It is literally incredible that he could have had the tattoo this long without ever knowing what it was.
i dont twitter or bluesky or whatever, there a pic of this tattoo that he 'didn't realize' was a swastika?
Pretty interesting that he didn't even try to justify it as a manji symbol.
That wouldn't be possible. It's the skull and bones of the SSYeah, I deleted my post right before your quote.
i dont twitter or bluesky or whatever, there a pic of this tattoo that he 'didn't realize' was a swastika?The tattoo isn't a swastika. It's a skull and crossbones motif that's highly particular to the SS, known as the totenkopf.
Yeah, I deleted my post right before your quote.
The tattoo isn't a swastika. It's a skull and crossbones motif that's highly particular to the SS, known as the totenkopf.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/7abd50f2.jpg
Frankly, a swastika would be easier to make excuses for.
The tattoo isn't a swastika. It's a skull and crossbones motif that's highly particular to the SS, known as the totenkopf.i cant really see how a swastika would be easier to excuse...
Frankly, a swastika would be easier to make excuses for.
i cant really see how a swastika would be easier to excuse...
after looking it up, eh, i can make a solid guess on how he could get that unintentionally. he probably went to a tattoo artist who gets a lot of bikers, and just went through the binder of pic they often have and chose one that looked tough.
Great, now remove yourself from the primary.This.
i cant really see how a swastika would be easier to excuse...There are versions of the swastika that are substantially different from the Nazi version (it is an ancient symbol, after all), but yeah, the actual Nazi swastika would be worse. I should have said "could" instead of "would".
This.
This might be a hot take, but I think that is you ever had a Nazi tattoo you should be barred from ever holding office.
I hope Mills wins the primary.
Instance of a GOPer accidentally doing/having a Nazi thing #642,091.This guy is a populist D. Sometimes the perp for an outrage du jour is actually not a Republican.
If I just saw the image, I wouldn't have know that it was an SS symbol. I know they had a skull symbol, but not the specific one, and there are tons of skull symbols. And as much as I think people should do research before getting a tattoo, I know that frequently doesn't happen. But like, even without the people saying that he knows what it is, if he's had it for twenty years I find it hard to believe he wouldn't have learned about it during that time. And with the people saying that he knew, that just stacks on top.
I'm gonna say I think stuff like this is why the DSCC pushed Mills to run so hard when they didn't run a Democrat in Nebraska last cycle against Dan OsbornMills is freaking ancient which is a Democrat party problem, but id push for old Mills over a young piece of shit any day
The idiot that doesnt research it before getting the tattoo also isnt going to know the German name for the symbol, which he didtwo possible points here. one, he could have thought it was funny to trivialize the symbol like he did. or two, the former staffer who got interviewed was lying for publicity.
This.I think there can be paths back from mistakes of our past but that path involves being open and forward about your mistakes, how you came to realize them and what you have done to make amends.
This might be a hot take, but I think that is you ever had a Nazi tattoo you should be barred from ever holding office.
I hope Mills wins the primary.
two possible points here. one, he could have thought it was funny to trivialize the symbol like he did. or two, the former staffer who got interviewed was lying for publicity.You've got multiple reports from multiple sources from different time periods saying he knew tho. It's a little harder to pass that off.
alternatively he's a nazi supporter playing a long con i guess.
Mills is freaking ancient which is a Democrat party problem, but id push for old Mills over a young piece of shit any day
You've got multiple reports from multiple sources from different time periods saying he knew tho. It's a little harder to pass that off.well then i'd probably bet more that he's a dumbass trying to make light of a symbol. but honestly i dont know the sum total of knowledge i have about this guy comes form this topic.
well then i'd probably bet more that he's a dumbass trying to make light of a symbol. but honestly i dont know the sum total of knowledge i have about this guy comes form this topic.
two possible points here. one, he could have thought it was funny to trivialize the symbol like he did. or two, the former staffer who got interviewed was lying for publicity.
alternatively he's a nazi supporter playing a long con i guess.
well then i'd probably bet more that he's a dumbass trying to make light of a symbol. but honestly i dont know the sum total of knowledge i have about this guy comes form this topic.Don't ever give the benefit of the doubt to people with Nazi tattoos
I think there can be paths back from mistakes of our past but that path involves being open and forward about your mistakes, how you came to realize them and what you have done to make amends.
Mills' age isn't ideal, I agree. But setting aside the fact that the state that loves Collins and Olympia Snow doesn't really mind old ladies, this is just a reflection of Mills being the strongest actual candidate. She's a popular governor and they probably felt she was their best shot to take out Collins.I'm in agreement with you as well, her age really only makes me nervous because I don't want another case of a Dem dying in office and losing their seat, or being unable to vote in key moments due to illness, but that's not enough to not support her when the competition is so vile.
Put it this way: Mills is the only Democrat to win a statewide race in Maine in 13 years
So you think a tattoo on the chest trivializes it? When you see a skin head with a swastika tattoo on his chest you think his goal is to trivialize that symbol instead of incorporating it as a core aspect of their identity?going by the quote
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/3/30c786e3.jpgwhere he apparently identified it in a cutesy way, yeah kind of. its not the way someone proud of their nazi ideology would describe a somewhat obscure tattoo i'd think. like i said, man could be a complete dumbass, and complete dumbasses do dumb shit like that for shock value.
Can't say I believe him after this article.
I don't disagree with you, and maybe this is my lefty purity testing at work, but there is a difference between letting someone redeem themselves and letting them hold powerful public office.
If Platner was someone I know interpersonally or even a poster on GameFAQs and he came to me and acknowledged how he was wrong and wanted to make amends and move forward than sure. But wanting to go to Congress? I don't think so, I think there are some things that preclude you from being trusted to run for office.
I'm in agreement with you as well, her age really only makes me nervous because I don't want another case of a Dem dying in office and losing their seat, or being unable to vote in key moments due to illness, but that's not enough to not support her when the competition is so vile.
I agree Mills age is a risk and that she's pledged to be a one-termer.dont believe a single politician claiming they're only going to run for one term. biden made the same pledge while campaigning and you saw how badly that turned out. had he stuck to his word and primaries were actually won we might not have gotten a second term of trump.
where he apparently identified it in a cutesy way, yeah kind of. its not the way someone proud of their nazi ideology would describe a somewhat obscure tattoo i'd think. like i said, man could be a complete dumbass, and complete dumbasses do dumb shit like that for shock value.There is literally. no. way. that you'd know it's called a Totenkopf without also knowing that it's a Nazi symbol.
or again, nazi long con. which would make bernie look like a dumbass since he's doubled down supporting the guy.
Just went and looked up both his tat and then the totenkopf and I can see why nobody "told him" it was a Nazi symbol all this time. I wouldn't have known either.... but yeah, that's 100% a Nazi tat.it absolutely looks like something you'd see on the wall of a cheep tattoo parlor. but yeah it sounds like he was telling people for years what it actually was.
dont believe a single politician claiming they're only going to run for one term. biden made the same pledge while campaigning and you saw how badly that turned out. had he stuck to his word and primaries were actually won we might not have gotten a second term of trump.
There is literally. no. way. that you'd know it's called a Totenkopf without also knowing that it's a Nazi symbol.i'm not saying he didn't know, after looking it up it seems pretty obvious that he told multiple people what it was. what i'm saying is that he described it in a mocking way going by that one quote.
dont believe a single politician claiming they're only going to run for one term. biden made the same pledge while campaigning and you saw how badly that turned out. had he stuck to his word and primaries were actually won we might not have gotten a second term of trump.