The US Labor Movement had symbols. Do none of those apply? How about abolitionist symbols, or civil rights, etc. Every labor and social justice movement has had their own symbols; are none of them as apt as a guillotine? Besides the poor example of how the French Revolution turned out, I have to question the wisdom of having the symbolism of a movement be entirely based on the movement’s opponents. Most of Il Douche’s most ardent supporters hate “elites.” The symbolism of the guillotine is distressingly ahistorical and serves to define any social movement as merely opposed to something else, rather than to define ourselves.
Think of the most successful movement symbols from recent years. The black power salute. The rainbow flag. The “punk” anarchy symbol. The peace sign. People who used these symbols were often fighting the same opponents; but they were not defined by who they opposed.
