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this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2026
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The same, honestly. These jobs never went away, they were just shifted out of the imperial core to the periphery. It's a symbol of two classes, the proletariat and the peasantry. While the peasantry has been mostly phased out, its symbol remains.
I don't think the scythe really represents farming in the modern era though.
Neither does the hammer for the average industrial worker, but both are symbolic.
We should replace the sickle for a combine harvester and the hammer for a CNC lathe amirite
This is why a study of art is key for any revolutionary, we can't have our symbols looking lame
It should just be a combine harvester. The machine itself is an impressive product of ingenuity, engineering, and labour, as well as symbolising agriculture. It is also a symbol of progress and prosperity.
Better than I thought it would turn out!