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Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner says nobody ever told him the large SS-Totenkopf tattoo he's had on his chest for the last 18 years is a Nazi symbol (www.notus.org)

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[–] cashsky@sh.itjust.works -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

To be fair Nazis use a lot of covert symbolism specifically to mask what they mean. Like the number 1488. You would have to be terminally online or be a.politics nerd to know that's a dog whistle. That's the whole purpose of Nazi symbolism. It's to coverly signal other Nazis that they are in good company. It is extremely easy to accidentally have something that's a Nazi symbol. Also they fucking take over everything. Like the fucking ok sign with your hand. Like wtf

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The exact shape of the SS totenkopf is anything but covert.

[–] cashsky@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

Except the picture of his tattoo in the article is an amorphous blob that looks like skull and bones. Seems like an easy mistake to make if you are not familiar with all the symbols Nazis use. It's not like it's a fucking swastika. People in this thread need to get a grip on reality and stop being reactionary. He hasn't said anything that would indicate he's a Nazi so it remains to be seen. People do dumb shit when they are young. That doesn't mean they don't have the capacity to change when they are older. Plus he is getting it removed.