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Ukip denies criticism over new ‘concerning’ logo likened to Nazi symbol (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 2 months ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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[–] HermitBee@feddit.uk 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's not often that I'm genuinely shocked by political news, but this has done it for me.

Ukip are still around?!

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Seriously, why do they exist? The whole point of the party was to get the UK to leave the EU, and that's happened. Reform is the new UKIP.

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 7 points 2 months ago

Such British "patriots" that they resort to dog whistling German symbolism.

Well, at least they're being open and honest about their true colours now. The "centrist moderates" who can't seem to tell the difference between any parties and flip flop between whoever has control over their Instagram/TikTok algorithm of the day, might finally realise who they've been supporting.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

On the one hand :

"an Iron Cross in isolation (i.e., without a superimposed swastika or without other accompanying hate symbols) cannot be determined to be a hate symbol"

On the other hand, yeah, farage and the other fascists are looking to re-use fascist symbols. I'm surprised he didn't just bring back the fucking BUF lightning bolt

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago

A cross pateé in most contexts doesn't seem nazi, but in politics it definitely does

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 3 points 2 months ago

The lightning bolt got grabbed by an American bus company of all things https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoltBus

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How far did it go? Article says it was proposed in November

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The original version was rejected, but they've submitted a new and nearly identical application that hasn't gotten a decision yet. The first one had a sword crossed with the spear

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago

Cringe

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago

You'd think the UK would be better at beating Nazis given historical precedent and all