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AloeVera

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33. Someone's done their oppo research...

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 03:14 PM

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Interesting.

Don't know if any of it is true or not. I wonder though about the sources, I doubt they're from our side. I also wonder why some people are such Never-Platners that they don't seriously weigh the consequences of playing into the hands of GQP rat*******. Or why his defeat would be more important than winning the Senate.

Please don't tell me Mills or the other guy could win - I'd only have a bitter laugh to respond with.

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

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

A marine who served with GP FalloutShelter Saturday #2

Collins klanners DoBW Saturday #12

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

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

Better pic SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #6

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

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

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

Great post LetMyPeopleVote 22 hrs ago #68

It's bewildering that Platner told CNN that he has never been "close to money" given his personal biography. lapucelle 21 hrs ago #69

Many thanks. Indeed it could be any one or all of those things. QueerDuck 13 hrs ago #71

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

Someone's done their oppo research... AloeVera Saturday #33

It was a dupe. N/T lapucelle Saturday #49

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks for showing the Difference so Vividly.. Cha Saturday #65

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

The molehill is the tattoo. The mountain is ... QueerDuck 12 hrs ago #72

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

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

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

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

Is it The Bopper 14 hrs ago #70

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

Do you believe he knew that? Scrivener7 Saturday #54

Be cause it was a Nazi tattoo? EX500rider Saturday #14

Ewww MorbidButterflyTat Saturday #42

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

I thought the same thing. MorbidButterflyTat Saturday #67

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

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

Both crosses share a similar cross pattee Emile Saturday #59

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

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

Do you have your answer? sarisataka Saturday #21

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

It seems a pretty even split. sarisataka Saturday #36

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

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

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

As an amateur radio operator... orangecrush Saturday #23

It's overblown SamuelTheThird Saturday #24

Besides the tattoo in question Mossfern Saturday #25

Doesn't make him a pirate? no_hypocrisy Saturday #26

The Totenkopf RandySF Saturday #27

The tattoo really pesters me LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #28

The totenkopf tattoo is a NAZI symbol LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #30

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is this a Nazi symbol Emile Saturday #61

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The mentality of a guy... BH liberal Saturday #50

I don't know, but..... YepYep Saturday #53

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