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-misanthroptimist

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45. Great. Is that the only place in history it appears?

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:06 PM

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Was the use of that symbol by Nazis generally known by most people? Was it known by Platner at the time he got the tattoo? If the answer to either of those questions is anything other than "yes", then the whole issue is irrelevant.

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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 Yesterday #64

Great post LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #68

It's bewildering that Platner told CNN that he has never been "close to money" given his personal biography. lapucelle 13 hrs ago #69

Many thanks. Indeed it could be any one or all of those things. QueerDuck 4 hrs 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 Yesterday #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 Yesterday #51

Yes. Certain images are recognizably Nazi-based... regnaD kciN 23 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 23 hrs ago #65

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

The molehill is the tattoo. The mountain is ... QueerDuck 3 hrs 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 6 hrs ago #70

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

Do you believe he knew that? Scrivener7 Yesterday #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 23 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 Yesterday #57

Both crosses share a similar cross pattee Emile Yesterday #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 Yesterday #52

The person you responded to asked if you had your answer EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #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 Yesterday #61

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

It's a Maltese Cross. I should know, Emile Yesterday #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 Yesterday #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 Yesterday #55

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

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

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

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