#TuesdayColumn: Though it is true that symbols only mean what we put into them, some symbols don't deserve the meaning idiots make up for them. #Norse #Runes #Nationalism #Racism #SymbolReclamation #Vegvisir #Mythology #writing

The Confiscation of Culture:
https://wastedwordsweb.wordpress.com/2024/06/25/the-confiscation-of-culture/

The Confiscation of Culture

Symbols mean whatever people turn them into. Nothing more. Nothing less. We’re taking a breather after having beaten the shit outta Surtr, or whatever a Pictish woman from the Orkney islands …

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