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Whenever a revolution is taking place, when people rebel against an authority, certain motifs often come to be associated with the uprisings. This can take the form of many things such as gestures, songs, objects, figureheads, phrases or even landmarks. Basically anything that can be used to symbolize a societal/political upheaval. The nature of the [[Icon of Rebellion]] means that it frequently becomes [[Memetic Mutation|memetic]] among supporters of the rebellion.

 

 

Because the [[Icon of Rebellion]] is usually something that is fairly innocuous, it can be displayed openly amongst rebels as a subversive sort of "Screw you" to the people in power. Only in the most [[Big Brother Is Watching|Orwellian]] of societies is this ever punished.

 

 

== [[Anime and Manga]] ==

** (Which in and of itself is rather...ironic. Yes, Fawkes was trying to depose the Protestant Regime...but only so a Catholic one could rise)

* Guy Fawkes masks have also become synonymous with the Occupy Wallstreet protests.

* The inverted cross is often used as a symbol of rebellion. Generally, however, people forget it is actually the symbol of St Peter (who, it is said, asked to be crucified upside-down out of respect for his Rabbi, [[Alternate Character Interpretation|and/or]] as a "screw you" to the romans, with his request one-uping them in power), and as such is often used by the Catholic Church as a specific symbol representing him and the Pope.

* [[World War Two]]

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