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The popular “Coexist” bumper sticker utilizes logos in its synthesis of both
religious and visual appeals to promote social and religious tolerance. It is
quite ironic that religion, the set of all systems of belief pertaining to the
world’s peaceful Creation, has been among the principal sources of human
conflict – i.e., lack of peace – for thousands of years. Numerous religious
disputes persist today worldwide, and this bumper sticker seeks to preach
unity in but one word.
Though it is far from explicit, the “Coexist” bumper sticker essentially asks
its readers, “Why can’t we all get along?” without directly stating it. In
appealing to all the world’s philosophies and ideologies, the bumper sticker
aesthetically unites and intertwines them under the same “umbrella,” so to
speak, of the word “coexist.” This word possesses a positive connotation;
indeed the “co-” prefix signifies, “together, mutually, in common” (Co-
word origin, Dictionary.com), thus implying a state of mutual being when
paired with the verb, [to] “exist.”
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Image Credit:
https://www.amazon.com/Peacemonger-0079PM-MBS-COX-V2-Coexist-
Magnetic-Sticker/dp/B002MAJAES