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Abolishinist

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20. As one who leans toward facts, logic and reason,
Sun May 31, 2026, 08:53 PM
May 31

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"So you take on symbols as a form of emotional armor" WhiskeyGrinder May 31 #1
That's the point of the OP, those symbols aren't exclusive to the NAZIS Uncle Joe May 31 #2
The totenkopf is. WhiskeyGrinder May 31 #3
That's just a German word for skull and bones. Uncle Joe May 31 #4
It means 'death's head'. nt Celerity May 31 #12
No it is not, that's a false claim. The Totenkopf was used in the German military almost 200 years before the Nazis. Celerity May 31 #11
Eh, I got sloppy. WhiskeyGrinder May 31 #14
Non sequitur. My rebuttal was addressing your claim that the Totenkopf symbol was exclusive to the Nazis. Celerity May 31 #15
As one who leans toward facts, logic and reason, Abolishinist May 31 #20
ty Celerity May 31 #22
This ought to be it's own post luv2fly May 31 #23
Factually correct sarisataka May 31 #25
Don't forget canetoad May 31 #21
Lovely... justifying NAZI tattoos WarGamer May 31 #5
We're talking about skull and bones which is universal. n/t Uncle Joe May 31 #6
taht's not the tattoo in question re: the candidate WarGamer May 31 #7
Skull and crossbones is what we're talking about. Uncle Joe May 31 #9
Not that skull and crossbones. That one is very specific to the Nazis. Iggo Jun 1 #27
I hope we see the same effort sarisataka May 31 #8
We will see a blue tsunami so Uncle Joe May 31 #10
It takes more to win an election sarisataka May 31 #16
That's true but you can't ignore a dysfunctional system that profits Uncle Joe May 31 #17
My wife is diabetic sarisataka May 31 #18
Well with her stock holdings, the more you pay, the more money Collins makes, Uncle Joe May 31 #19
You can have a skull tattoo Boo1 May 31 #13
Where's your paragraph on nazi use? stumpysbear May 31 #24
Okay. Now do the swastika. jmbar2 May 31 #26
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