Would you update the widely recognized Communist symbol of hammer & sickle for the 21st century? What would you update it to?
Would you update the widely recognized Communist symbol of hammer & sickle for the 21st century? What would you update it to?
In the developed world (esp. the US), the hammer and sickle, symbols of labor, are not actually used that widely anymore. Industrial monocrop mechanised agriculture and assembly-line manufacturing processes, as well as the use of robotics means most workers are no longer swinging a hammer or sickle as they produce goods, such as food, for the society. tl;dr: As manual labor has changed in the US & developed countries, does this well-recognized Communist symbol need updating?
I heard a suggestion once that we use an aspen leaf as an American socialist symbol. If you don't know, a grove of aspen trees is connected at the roots. One giant organism sharing resources. As such they're the first to rebound after a fire.