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meadowlander

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37. All the Nazis that used to wear it on their uniform?

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Sat Jun 6, 2026, 04:36 PM

Jun 6

You can plead historical ignorance. You can't say it's not a Nazi symbol.

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What, exactly, makes Platner's skull and crossbones Nazi? [View all] LAS14 Jun 6 OP

Well, it has been tattooed over now, so I can't see it. MineralMan Jun 6 #1

A marine who served with GP FalloutShelter Jun 6 #2

Collins klanners DoBW Jun 6 #12

I've seen claims about Susan Collins, but full information is not available karynnj Jun 6 #13

The SS totenkopf looks different than a typical pirate "skull and bones." WhiskeyGrinder Jun 6 #3

Better pic SocialDemocrat61 Jun 6 #6

Everyone I've asked (we're all over 60) didn't recognize it as SS mainer Jun 6 #4

It could well be that the self-described "military buff" accidently had a Nazi tattoo for 20 years lapucelle Jun 6 #10

Excellent post, lapuelle... Mahalo!! Just the Facts. Cha Jun 6 #64

Great post LetMyPeopleVote Jun 7 #68

It's bewildering that Platner told CNN that he has never been "close to money" given his personal biography. lapucelle Jun 7 #69

Many thanks. Indeed it could be any one or all of those things. QueerDuck Jun 7 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author lapucelle Jun 6 #11

Someone's done their oppo research... AloeVera Jun 6 #33

It was a dupe. N/T lapucelle Jun 6 #49

That some people do not recognize a symbol does not change the historical fact of the symbol. sarisataka Jun 6 #22

But if the person with the tatoo did not recognize it as a historical symbol, that's super relevant. nt LAS14 Jun 6 #51

Yes. Certain images are recognizably Nazi-based... regnaD kciN Jun 6 #66

What makes the design Nazi is that the SS used this design as their insignia lapucelle Jun 6 #5

Hey everybody, he's topless! What a naughty man. GreenWave Jun 6 #29

Thanks for showing the Difference so Vividly.. Cha Jun 6 #65

The tattoo looks like the State of Ohio now, Emile Jun 6 #7

The molehill is the tattoo. The mountain is ... QueerDuck Jun 7 #72

I can see two young marines in a different country that are a little bit drunk or tipsy oldmanlynn Jun 6 #8

I can too....but having it for almost 20 years without knowing what it was I believe less..ymmv EX500rider Jun 6 #15

It's not like he's running on the resurgence of the Nazi party oldmanlynn Jun 6 #18

I am concerned if he knew what it was and then flat out lied that he did, that speaks to character IMO EX500rider Jun 6 #19

Is it The Bopper Jun 7 #70

He didn't have a jolly rogers tattoo lol WarGamer Jun 6 #9

Do you believe he knew that? Scrivener7 Jun 6 #54

Be cause it was a Nazi tattoo? EX500rider Jun 6 #14

Ewww MorbidButterflyTat Jun 6 #42

And who takes their shirt off at an indoor party anyway? EX500rider Jun 6 #43

I thought the same thing. MorbidButterflyTat Jun 6 #67

The Maltese cross is often confused with the Nazi Iron Cross too. Emile Jun 6 #16

No, It Is Not. EVER. THERE IS NO RESEMBLANCE. ColoringFool Jun 6 #57

Both crosses share a similar cross pattee Emile Jun 6 #59

as a kid I remember seeing it on cheap belt buckles and rings in Johnson Smith Catalog eShirl Jun 6 #17

That is a skull & cross bones, the Totenkopf has the bones behind the skull EX500rider Jun 6 #20

Do you have your answer? sarisataka Jun 6 #21

Yup! It's clear that most people would not recognize it as Nazi. nt LAS14 Jun 6 #35

It seems a pretty even split. sarisataka Jun 6 #36

Except that's not the question you asked EdmondDantes_ Jun 6 #38

The thread has gone astray. My post here was not relevant to my OP. nt LAS14 Jun 6 #52

The person you responded to asked if you had your answer EdmondDantes_ Jun 6 #58

As an amateur radio operator... orangecrush Jun 6 #23

It's overblown SamuelTheThird Jun 6 #24

Besides the tattoo in question Mossfern Jun 6 #25

Doesn't make him a pirate? no_hypocrisy Jun 6 #26

The Totenkopf RandySF Jun 6 #27

The tattoo really pesters me LetMyPeopleVote Jun 6 #28

The totenkopf tattoo is a NAZI symbol LetMyPeopleVote Jun 6 #30

What, exactly, makes Platner's skull and crossbones Nazi? -misanthroptimist Jun 6 #31

The fact that it was the official emblem of the Nazi SS death camp guards? EX500rider Jun 6 #44

Great. Is that the only place in history it appears? -misanthroptimist Jun 6 #45

Totenkoph is German meaning Deaths Head. It was the official symbol of the Nazi SS. LetMyPeopleVote Jun 6 #32

the skull and bones have been a potent human motif... mike_c Jun 6 #34

All the Nazis that used to wear it on their uniform? meadowlander Jun 6 #37

Is this a Nazi symbol Emile Jun 6 #61

Yes, it's an iron cross which was worn on Nazi uniforms. Is it exclusively a Nazi symbol? No. meadowlander Jun 6 #62

It's a Maltese Cross. I should know, Emile Jun 6 #63

Most 20 yr olds would not have a clue. Blue Full Moon Jun 6 #39

He Knew. Of Course, Maybe The Tattoo Artist Was A Republican Who..... ColoringFool Jun 6 #40

All of this BS is just republican smear campaign Blue Full Moon Jun 6 #41

A smear campaign would be claiming he had a Nazi tattoo when he didn't. LisaL Jun 6 #46

Nope they get other people to believe it Blue Full Moon Jun 6 #60

The range of motivations of those who would adopt that symbol... BH liberal Jun 6 #47

no he doesn't still have it, he had a celtic dog design tattooed over it, covering it up eShirl Jun 6 #55

This is the most non issue of non issues. Initech Jun 6 #48

The mentality of a guy... BH liberal Jun 6 #50

I don't know, but..... YepYep Jun 6 #53

If I May Hazard A Wild Guess? The NAZIS!....... ColoringFool Jun 6 #56