This is unfair to snakes. They're fascinating creatures and (aside from some invasive species) have a role in the ecosystem. Fascists are so vastly worse.
this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2024
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Yeah I understand what the poster is getting at, I just wish they'd use something other than a snake which is already a much maligned animal. Bedbugs on the other hand....
America has bedbugs!
Bedbugs you say?
You can blame Abrahamic (and possibly more) religions for this.
Unless you're american. Then you pet the snake, and give it the highest political position in the land.
I can't believe the snake bit my face
Or invite it over, as long as it's an engineer that didn't shoot any Jewish slaves themselves.
That anyone can prove.
step on snek
Only k e thing to do woth an aggressive snake. Cut of its head.
What's the origins of this poster? It's exactly what we need in this world right now.
I did some sleuthing. It has been adapted from a poster about fighting against tuberculosis.
Based on the existence of the swastika, I'm going to say some time in the early 1940s.
there's a "16" under the signature. that's typically a date signifier. I'm gonna guess this is modern from 2016.
From another reply it seems it's a modification of a poster from 1918, so in the original under the signature is actually an 18.
interesting, i figured it couldn't be 1918 because the swastika wasn't associated with facism yet, but the swastika was just added later i guess.
Always make sure to target fascism in its nest when its still underdeveloped if possible.
I.e. do the opposite of what happens in MURICA.
This would make an awesome tattoo
What's it gotta do with a snake on a record player?
I realize the record player was a joke, but considering who most commonly flies the Gadsen flag these days I think the imagery works.