No.1015
One thing I've noticed, but have not, in my few searches, found many conclusive answers to, is why exactly various Fascist movements and factions choose certain symbols to represent them, so I thought I'd start a thread to see if I could get some conclusive answers. Particularly the old religious symbols - presumably these are intended to have and convey some particular meaning, but what exactly, and how do Fascists come to the decision to use these particular symbols as their own?
One which I've wondered about in particular is the sun cross - this one has shown up a lot… from the logo of the Norwegian Nazi Party (Nasjonal Samling) and the SS, to Ukraine's Centuria group, to battalions of the IOF. I was also reminded the other day that it has usage in Gnosticism. What does it mean and symbolize within Gnosticism, and what motivates Fascists, seemingly from multiple religious and national backgrounds, to keep adopting it?
A similar question goes for the swastika - why did the Nazis choose to use this specific old religious symbol as the insignia of their German state? Beyond just being Fascist iconography, what does the black sun mean to Fascists, what does it symbolize? There are some symbols, like the Totenkopf (whose usage preceded the rise of the Nazis), where the significance is much more obvious, but I'm really curious to understand the more esoteric symbols.