[[Image:HammerAndSickle.png|thumb|right|200px|The Hammer and Sickle is an offensive symbol of oppression in much of the world in the same way the [[Swastika]] is. It is the international symbol of communism. The hammer represents industrial work of the proletariat, and the sickle represents the agricultural work of peasants. The symbol itself, with both tools crossed, is meant to promote unity between these classes.]] | [[Image:HammerAndSickle.png|thumb|right|200px|The Hammer and Sickle is an offensive symbol of oppression in much of the world in the same way the [[Swastika]] is. It is the international symbol of communism. The hammer represents industrial work of the proletariat, and the sickle represents the agricultural work of peasants. The symbol itself, with both tools crossed, is meant to promote unity between these classes.]] |