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What does the lightning bolt stand for? Some kind if rune-like symbol?
I mean, I'd be happy to have an ELI5 of the whole meme because I've never been so lost.
From Google: A lightning bolt symbol is notoriously used to signify hate. The Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS) used two parallel lightning bolts derived from a pre-Roman runic alphabet.
That SAID- They typically use TWO lightning bolts, but it was a very odd choice to use lightning for that particular like... Brand, I guess.