8 Historic Symbols That Mean The Opposite of What You Think By Philip Moon Jul 02, 2010 212,353 views If you want to motivate people, you don't rely on logic and reasoning. No, what people need is a symbol. A slogan, a flag, the face of a hero to stick on a T-shirt.So what do you do if the real world doesn't provide you with something people can rally around? You just make that shit up. #8. Guy Fawkes Misunderstood By:Anarchists, 4Chan.Despite anarchists' general failure to unite long enough to make any meaningful progress against their ideological enemies (democracy,...