The only people with obsessive knowledge of SS iconography are WW2 buffs, neonazis, and neonazi WW2 buffs.
And those of us who are high enough on their lists to spend five minutes learning to identify common symbols that indicate danger.
I think you may be the actual Nazi here.
Seriously? This is the worst thing about y’all. You simply won’t allow for the possibility that criticism is even genuine, let alone legitimate. Every single time someone raises a potential concern, it’s always, “You’re the real Nazi!” or “You’re a DNC bot!” or whatnot. As if there isn’t a single person on the planet who gets worried when a guy with a Nazi tattoo and a history as a mercenary is running for office.
You can argue that Platner is a lesser evil or whatever, but this, “If you have a problem with a totenkopf tattoo, you’re the real Nazi” shit is just straight up cult behavior.
You’re arguing with a literal moron. I don’t know why you think he’s going to suddenly develop a frontal lobe and be capable of reason.
It’s obvious that these “I hate Platner” astroturfers have no interest in doing anything other than spreading their hate. They don’t want a discussion. They want to scream shit at you until you give in and let them be “right” even though not a single shred of anything exists to support their nonstop whining and bitching over a fucking pirate skull.
It’s not a pirate skull, you troglodyte and your attempts to downplay Nazi iconography make you a nazi apologist at best and a Nazi at worst. Do you have brain damage or vision problems???
I understand that you’re not familiar with the symbol and that this is your first time encountering it. I can easily believe that a drunk soldier in the same boat wouldn’t know the difference either. But the design of the Nazi version is distinct and recognizable, if you’ve seen it. The tattoo was indisputably a totenkopf and not a pirate flag. Nobody who knows what a totenkopf is would get the two confused.
The part that I take issue with is when you go around saying that nobody knew what a totenkopf was before this and therefore all criticism about it must be in bad faith. You’re just projecting your own knowledge and experiences onto every other person on the planet. I knew what a totenkopf was years before this and my impression of the symbol has nothing to do with Platner, or like, Maine in general. Platner could be the greatest or the worst person in the world and it wouldn’t change what I think about the symbol at all. My knowledge about and impression of the totenkopf is based on it being plastered on Nazi uniforms, and used by Neo-Nazis, not a controversy over some random Senate candidate.
It’s just ridiculous that you won’t even accept the possibility that people you disagree with are just wrong, that’s not enough, they have to be actively malevolent and dishonest. Even in the most generous possible read of Platner, there are still red flags that would cause some people to have genuine concerns and doubts about him.
And those of us who are high enough on their lists to spend five minutes learning to identify common symbols that indicate danger.
Seriously? This is the worst thing about y’all. You simply won’t allow for the possibility that criticism is even genuine, let alone legitimate. Every single time someone raises a potential concern, it’s always, “You’re the real Nazi!” or “You’re a DNC bot!” or whatnot. As if there isn’t a single person on the planet who gets worried when a guy with a Nazi tattoo and a history as a mercenary is running for office.
You can argue that Platner is a lesser evil or whatever, but this, “If you have a problem with a totenkopf tattoo, you’re the real Nazi” shit is just straight up cult behavior.
IF it’s that terrible a symbol, why aren’t pirate movies boycotted and picketed by Jewish rights groups?
Because, no matter how many times you repeat “it’s just a pirate symbol!!!” (how many times in this thread?) that’s doesn’t make it true:
It’s not just a “skull and crossbones,” it’s the specific design that was used by the Nazis and is known as a hate symbol.
It is the same fucking thing. Here’s a WW2 Luftwaffe version:
Here’s a historical pirate one.
They’re the same fucking symbol.
You’re arguing with a literal moron. I don’t know why you think he’s going to suddenly develop a frontal lobe and be capable of reason.
It’s obvious that these “I hate Platner” astroturfers have no interest in doing anything other than spreading their hate. They don’t want a discussion. They want to scream shit at you until you give in and let them be “right” even though not a single shred of anything exists to support their nonstop whining and bitching over a fucking pirate skull.
It’s not a pirate skull, you troglodyte and your attempts to downplay Nazi iconography make you a nazi apologist at best and a Nazi at worst. Do you have brain damage or vision problems???
They absolutely are not.
I understand that you’re not familiar with the symbol and that this is your first time encountering it. I can easily believe that a drunk soldier in the same boat wouldn’t know the difference either. But the design of the Nazi version is distinct and recognizable, if you’ve seen it. The tattoo was indisputably a totenkopf and not a pirate flag. Nobody who knows what a totenkopf is would get the two confused.
The part that I take issue with is when you go around saying that nobody knew what a totenkopf was before this and therefore all criticism about it must be in bad faith. You’re just projecting your own knowledge and experiences onto every other person on the planet. I knew what a totenkopf was years before this and my impression of the symbol has nothing to do with Platner, or like, Maine in general. Platner could be the greatest or the worst person in the world and it wouldn’t change what I think about the symbol at all. My knowledge about and impression of the totenkopf is based on it being plastered on Nazi uniforms, and used by Neo-Nazis, not a controversy over some random Senate candidate.
It’s just ridiculous that you won’t even accept the possibility that people you disagree with are just wrong, that’s not enough, they have to be actively malevolent and dishonest. Even in the most generous possible read of Platner, there are still red flags that would cause some people to have genuine concerns and doubts about him.