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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Edit: You didn't answer my question. You brought up what's already been established.


Skull tattoo. I'm sorry, most Americans are not so familiar with Nazi symbols to identify that specific skull design as Nazi. Swastika, SS, Iron Cross, sure. A skull and crossbones? Wouldn't clock it. I thought it was a generic "bad guy" symbol in the comedy sketch you have a screenshot from. And he's had it covered up.

If he knew, why would he allow someone to take a picture of it?

So... your second point is just that you don't agree with America's involvement with those wars at all. Which is less to do with this guy than with America's choices of war. Valid, I agree, but not a signpost that he's a Nazi. Unless all Americans involved in those were secretly Nazis.

Look. I don't think anyone's calling him trustworthy or a good person, but this insistence that he must be a Nazi due to a tattoo that he's gotten covered up, when he's been so open about all of it is silly.

He didn't try to get the photo taken down. He didn't deny it. He didn't get belligerant and say he wasn't going to cover it up just to keep people mad. He's not pretending he didn't have it.

I'm keeping him on my radar, but when US politics is filled with so damn many overt and explicit racists and Nazis that are so damn comfortable being mask off, I'm not ready to stomp down on this guy yet.

[–] culprit@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

US politics is filled with so damn many overt and explicit racists and Nazis that are so damn comfortable being mask off

Ya, let's not make a big deal out of this tattoo, seems like that will really help with this situation.