Reign of blows cascading down upon your shoulders Far too many men dressed up as soldiers The lamb is brought to the ground Under the weight of the Crown A crown of thorns and dark deeds The swastika and the hammer and symbol Are sickles that reap only weeds
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Connects military symbols and religious suffering to destructive power.
- In plain terms
- Soldiers and rulers bear the weight of bad deeds and hate symbols.
- What can you take from it?
- Power structures often hide harm behind symbols.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What symbols do you see as dangerous?
- How does power corrupt symbols?
Another view
Not all military symbols represent hate or oppression.
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