Flag of the UFW
The flag of the Cesar Chavez’s UFW is an Aztec eagle in a white circle on a red background. Now, this obviously looks incredibly similar to the flag used by Nazi Germany, as well as other racist and neo-Nazi groups post WW2 such as the South African AWB.
Is there a reason for this design choice? I have not been able to find any actual references to this similarity online which surprised me, as I immediately was interested/confused when on Wikipedia I saw the flag on a page related to the UFW (where the flag was featured in the text box saying “part of a series on X”)
Link to Wikimedia Image Image of UFW Flag
Posted Oct 1, 2021, 7:12 AM UTC
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