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EdmondDantes_

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38. Except that's not the question you asked

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 04:57 PM

19 hrs ago

You asked what makes it a nazi tattoo. People have provided evidence of what makes it different from a jolly rogers tattoo.

You can argue he didn't know what it was, and there's some evidence for that in taking his shirt off in front of Jewish family members. But he's also a military historian and WWII was a pretty big event in military history so you can argue he at least should have known. I don't know if he knew, but it absolutely was a tattoo of a totenkopf.

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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 12 hrs ago #64

Great post LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #68

It's bewildering that Platner told CNN that he has never been "close to money" given his personal biography. lapucelle 2 hrs ago #69

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

Someone's done their oppo research... AloeVera 20 hrs ago #33

It was a dupe. N/T lapucelle 16 hrs ago #49

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

But if the person with the tatoo did not recognize it as a historical symbol, that's super relevant. nt LAS14 15 hrs ago #51

Yes. Certain images are recognizably Nazi-based... regnaD kciN 12 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 21 hrs ago #29

Thanks for showing the Difference so Vividly.. Cha 12 hrs ago #65

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

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 23 hrs ago #15

It's not like he's running on the resurgence of the Nazi party oldmanlynn 22 hrs ago #18

I am concerned if he knew what it was and then flat out lied that he did, that speaks to character IMO EX500rider 22 hrs ago #19

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

Do you believe he knew that? Scrivener7 15 hrs ago #54

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

Ewww MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #42

And who takes their shirt off at an indoor party anyway? EX500rider 18 hrs ago #43

I thought the same thing. MorbidButterflyTat 12 hrs ago #67

The Maltese cross is often confused with the Nazi Iron Cross too. Emile 23 hrs ago #16

No, It Is Not. EVER. THERE IS NO RESEMBLANCE. ColoringFool 14 hrs ago #57

Both crosses share a similar cross pattee Emile 14 hrs ago #59

as a kid I remember seeing it on cheap belt buckles and rings in Johnson Smith Catalog eShirl 23 hrs ago #17

That is a skull & cross bones, the Totenkopf has the bones behind the skull EX500rider 22 hrs ago #20

Do you have your answer? sarisataka 22 hrs ago #21

Yup! It's clear that most people would not recognize it as Nazi. nt LAS14 19 hrs ago #35

It seems a pretty even split. sarisataka 19 hrs ago #36

Except that's not the question you asked EdmondDantes_ 19 hrs ago #38

The thread has gone astray. My post here was not relevant to my OP. nt LAS14 15 hrs ago #52

The person you responded to asked if you had your answer EdmondDantes_ 14 hrs ago #58

As an amateur radio operator... orangecrush 22 hrs ago #23

It's overblown SamuelTheThird 22 hrs ago #24

Besides the tattoo in question Mossfern 22 hrs ago #25

Doesn't make him a pirate? no_hypocrisy 22 hrs ago #26

The Totenkopf RandySF 22 hrs ago #27

The tattoo really pesters me LetMyPeopleVote 22 hrs ago #28

The totenkopf tattoo is a NAZI symbol LetMyPeopleVote 21 hrs ago #30

What, exactly, makes Platner's skull and crossbones Nazi? -misanthroptimist 21 hrs ago #31

The fact that it was the official emblem of the Nazi SS death camp guards? EX500rider 18 hrs ago #44

Great. Is that the only place in history it appears? -misanthroptimist 17 hrs ago #45

Totenkoph is German meaning Deaths Head. It was the official symbol of the Nazi SS. LetMyPeopleVote 21 hrs ago #32

the skull and bones have been a potent human motif... mike_c 20 hrs ago #34

All the Nazis that used to wear it on their uniform? meadowlander 19 hrs ago #37

Is this a Nazi symbol Emile 14 hrs ago #61

Yes, it's an iron cross which was worn on Nazi uniforms. Is it exclusively a Nazi symbol? No. meadowlander 14 hrs ago #62

It's a Maltese Cross. I should know, Emile 14 hrs ago #63

Most 20 yr olds would not have a clue. Blue Full Moon 19 hrs ago #39

He Knew. Of Course, Maybe The Tattoo Artist Was A Republican Who..... ColoringFool 19 hrs ago #40

All of this BS is just republican smear campaign Blue Full Moon 19 hrs ago #41

A smear campaign would be claiming he had a Nazi tattoo when he didn't. LisaL 17 hrs ago #46

Nope they get other people to believe it Blue Full Moon 14 hrs ago #60

The range of motivations of those who would adopt that symbol... BH liberal 16 hrs ago #47

no he doesn't still have it, he had a celtic dog design tattooed over it, covering it up eShirl 14 hrs ago #55

This is the most non issue of non issues. Initech 16 hrs ago #48

The mentality of a guy... BH liberal 16 hrs ago #50

I don't know, but..... YepYep 15 hrs ago #53

If I May Hazard A Wild Guess? The NAZIS!....... ColoringFool 14 hrs ago #56