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==Similar non-political symbols== The simple combination of the lightning bolt and circle has given rise to many similar designs unrelated to the fascist flash and circle. These include the logo of [[BoltBus]], which chose the design before the similarity was ever noticed.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hopper |first=Tristin |date=January 28, 2016 |title=Fascist, schmaschist: Why a West Coast bus company picked the same logo as some dead British fascists |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/bus-companys-logo-identical-to-notorious-u-k-fascist-groups-but-theyre-sticking-with-it |work=[[The National Post]] |accessdate=January 13, 2020}}</ref> The [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] hockey team use a somewhat similar design on their primary and alternate logos. One form of warning sign for high-voltage electricity uses a lightning bolt inside a circle, and this was repurposed by [[Marilyn Manson]] as an insignia for his album ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Dissecting Marilyn Manson|last=Baddeley|first=Gavin|publisher=Plexus Publishing|year=2001|isbn=0859653722|location=London|pages=101β102|quote="The insignia that represents the ''Antichrist Superstar'' album ... also echoes the insignia of Oswald Moseley's British Union of Fascists..."|via=GoogleBooks}}</ref> German automobile manufacturer [[Opel]] uses a horizontal lightning bolt and circle in black and white as its logo. In most cases, there is no evidence to suggest that the designer intended to evoke an association with political use of the symbol.
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