The Origin of the Peace Sign

http://shine.yahoo.com/event/green/where-did-the-peace-sign-come-from-2392559/

The origin of the peace sign. Pretty groovy stuff.

 

The anti-hippie groups claim sarcastically that it looks like the foot of a chicken, as to insinuate that hippies were afraid to go off to war.



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The origins of the swastika are pretty groovy as well. There seem to be several origins though. I've even heard there was one in a synagogue around the beginning of our calendar.

 

simple and brilliant ... nice find

my earliest memories of teh peace sign were seeing it being used on CND marches, i was often taken to them as a kid

it rocks that's it's grown to such an icon on an international level ... nice work mr holtom

 

Interesting, thanks

 

I see this question come up pretty often on the forums - im glad a reporter has confirmed what I have been saying all along about the semiphore. However they dont mention the fact that its a norse rune Algiz inverted.

 

Thanks... I read that same thing in a Stephen king book once, cool to know he was right.

 

Lostthoughts, how is your neighborhood coup working out?

 

Things have chilled out quite a bit.. (at least I'm not hearing gunshots anymore)But the police never backed down last night, so I'd be willing to bet that this probably isn't over.. Or maybe these things just last a day, and then once the president escapes the hospital the police admit defeat and go home...idk

but, still in a state of emergency and whatnot, so I havnt left the house.

I've been on hipforums more in the last 24 hours than I have in the last month...

 

Interesting article. You really do learn something new every day. I can't say I ever knew when the symbol was designed or why it looked the way it did.

I will say I knew what I was told in various Prostestant churches couldn't have been accurate. I was brainwashed as a kid to think it was an upside down cross that was broken. Which is one of the more fucked up things I've heard.


I now proudly carry a peace symbol with me wherever I go.

 

Yeah, my school taught me that too and forbid anyone from wearing or displaying one for that very reason.

 

^^thats pretty fucked up^^

 

We so much take for granted here that we do not have these type of political and military situations.

Stay safe.

 

The peace sign you make with your fingers started out as a military sign for victory, I don't know how it changed though.