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220. It is 100% a known Nazi symbol

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Why is so much effort being spent defending a Nazi symbol? [View all] sarisataka Jun 6 OP

It's either that or Collin's Trump stamp lame54 Jun 6 #1

So if I am understanding sarisataka Jun 6 #8

Kicking Collins to the curb is acceptable... lame54 Jun 6 #14

I have no disagreement with that sarisataka Jun 6 #16

I don't think the symbol is being defended Figarosmom Jun 6 #49

There are several posts below sarisataka Jun 6 #53

Who is defending a Nazi symbol, other than the far right? idahoblue Jun 6 #77

Read the replies sarisataka Jun 6 #79

So what conclusion is to be drawn about these so-called defenders CivicGrief Sunday #186

Finally, perhaps some reflection sarisataka Sunday #192

I just don't see the responses as going down the path of revisionist history. CivicGrief Sunday #193

Understandable sarisataka Sunday #197

Learning moments are good for the nation's soul. CivicGrief Sunday #198

I don't think it's being defended... buzzycrumbhunger Jun 6 #128

It is being defended sarisataka Jun 6 #131

They can still go with Janet Mills. LisaL Jun 6 #26

Although still on the ballot... lame54 Jun 6 #27

She is on the ballot and people can vote for her if they wish. LisaL Jun 6 #32

Maine does have Ranked Choice Voting TVguyCards Jun 6 #62

Welcome to DU! KS Toronado Jun 6 #81

Thank you :) TVguyCards Jun 6 #85

Janet Mills polls behind susan collins. Graham polls ahead. BComplex Jun 6 #88

Kind of meaningless to consider polling LisaL Jun 6 #134

Mills has no chance whatsoever ExtraGriz Sunday #177

They were stolen symbols and no shouldn't Blue Full Moon Sunday #175

This symbol? sarisataka Sunday #195

No, you're making a big deal of it oldmanlynn Sunday #182

I specifically did not make that connection sarisataka Sunday #196

You don't have to sell your soul iemanja Jun 6 #96

Mills and Costello are still on the ballot obamanut2012 Jun 6 #122

But why is Platner our only choice against Collins? yardwork Sunday #176

Did he really vote for Trump three times? iemanja Sunday #207

I read that he did but just checked and he said he did not. yardwork Sunday #210

Yeah, after I saw your post, I checked. iemanja Sunday #211

Hillary would have been a Great President. Cha Monday #215

If we want to a purity test have Pete Hegseth take off his shirt Ritabert Jun 6 #2

Would anyone here defend Hegseth? LisaL Jun 6 #3

Just saying that the GOP has one standard for themselves and one for us. Ritabert Jun 6 #37

Here no. But Republicans and Faux News would. Ritabert Jun 6 #41

My bad opinion of Hegseth Mossfern Jun 6 #150

For real Jilly_in_VA Jun 6 #151

Is anyone defending his tattos sarisataka Jun 6 #10

Or that he got them when he was drunk? LisaL Jun 6 #11

As I tried pointing out- it is NOT (!!!) about any tattoo sarisataka Jun 6 #17

Yes ABC123Easy Jun 6 #20

I am agreeing with your points. LisaL Jun 6 #23

I didn't mean to seem in opposition sarisataka Jun 6 #28

Of course people here would not defend Hegesth if he got the exact same tattoo when drunk. LisaL Jun 6 #30

I haven't seen one post claiming it is not a Nazi symbol. nt LAS14 Jun 6 #64

Hegseth is a Republican. Republicans do not have to defend their behavior. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 6 #31

So the argument is, if you can't beat them, join them? LisaL Jun 6 #33

Only if the split in the Senate is close. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 6 #35

I get the sentiment Mz Pip Jun 6 #48

The point being: when did he get the tattoo? Ritabert Jun 6 #42

Too late. He's already been called a Nazi on DU. AloeVera Jun 6 #91

I don't think anyone's called him a Nazi and I don't think he is EX500rider Jun 6 #116

... and so we advocate withholding support Mossfern Jun 6 #121

I didn't advocate anything I just think he has a lot of red flags in my opinion EX500rider Jun 6 #126

What does bringing up "red flags" mean then? Mossfern Jun 6 #127

And Collins doesn't????? That's the choice. marble falls Jun 6 #160

It's means I wish Maine had found someone with less baggage to run. EX500rider Jun 6 #167

The point is winning against actual fascists. Envirogal Jun 6 #108

The fact that Franken defenders still diminish what he did is wrong EdmondDantes_ Jun 6 #68

I read the article and remember it well. Envirogal Sunday #199

You do realize due process is a legal term and in fact not required right? EdmondDantes_ Monday #244

Innocent until proven guilty is also a legal term Envirogal Monday #245

Well, hello again. n/t rzemanfl Sunday #201

Franken asked for a formal hearing. Buzz cook Monday #246

They are the party of white supremacy iemanja Jun 6 #98

You really want Collins... lame54 Sunday #185

I do NOT want Collins iemanja Sunday #206

Simple -misanthroptimist Jun 6 #4

The same can be said for the swastika sarisataka Jun 6 #12

No it wouldn't be the same... -misanthroptimist Jun 6 #39

What is the difference? sarisataka Jun 6 #43

Look, until this nonsense... -misanthroptimist Jun 6 #45

I recognized it immediately sarisataka Jun 6 #51

You can say anything you want -misanthroptimist Jun 6 #58

Incorrect sarisataka Jun 6 #60

If you are not making that assertion... -misanthroptimist Jun 6 #66

Stop opposing Nazism and historical revisionism? sarisataka Jun 6 #69

Very clearly illogical -misanthroptimist Jun 6 #73

The question was never about the tattoo sarisataka Jun 6 #76

Then, as I said, the tattoo is irrelevant. -misanthroptimist Jun 6 #87

Let me phrase this clearly- since it doesn't matter if I type slowly sarisataka Jun 6 #92

Stop dodging -misanthroptimist Jun 6 #104

You refuse to accept what I have stated sarisataka Jun 6 #109

Nonsense -misanthroptimist Jun 6 #137

I never heard of a totenkopf until this story, either. Americanme Jun 6 #140

Couldn't agree more -misanthroptimist Jun 6 #141

Let me try explaining it. WarGamer Sunday #202

But the death head skull is NOT as universally known as a nazi hate symbol, like the swastika. Americanme Sunday #203

Do you believe he knew that? Scrivener7 Sunday #205

I'd be willing to bet a fairly large amount of money that the tattoo shop catalog where he bought it Jack Valentino Jun 6 #165

I would bet you are correct sarisataka Jun 6 #169

Speak and so it shall be so. Behind the Aegis Jun 6 #47

Because Fox News wants control of the senate. Initech Jun 6 #5

Care to share examples of the behavior in question? RockRaven Jun 6 #6

Post number 4 is one example sarisataka Jun 6 #13

Young people love lighting bolts and i never heard of them being nazi symbols before now questionseverything Monday #228

Have you never seen this? sarisataka Monday #241

No I haven't seen that before that I remember questionseverything Monday #242

I am glad to have taught you something today sarisataka Monday #243

Why is so little effort being spent promoting other D candidates in the upcoming primary? RandomNumbers Jun 6 #7

Why did Sanders endorse Fetterman? LisaL Jun 6 #9

True, but what about Warren? RandomNumbers Jun 6 #15

We actually had a very good democratic alternative to Fetterman in a primary. LisaL Jun 6 #21

Because Nazis killed Jews Danmel Jun 6 #18

They might for Platner MorbidButterflyTat Jun 6 #24

That would be interesting to see what would happen sarisataka Jun 6 #34

Poor Sarisataka ABC123Easy Jun 6 #19

I saw that but sarisataka Jun 6 #22

Good for you! ABC123Easy Jun 6 #25

I showed this thread to my children sarisataka Jun 6 #149

Weaponized ignorance -- excellent term. betsuni Jun 6 #168

Smart kids! sheshe2 Monday #234

It was an opinion piece not an article, an article implies facts questionseverything Jun 6 #29

Really? As one of the less hostile repliers from yesterday..... ABC123Easy Jun 6 #36

I saw so many swatikas in India, they must all be Nazi's too Shellback Squid Jun 6 #38

Does that make swastikas acceptable everywhere sarisataka Jun 6 #44

yes, like an ankh, I have friend who has a devil tat on his shoulder, does that make him a devil worshiper? Shellback Squid Monday #212

A swastika is as innocuous as as ankh sarisataka Monday #216

the German SS was only one of many meanings... mike_c Jun 6 #40

Will you say the same of other Nazi symbols sarisataka Jun 6 #46

As an art student, I saw many designs through history that included the swastika. calimary Jun 6 #118

K&R WhiskeyGrinder Jun 6 #50

I think we need to look at intent Bluestocking Jun 6 #52

The skull and crossed femurs has a long history TexLaProgressive Jun 6 #54

No one is trying to 'rehabilitate' the Nazis RetiredParatrooper Jun 6 #55

Who is that guy? nt LAS14 Jun 6 #70

Since the photo of von Mackensen sarisataka Jun 6 #75

That's not a Totenkopf. Llewlladdwr Monday #240

The rules of DU require that we support Platner if he's the nominee Kaleva Jun 6 #56

And at no point have I stated sarisataka Jun 6 #67

I haven't paid much attention to the debate about the tattoo Kaleva Jun 6 #161

Fair enough sarisataka Jun 6 #163

Same to you! Kaleva Jun 6 #164

At this moment, he is the PRESUMPTIVE nominee. Their primary niyad Jun 6 #155

True Kaleva Jun 6 #162

One needs only to look at other political figures to answer that. RandySF Jun 6 #57

No one is defending the symbol, including platner. pat_k Jun 6 #59

Post above your show that statement is false sarisataka Jun 6 #63

I see no one defending the symbol. pat_k Jun 6 #97

And I was never asking about any man sarisataka Jun 6 #103

I see no posts that say that. You have to give me verbatim quotes (in context) that you read that way. pat_k Jun 6 #114

Post 4 sarisataka Jun 6 #117

Who's defending it? Nt LAS14 Jun 6 #61

Have you read the replies sarisataka Jun 6 #65

I searched for it and found it in #4, which you referenced... LAS14 Jun 6 #72

There are many others in this thread sarisataka Jun 6 #78

I have never denied or diminished the connection. I have simply wondered... LAS14 Jun 6 #119

I haven't said you have denied its meaning. sarisataka Jun 6 #132

OK. nt LAS14 Jun 6 #152

Just sayin'... buzzycrumbhunger Jun 6 #133

Think about this. CivicGrief Jun 6 #71

That was not my question, as I clearly stated sarisataka Jun 6 #80

The question is not in a vacuum. It is in relation to Platner. CivicGrief Jun 6 #82

Never said that, never implied that sarisataka Jun 6 #86

Platner was a sexist choice Pris Jun 6 #113

The symbol or offensive tattoo can be fairly easily removed Grim Chieftain Jun 6 #74

Yes, exactly. WestMichRad Jun 6 #110

Yeah, it's gotten cringingly weird now Sympthsical Jun 6 #83

Come on folks TVguyCards Jun 6 #84

You get it /nt sarisataka Jun 6 #89

Enough! MineralMan Jun 6 #90

The tattoo behind all of this orangecrush Jun 6 #94

I will not stop opposing or rehabilitating Nazis, their legacy and symbols. sarisataka Jun 6 #95

Nobody has done that. MineralMan Jun 6 #99

They have, in this thread sarisataka Jun 6 #105

MM is right. AloeVera Jun 6 #153

I have not seen Platner called a Nazi but I have no reason to doubt it. I haven't followed every thread. sarisataka Jun 6 #156

I agree with you, but it's fruitless here right now obamanut2012 Monday #218

Rec'd Mossfern Jun 6 #154

I'm more curious as to how someone can defend an ongoing genocide, and endless wars instead of a tattoo; which Uncle Joe Jun 6 #93

Which genocide sarisataka Jun 6 #101

Any genocide, but particularly ones that our government, and our tax dollars are supporting. n/t Uncle Joe Jun 6 #102

Are we allowed to condemn the perpetrators of all the genocides? CivicGrief Jun 6 #143

Probably not the ones defended here daily for nearly 2 years. AloeVera Jun 6 #157

Intellectual and moral integrity iemanja Jun 6 #100

+1 demmiblue Jun 6 #106

who is defending that symbol??? LymphocyteLover Jun 6 #107

Again- read the replies sarisataka Jun 6 #111

OK, but your OP mentioned it... so I wasn't sure what you were referring to LymphocyteLover Sunday #172

Bullshit. This was not a "Nazi symbol" per se Bluetus Jun 6 #112

The particular symbol sarisataka Jun 6 #115

Be honest. When did you learn about this symbol? Bluetus Jun 6 #135

6th grade sarisataka Jun 6 #139

The totenkopf tattoo is a NAZI symbol LetMyPeopleVote Jun 6 #123

Nice. So if I have a T-shirt that has an arrow pointing upward, you will call me a Nazi? Bluetus Jun 6 #138

It is 100% a known Nazi symbol obamanut2012 Monday #220

I have yet to see anyone defend the symbol Buzz cook Jun 6 #120

Read the thread sarisataka Jun 6 #130

This tattoo really bothers me LetMyPeopleVote Jun 6 #124

Would a Democratically-controlled US Senate bother you, if Platner Jack Valentino Jun 6 #166

Isn't the tattoo still there, but covered up? lapucelle Sunday #180

I would like to see a Democrat defeat Collins but I do not believe that Platner is the right person LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #183

Well said. mcar Sunday #200

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Before this I had now idea what a totenkopf was. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 6 #136

No. You absolutely did! CivicGrief Sunday #187

He had the tattoo covered many months ago. Collins is still voting to fund the GESTAPO struggle4progress Jun 6 #142

That there is the correct perspective -misanthroptimist Jun 6 #146

Why is so much effort being spent trying to destroy a Democrat on this forum? n/t luv2fly Jun 6 #144

I hesitate to guess -misanthroptimist Jun 6 #145

That would be against the SOP sarisataka Jun 6 #147

Graham Platner reminds me a lot of Adam Kokesh Polybius Jun 6 #148

Maybe its just an awkward tattoo just like Musk's hitler salute was a awkward gesture per the ADL? Eko Jun 6 #158

The only thing awkward about Musk's gesture sarisataka Jun 6 #170

I agree. Eko Jun 6 #171

Being offended is a choice. Intractable Jun 6 #159

Yeah, those six million Jews murdered under that symbol only chose to be offended iemanja Sunday #208

Being offended by Platner is a choice. Intractable Sunday #209

Chanting the magic slogan Medicare for All trumps The Curse of the Totenkopf. betsuni Sunday #173

No. They cede power by thinking they CivicGrief Sunday #179

I don't understand. betsuni Sunday #188

I'm talking about Democrats who think moving to the center (hence, centrist) right is the CivicGrief Sunday #189

It's not the tattoo, it's the attack from centrists against progressive candidates. Emile Sunday #174

What exactly makes Platner "progressive"? He's against an assault weapons ban, lapucelle Sunday #184

I love me a genuine progressive. You may even say CivicGrief Sunday #191

And his underwear?! MorbidButterflyTat Monday #213

It does look like he's dancing shirtless in his underwear. lapucelle Monday #214

His family and friends at a wedding reception? mr715 Monday #217

Imagine someone taking off their shirt and pants at a wedding and dancing around. lapucelle Monday #223

Imagine a joyful event having joy mr715 Monday #224

Weddings are joyful ceremonies. Whether or not a guest or relative taking off some clothes and doing a dance lapucelle Monday #225

I've sang shirtless at parties at other people's request. mr715 Monday #226

Yes, but were you wearing pants? lapucelle Monday #232

Yes but only because I have skinny chicken legs. mr715 Monday #233

"Who among us has not been asked to sing shirtless at a wedding?" lapucelle Monday #235

Who cares? mr715 Monday #236

It's amazing how some people are comfortable commenting on others personal behavior at private Nanjeanne Monday #237

"We are oft to blame in this... Torchlight Sunday #178

More circular firing, squad stuff right here oldmanlynn Sunday #181

Oh of course there are numerous DUers who don't care about winning elections. BannonsLiver Monday #219

I have read and reread this very long thread before responding. cksmithy Sunday #190

I appreciate your attention and thoughtful reply sarisataka Sunday #194

Platner rso Sunday #204

Just curious about the forum rules. Can somebody clarify? Bluetus Monday #221

What rule are you positing is being violated by this thread? What makes you think it's being violated here? tritsofme Monday #222

"Bashing" Bluetus Monday #227

The OP provides a factual history lesson, I'm not sure how it could plausibly be considered "bashing" tritsofme Monday #231

I'll venture a guess. H2O Man Monday #238

Sorry, I am not the person to ask for rule interpretations sarisataka Monday #229

Remember when fundamentalist Xtians attacked Proctor and Gamble for its "Satanic" logo? Ponietz Monday #230

Strawman sarisataka Monday #239