But here are some of the other symbols that were seen when far-right groups descended on Charlottesville, Va., last weekend. The new far-right has tiki torches — which, like many other contemporary far-right symbols, is a somewhat ironic play on old imagery. “We’ve really gotten into the tiki torch nationalism, we’ve embraced it, I love it,” Richard Spencer, a prominent white nationalist, said in a video. White nationalist demonstrators use shields as they guard the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday. (Steve Helber / Associated Press)In Charlottesville, some far-right ralliers arrived with white shields adorned with a black X — the symbol of the League of the South, a far-right Southern nationalist group.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 14, 2017 21:02 UTC