Why is so much effort being spent defending a Nazi symbol?

[sarisataka]

156. I have not seen Platner called a Nazi but I have no reason to doubt it. I haven't followed every thread.

I have never made the accusation so myself. If I believed he had Nazi sympathies, I would be much louder.

He has some troubling baggage but once he became the presumptive candidate, I have not questioned him. Defeating Collins is a more important first step.

I have no issue with anyone who says he made a mistake out of ignorance, and it is true he has covered it up.

My issue is many go beyond that and are defending the symbol itself, denying it has a Nazi meaning. I would do the same for a swastika, runic lightning bolts or even a stylized Reichsadler concealing the swastika.

That is my motivation. If people assume there is more that is on them.