What is the most powerful symbol of oppression in the world?
by 
AntigoneRising
ANSWERS: 27
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A wedding ring.
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The penis, in all of its incarnations.
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Governments
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Poverty
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Right now it's a cross between the Hammer and Sickle and the Crescent and Star--and since they're co-operating, that makes it even worse.
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Pantyhose.
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The Cross.
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The concentration camps that remain as museums and reminders.
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The Crucifix
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$.
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Not saying a word.
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The United States of America
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Colour of skin
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Chains
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A suit and tie!
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george bush
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Although it's a bit of a tired symbol now, the swastika still lingers and reminds me of the power and hate that once was behind it.
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A woman's fingernails. Blood red, savage, ruthless and greedy.
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The American flag.
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A peace sign with your fingers is one , I see that all over the world - and a True Hand-shake
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One can be, in the wrong context: a woman's breasts. Don't get me wrong, i love & respect my mother enormously. But how I see a lot of typical heterosexual politics/war perverting the (from)-primal-towards advancement urge to create, into a recreation of the man's most selfish time, and only one-sided (in turns....) i turn away, from such mutual enabling of co-dependency shadowing what passion really can be channeled into....
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Mass starvation.
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Wealth
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i think that the 3 superpowers - usa, russia, and china are good candidates. in addition to super political oppression, i think that much organized religious groups across the globe have oppressed women, gays, and members of religious sects not there own causing much oppression. it's been said that anybody can make a bad man do evil things, but, to get good men to do evil things, it takes religion...
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Any flag of countries who have oppressed. So flags?
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Billionaires in poor countries and gentrification.
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Religious iconography. Religion has been used for oppression throughout recorded history. If the version of [whichever] religion is not being used for oppression, it will be tweaked/ rewritten/ reinterpreted until it can be. Note that I am not saying that all religions, themselves, are oppressive by nature (some are though, e.g. Christian Identity). I am saying that how most are used is oppressive.
R0meo4125 
Mr. Man 
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