ceres. The Greek Pythagoreans considered its geometric symmetry to be a sign of perfection. Hebrews viewed the sign as a symbol of the five books of the Pentateuch, and viewed it as a symbol of Truth. Even the early Christians viewed it as a holy symbol, equating the five points of the star with the five wounds suffered by Christ on the cross.

The pentagram began to get a bad reputation during the Middle Ages. Christians, in the heat of the Inquisition, began to equate the pentagram with the sign of ancient gods, now viewed as representations of the devil. For the first time in history, the benign symbol of security was viewed as a symbol of evil. In the 19th century, Eliphas Levi, a magician and magical philosopher, used an inverted pentacle to signify the god Baphomet, a goat-headed god of Evil. The ensuing symbol, known as the sign of Baphomet, has been adopted to signify the Church of Satan and other Left Hand Path religions.

My guess is that is just they way they were put on the Repub symbol, with no other meaning intended. I have spent a major portion of my adult life in the study of religious symbology, but, as with any statement made by anyone, your milage may vary and contents may settle during shipment.

Freegards,
Dr. C

[PistolPaknMama]

Maybe the same reason a satanic symbol appears on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the US and also on our money?

Get a copy of William Cooper's "Behold a Pale Horse." You will believe it, think it's hogwash or at least really wonder about some things you hadn't thought of before.

Also appearing on our money: "Novo Ordo Seculorum"
Translation: New World Order

[YaYa123]

Ah, but both parties display three stars.
Couldn't be a coincidence, oh no...it's bizarre, sinister... even odd, don't you think?

[Arkinsaw]

Harry Potter designed it.

[Jimbaugh]

I knew I would fine someone on Free Republic that was and expert on this. Thanks for the info.

[Ward Smythe]

Harry Potter designed it.

At least we got to 10 posts this time...;-)

[Catspaw]

I need some foil. My roll of Reynold's Heavy Duty is running out fast.

[Snuffington]

They're not upside-down, they are leaning to the right.

Nice come back!

[Junior]

Man oh man. You're really going to get a kick out of the Medal of Honor ...

[Rodney King]

Two possibilities:

1. The guy who designed it just happened to put them in that way.

2. It is a secret satanist conspiracy that wants to take over the world. For some reason, they have chosen to put their evil symbol on the GOP elephant.

Obviously, it is number 2. Thank God you noticed, now we can stop them.

[babyface00]

Regarding "New World Order". I'm no latin expert, but check out this site: www.greatseal.com for an alternative view.

[Fiddlstix]

At least we got to 10 posts this time...;-)

ROFL

[WyldKard]

Also appearing on our money: "Novo Ordo Seculorum" Translation: New World Order

Um..it's been YEARS since I took Latin, but I'm REALLY sure that it's actually "New Secular Order."

New World Order would be Nova Orda Terram (Cause I think Terra is feminine, etc....)

Although I suppose the argument could be made that the words might as well mean "New World Order"...

[JoeMomma]

Harry Potter has taken over the GOP? Oh great ... now I've just stirred up the fundies ...