Two enterprising Labour-councillors in Brightside produced badges proclaiming the Socialist Republic.
Souvenirs are a hallmark of American politics, with supporters producing badges, T-shirts and ribbons for their candidates or causes.
During the Maoist era, the artisans also produced badges and statues of the Chinese leader.
"They never produced badges but proceeded to try and intimidate me".
Ms. Torin, a forceful, chatty woman in her late 30s, reached into her bag to produce her badge and said, "My mother tells me the same thing".
A suspected fed, sometimes spotted by his or her more conservative dress, is quizzed by about his or her profession, and if they work for a federal or other government agency, they're asked to produce a badge or official identification.
"F.S.B.," said one of the men, producing a badge that identified him as a member of Russia's domestic-security service, the main successor to the K.G.B. "Where is Svetlana Vladimirovna?" asked another officer, who presented himself as a colonel from a special-cases unit.
What happens if the cop's mom says, "Lovely, may I look at it?" Think George reaches into his pocket and produces said badge, or does he gulp, giggle, and look really foolish?
Once on the other side, he stopped for one final gesture of spite and rebellion: He produced a badge honoring then-North Korean leader Kim Il Sung and smashed it on a rock.
The badges produce "sociometrics," or measures of how people interact such as what tone of voice they use; whether they face one another; how much they gesture; how much they talk, listen, and interrupt; and even their levels of extroversion and empathy.
