You are wrong. The crossed hammer and sickle represents the union of workers and peasants. The star represents the party. Hence why it is placed above the union of workers and peasants, representing its leadership over said union.
Hate it. I know Capitalism isn’t great either, but at least you have the right to speak freely unlike Communism. I’d choose Capitalism over Communism anyday.
@@LucasImpulseOk, and? Many countries have different names.. Look at U. S. A is sometimes called just U. S, or America, or the States.. Russian Federation, is just Russia, Peoples democratic republic of Korea, is just North Korea. Peoples Republic of China, is just china :D.. It depends on people what they prefer, I do not care if you like saying Czech Republic, because it seems more dominant, in "Czech Republic" people also just say "Česko" instead of saying whole "Česká republika"... They are using simplified versions. Ok... Done
@@LucasImpulse I mean you can also say "Království České koruny" or kingdom of Bohemia, Great Moravia, use what kind of name you want... I personally dont care what I say.. I mainly use Czechia (cus it is short), but sometimes I use Czech Republic
@@arceusrefachero5096 RU-vid shorts doesn't have time stamps but if you listen to the pronunciation of the word "internacional" in this recording, the "ci" sounds like "th" in the singers pronunciation which is typical of the Castilian dialect. I may be incorrect but that was my guess
@@LegendaryKazooMann1936 en eso si tienes razón pero por lo neutral del audio ni yo siendo nativo del idioma diferencio el acento quizás si sea un español catellano muy neutral y forzado
@TASCOLP capitalism just means you get what you work for. Totally fair. You should maybe try that instead of being greedy and wanting to live off the backs of every one else.
@@lqdfuzion2914 Capitalism is based on the fact that you don't get what you have worked for. If all employees were paid the full value of their work, companies would not make a profit. The foundation of capitalism is that those who own the companies can appropriate what others have worked for because they own the companies. If you think that's fair, you should also think feudalism is fair. And the appropriation process that takes place within corporations also takes place in a similar way at the global level.
Are you surprised? The unity between rural workers and manufacturing workers is essential to the success (and health) of any economy, not just communist. Not that there ever has been a communist state. The only true communism is practiced in Israeli kibutzes.
@danutahanyga4834 Nowadays, people keep saying "well that wasn't real communism" when talking about other countries who tried it out. Whether it was "real communism" or not, every country that tried communism ended up as an oppressive country with tons of horrible side effects. It doesn't matter whether you think it was real communism or not country that tried communism ended up in disaster. To me, that means your idea of communism is, whatever it may be, will end up being terrible if any nation tries it. History has shown us that when nations try communism, it never works. Maybe it worked here and there, but overall it hasn't. The idea sounds nice and yeah I can't disagree with unity. I'm just saying, look at how many people fled communist states. People wouldn't have fled to capitalist states if communism worked out. A lot of people have been murdered by their own communist leaders. Idk why, but it pretty much always ends up going bad. If you look at Western liberals who are wishing for communism: They want people to be censored, they get enraged if you don't think the same way they do. Can you imagine if they were in charge? Communism seems to always bring censorship of ideas and free speech. Maybe that's not your idea of communism but that's what always happens. Anyways, that's my opinion, for what it's worth.
@@gabriel7664 No one tried, pet. The definition of what constitutes communism is available. Read it. Only Israeli Kibbutzes practice this economic system.
@@gabriel7664 Like most befuddled people you are confusing economic system with system of governance. There are 2 different things with communism being an economic system. Pinochet was a full blown dictator but the economic system of Chile was capitalist.
There are also some other versions of it where a pencil/writing tool is added in the middle to include intellectuals and anyone working in the education field.
@@MrHazzard833 Not spreading any misinformation. Communism has resulted in tens of millions dead in the Soviet Union alone. Whatever the red represented before is a moot point now because this is what the red represents now.
I have so much to tell about Hammer and Sickle... First, legend says that initially the centerpiece of Soviet coat of arms included a sword too. When Lenin was presented with it, he said something like "overall idea is nice, but sword is a symbol of conquest, we don't need it". The symbol was reworked into what we know. North Korea's ruling Worker Party has its own variation of Hammer and Sickle. First, the sickle looks different, like a small scythe - it's how agricultural sickles look in East Asia. Second, it has third element: an ink pen, so that it represents unity of workers, peasants and intelligentsia. Hammer and Sickle found their way into modern folklore. One saying deciphers Soviet symbol's meaning like this: "Hammer to the head, sickle to the balls". It should be noted that first recorded person to use sickle against someone's genitals was Greek deity (titan) Kronos, who castrated his father Uranus. Which, in turn, may have inspired someone in Soviet high command to title a certain military operation during WWII "Uranus". Or maybe it's just a coincidence. There are two more sayings I remember, but they're pun-heavy and I can't properly translate them.
@@user-co3uc8vt7e also about that operation Uranus , it was launched by a certain Georgy Zhukov , who was the coldest general of the Soviet Union , so it'd make sense if he planned to cut Germany's balls in Stalingrad using a sickle And cutting Germany's balls? His army did
Only because you've been programmed to do so, friend. The hate is largely misplaced and the result of literally decades of propaganda. I suspect we both agree the internet tends to be a raging cesspool of toxic bullsh*t and rabid screaming fools, so, if you'd like, I'd love to have a genuine conversation about it with you, even if we don't end up agreeing.
This was one of the first tattoos I have and it is on my shoulder. I was born in the Soviet Union, I'm Soviet-Russian on my birth certificate. I take a lot of pride in the heritage that once stood where I'm from.
Gonna have to get past that whole lack of being post-industrial issue. I don't see that happening until we colonize at least one more planet and/or get a handle on space mining.
@@ottoneiii4353 fun fact, the US senate seal with the fasces (a symbol commonly associated with Fascism) was adopted in 1886, about 40 years before fascism took it as their symbol
They were starving well before the revolution, and after the 30s and after ww2 they had a prosperity time where they werent starving and was living fine, as everyone was given housing food and necessities. this eventually stopped in the mid to late 80s and there goes the ussr
@@loanswashere. the country had famines well before the revolution or even ww1, and due to the harsh terrain, its history of not being really good in handling famines and combined with wrong decisions of the state, the famines your talking about, which was i assume is the ones that happened in ukraine, was a bad thing but it wasnt sorely on the ussr's fault. You know its funny really, as famines are always brought up, but at roughly almost the same time period the british were doing the same, and none bat an eye of what they did in india. Also the ukrainian famine happened before the end of the war i think
The lives of Soviet citizens were immeasurably better in every way after the revolution than before. They were better than those of US residents in many regards too. This idea of "dreaming about a perfect society" is such a gross misrepresentation as well. Something that makes Marx's work stand out among other socialist theories is its strong opposition to utopianism and idealism.
I love all the variations of the symbol as well. The German Democratic Republic had the hammer and compass and People's Korea has the hammer, sickle, and paintbrush for the artists as the symbol of the Worker's Party Of Korea.
Lovely. There is a saying in Portuguese and it means: if you don't work hard with the Sickle, I'll hit you with the Hammer and you ll see Stars... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You know the hammer is still a widely used tool in industry, right? And workers movements still exist, right? And "modern communists" aren't just people who like Bernie Sanders or whatever, right?
@@8thguy633 And every communist I’ve ever met has had a cushy desk job or no job at all. I’m a carpenter myself, and made most of my wooden mallets myself. Every welder, carpenter, farmer, etc I’ve ever met understands reality and doesn’t rely on a regime change in government to magically solve their problems. I’ve yet to meet an actual working class person that thinks a more centralized government that takes away their right to private property would solve their problems.
@@realpolitick1468 while I still think communism is a poisonous system, at a minimum I can respect that Indians live in a society that would benefit greatly from the destruction of the caste system. I work with Indians and they’ve said the same thing. You all are the real working class. Respect 💪
@@realpolitick1468 When I found out how stark the difference and definitions of classes are in India, I was shocked. My coworkers told me their first job in India defined who they are socially and who they are “allowed” to hang out with for the rest of their lives. Upward mobility isn’t nearly what it is in the US. I feel for you all, and even though in the long run Communism might undermine what makes India special, I’m glad you’ve been able to get some value from it.
For those who love communism, I wish you: The economical prosperity of Venezuela The salary of Cuba The freedom of North Korea And the food of the Soviet union ❤❤
Also, the sickle was chosen because it didn't appear on any coat of arms in Imperial Russia (exception - small families with names like Kharchenko and Solomka). So a symbol not only of rural workers, but one that is not associated with any nobility
Not so, friend. I'm happy to have a conversation about it, if you'd like. There's way too much toxic bullsh*t on the internet. Whether we end up agreeing or not, I'm happy to discuss it like grown-ups with you.
Finally a voice of reason in this comment section, communism is a disease, and the hammer and sickle symbol should be treated like the swastika used by the angry austrian painter since both symbolize horrible things.
Fun fact: the US founding fathers used the axe and sickle as symbols of their working class roots. This was later adopted by ordinary supporters of the American revolution.
But everyone win the dame si that make peapole to dont want to work haré, do they dont win money for their food and that is why communism is bad and capitalism is good
interesting to see how many agricultural imagery there is in communist/socialist symbolism, like the wheat grains, the red star and the sickle. Might have something to do with most socialist countries being born out of non-industrialized societies
Which is contrary to what Karl Marx expected. He expected that the first nation to fully succeed in their revolution are industrialized nation such as France and Great Britain but it ended up being Russia. A very agricultural nation even at the time of the Bolshevik revolution. The success of the Bolshevik is also the reason why Syndicalist in France and Britain lost their momentum because of how brutal it was, especially when they executed the Romanov.
@@scorpioninpink Not to mention the persecution left wing groups faced after the Bolsheviks won the Russian Civil War. In the US we faced the Palmer Raids and first “Red Scare.”
no it's about land and ownership the means of production everyone should be able to reap what they sow not just the crumbs you get for harvesting for someone else
I love it. That symbol to me represents an authoritarian rule of the working class, the true equality of all workers, the brotherhood of a love of country and community, and the strength of the people to work together and fight for their future. While mistakes were made, I believe a revitalization of the Soviet Union would be the best place for a working person to live.
@@exsision3039Go take a Time Machine to the 1940s and travel to Soviet Russia and stay there for a few months and come back to us and see how “great” it is. 😒
@@daolex632 I suppose true communist doesn't really care which language it is. True communist could sing this song with anybody else, and both will understand, what they are singing about
Fun fact: if you have ever played the game called “batman arkham city” There are 2 russian mini bosses that are brothers and were separated and got armed with a hammer for 1 of them and a sickle for the other one.
Most blue collar urban workers are pretty chill and not super arrogant, I think you’re thinking of white collar workers, though even then I’ve never seen an accountant or lawyer put down the work of farmers.
Ikr, don't understand the overwhelming hate. It's very flawed, just like all ideologies. There is definitely good reason for why it came to be, and it must be respected for that.
Comrade, quit Stalin and Lenin us a hand. We've got to Marx out our production quota this month. There's still Maos to go, and if we don't finish this before nightfall it'll be a Castrotrophe.
You went looking for adjectives for the flag and found iconic? If we were talking about a swastika flag i don’t think you’d say iconic. Why not come up with an adjective that rings true like deranged or murderous?
"After we leave, they will build schools and hospitals for you and raise your wages. This is not because of their conscience, nor because they have become good people, but because we have come."-- che guevara
Unfortunately that never happened. Communism mostly collapsed due to economic mismanagement and corruption, but the few lingering communist states are poorer than dirt (Cuba, North Korea, etc)
@@Styxswimmer Che is not saying that communism will deliver you, he is saying that the ideas of communism are so relevant and powerful, that capitalism will use many socialist ideals to give the illusion of power to the people, and it is not simply because the good of the government, but the fear of the ruling class.
@@tylerbartlow8665 "fear of thr ruling class". The only countries that fear the ruling class are communist nation. In capitalist nations, they hammer govt officials all thr time as well as the rich oligarchs. In communist nations, it's illegal to speak out. If anyone ever spoke out against Lenin, Stalin, thr Kim dynasty, etc, they were dragged into a courtyard and shot.
The sickle provides more food than capitalist countries of the same economic development while the hammer breaks the shackles that capitalism puts around the souls of the working class.
United Forever in Friendship and Labour, Our mighty Republics will ever endure. The Great Soviet Union will Live through the Ages. The Dream of a People their fortress secure. Long Live our Soviet Motherland, Built by the People s mighty hand. Long Live our People, United and Free. Strong in our Friendship tried by fire. Long may our Crimson Flag Inspire, Shining in Glory for all Men to see. Through Days dark and stormy where Great Lenin Lead us Our Eyes saw the Bright Sun of Freedom above and Stalin our Leader with Faith in the People, Inspired us to Build up the Land that we Love. Long Live our Soviet Motherland, Built by the People s mighty hand. Long Live our People, United and Free. Strong in our Friendship tried by fire. Long may our Crimson Flag Inspire, Shining in Glory for all Men to see. We fought for the Future, destroyed the invaders, and Brought to our Homeland the Laurels of Fame. Our Glory will live in the Memory of Nations and All Generations will Honour Her Name. Long Live our Soviet Motherland, Built by the People s mighty hand. Long Live our People, United and Free. Strong in our Friendship tried by fire. Long may our Crimson Flag Inspire, Shining in Glory for all Men to see.
The son is my father , what is the Soviet Union, the father My son, it was the terror of Europe and the West, the son. Has the terror returned to Europe and the West, the father? Yes, . Who is he? It is Russia. 🇷🇺
Its Halloween and I just bought a Grim Reaper costume complete witha Scythe. A girl walking past me yells "Wooo Communism" and I didn't bother to correct her but I realize the mistake she made. The Sickle is a tool that represents harvesting but the Scythe represents Death both the concept and embodiment of the character. This is one of the reasons people think communist are insane they are always trying to connect everything back to communism. It gets annoying after a while to the point that as soon as someone I know in real life mentions communism I generally don't take them seriously and avoid them.
Next vid, talk about the symbolic meaning behind the colors of red, white, and blue. There're a number of countries that uses that trio combo, USA, UK, France, Australia, and Russia. Others, I do not know. What is the meaning of those 3 together?
And for France they took the paris flag but the white for monarchy and the blue and red represents the people beating the monarchy that was the idea first but i dont know about now also those colours represent republics
Here in Chile we have those 3 colors in our flag too (it actually looks similar to the texan flag). White represents our snowy mountain range, blue represents the sky and red represents the blood of those who fought for our independence.
@@Anti-HyperLink I'm against Stalinism and the dictatorships that hide behind the word "communism", but being brainwashed and uninformed is worse. Communism as intended by Marx would only pave the road to true democracy, as opposed to the capitalism that you call democracy today. This symbol is pretty cool and it represents what true communism means, even though both the symbol and the word "communism" were only ever used by dictators.
@@High_Monk i fully agree except about the economic part of communism capitalism i mean the economic is to flawed but capitalism just needs reforms but the diplomatic part is communism better
@@crispychips7161 i genuinely don’t understand why the most “conservative” workers are represented by the hammer and sickle, i can’t even tell if it’s sarcastic or not
As a father, you should tell your son three things. One I’m proud of you. Two you can do anything you want as long as you put your mind to it and work hard. Three communism has never, and will never work.
@@FalonGrey Ok.. Let me make it a little more simple.. I've wondered for years what the hook and hammer was all about.. Then came across this 60 sec video and cleared it all up. We don't all know everything, but thanks for your comment..
Now that you’ve learned this, there’s plenty more to be learned. If it at all interests you, please consider researching the history and theory of Socialism. Even if you aren’t a Socialist yourself, I think it’s important to understand alternate economic systems considering the very poor explanations we’re given in schools over here in the states.
@@goonsquad8258 Will do! Thanks for the heads up. And you're right, In the US we kinda skim the surface and move along pretty quick. I had no interest in Russia in school. But 15 years later I'm learning more and more.
@@austinlane5533 never feel bad for learning. Whenever you learn something that "everyone knows" 384,999 other people just learned that same thing today (daily birth rate)
Stalin really gave communism a bad name. People think of communism and the first thing they think of is oppression, famine, people going missing in the middle of the night, the gulag etc. Stalin wasnt a communist nor did he have any sort of ideology, just a power hungry tyrant. If it was fascists that carried out the revolution in 1917, he would have went along with them aswell.
