is the global homo rainbow thing basically the modern interpretation of the 'fasces' ?
fasces -> bundle of sticks
sticks -> weak, dependent, bound together by a centralizing authority, basically no autonomy.
sticks -> fags
fags -> also weak, dependent, bound together by centralizing authority, basically no autonomy.
i don't quite get the ax head part, other than the weak can be bound together and weaponized (or used as a threat, since the whole fasces ax instrument doesn't seem to be an ideal ax). the ax is kind of a wedge for splitting any large or powerful branch, so it's an instrument that has a mechanism for self-regeneration, destroying the strong to bound the weak together.