• PugJesusOPM
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      The hats are dumb, but the cloaks are pretty nice.

    • @apoisel@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago
      I'm not partial to the martial
      Or the plutocrats, in their beaver hats
      And the fascists have the outfits
      But I don't care for the outfits
      What I care about is music
      And the communists have the music
      
  • DominusOfMegadeus
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    71 year ago

    I often wonder about these hats. They are so embarrassingly, unbelievably goofy. How did anyone think it was a good idea to dress soldiers in them?

    • @NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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      That same person was likely a fascist which says all you need to know about their taste, or lack there of. Either that or someone wanted the fascist police to look silly on purpose.

      Edit: OP sent me down a rabbit hole with their reply, all I can tell from what I’ve read is that the founder of the force thought it was elegant and uniform.

      • PugJesusOPM
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        Well, the Guardia Civil and their silly hat is older than the fascist regime. They still wear the hat in modern Spain too.