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mike_c

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

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 03:48 PM

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...since pre-history. The German SS was only one context among thousands of others. I don't get too upset about it appearing in tattoos unless the nazi allusion is unambiguous.

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

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

A marine who served with GP FalloutShelter Yesterday #2

Collins klanners DoBW Yesterday #12

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

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

Better pic SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #6

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

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

Excellent post, lapuelle... Mahalo!! Just the Facts. Cha 20 hrs ago #64

Great post LetMyPeopleVote 10 hrs ago #68

It's bewildering that Platner told CNN that he has never been "close to money" given his personal biography. lapucelle 9 hrs ago #69

Many thanks. Indeed it could be any one or all of those things. QueerDuck 1 hr ago #71

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

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

It was a dupe. N/T lapucelle 23 hrs ago #49

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

But if the person with the tatoo did not recognize it as a historical symbol, that's super relevant. nt LAS14 23 hrs ago #51

Yes. Certain images are recognizably Nazi-based... regnaD kciN 20 hrs ago #66

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

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

Thanks for showing the Difference so Vividly.. Cha 20 hrs ago #65

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

The molehill is the tattoo. The mountain is ... QueerDuck 10 min ago #72

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

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

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

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

Is it The Bopper 2 hrs ago #70

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

Do you believe he knew that? Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #54

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

Ewww MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #42

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

I thought the same thing. MorbidButterflyTat 19 hrs ago #67

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

No, It Is Not. EVER. THERE IS NO RESEMBLANCE. ColoringFool 22 hrs ago #57

Both crosses share a similar cross pattee Emile 22 hrs ago #59

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

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

Do you have your answer? sarisataka Yesterday #21

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

It seems a pretty even split. sarisataka Yesterday #36

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

The thread has gone astray. My post here was not relevant to my OP. nt LAS14 23 hrs ago #52

The person you responded to asked if you had your answer EdmondDantes_ 22 hrs ago #58

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

It's overblown SamuelTheThird Yesterday #24

Besides the tattoo in question Mossfern Yesterday #25

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

The Totenkopf RandySF Yesterday #27

The tattoo really pesters me LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #28

The totenkopf tattoo is a NAZI symbol LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #30

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is this a Nazi symbol Emile 21 hrs ago #61

Yes, it's an iron cross which was worn on Nazi uniforms. Is it exclusively a Nazi symbol? No. meadowlander 21 hrs ago #62

It's a Maltese Cross. I should know, Emile 21 hrs ago #63

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

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

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

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

Nope they get other people to believe it Blue Full Moon 21 hrs ago #60

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

no he doesn't still have it, he had a celtic dog design tattooed over it, covering it up eShirl 22 hrs ago #55

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

The mentality of a guy... BH liberal 23 hrs ago #50

I don't know, but..... YepYep 22 hrs ago #53

If I May Hazard A Wild Guess? The NAZIS!....... ColoringFool 22 hrs ago #56