Thursday, October 28, 2021
Before OCD took over every fucking thing
A few years ago I discussed the 1918 use of a salute that was later adopted by Germans.
Today vintage.es has some pictures from Southington, Connecticut in 1942. They focus on defense work and students saluting the flag. Two of the pictures include the same "German" salute, which was still clearly in use despite the symbolic dissonance.
Other non-modern things are obvious in the same pictures. A couple of dogs are standing at attention in dog style while the kids are saluting outside. Presumably the dogs simply walked to school with their owners. There's also more casual handholding and hugging than in modern times.
Long before we got Lucited and Distanced and Ballgagged, we were shaped away from normal human contact with animals and other people. A typical street pic from the '30s shows casual friends holding hands, and dogs participating in many activities.
Now every gesture and thought and symbol must be rigorously examined and self-censored. Infinitely escalating exponential OCD on all possible levels, with no limit to the precision sterility.
Labels: endless hell
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