Reminds me of Putin and his buddy Dmitry Utkin, initial founder of the Wagner mercenary group with multiple tattoos that show the symbol of the Waffen-SS, as well as other Nazi symbols.
“Trump Accountability War Room”. Because suddenly presidential accountability is VERY important.
…wait, what?
Also, using the term “war room” for everything. Peak USA.
Well calling it a Revenge Room would have been too obvious.
Might be an unpopular comment, but I googled the Jerusalem cross and it appears to be more of a religious symbol than anything.
Saying he has tattoos linked with white nationalists is just sensationalism. And it has gotten the exact response in this thread that it wanted.
Might be an unpopular comment, but I googled the Swastika and it appears to be more of a religious symbol than anything.
😂 Clearly you googled neither… literally every link for “swastika” mentions nazis. Google “Jerusalem cross” and the only posts you see related to white nationalism are Reddit posts with people asking if the symbol is related to white nationalism/nazis and nearly every comment saying it is not.
They might mean other tattoos, he seems to have a collection.
It still makes him a religious weirdo, possibly with a bizarre crusade fetish. Not a great look.
The article specifically mentioned that tattoo and no other ones… I’m not saying this dude is qualified for the job. There’s probably tons of legit reasons to hate this pick.
This article is just rage bate, though. And judging by this thread it is a successful one.
Yes and the swastika is the symbol of well-being
Yes, and any cross is a symbol of white nationalism because they were used by the KKK.
Not every symbol used by racist people is a symbol of racism. You gave the one most extreme example where a symbol was co-opted and can never mean anything else again.
Not to detract from this guy likely yes being a massive nazi piece of shit-
-but many deeply religious Polish Catholics who lived through WW2 and the atrocities, had (maybe still have, idk all my grandparents and aunties who did are now dead) Jerusalem crosses on their walls, usually displayed alongside their many JP2 pictures, crucifixes and black madonna’s.
Also not to say that many of these Polish Catholics weren’t also massive racists, but I’m pretty sure the Jerusalem crosses they displayed were a Catholic thing for them rather than a white supremacy thing.
It’s been coopted by the far right for a while now. Pete is not a Polish Babushka, the symbol has a different meaning to him.
There’s a version of the Jerusalem Cross used by Episcopalian service members, according to Wikipedia. I’m not American, so I don’t know the exact connotation of the symbol on that side of the pond, it could still be harmless. As an outsider, I’d associate it with the crusades (or the country of Georgia), but it doesn’t have to be intended that way.
Now, the fact that he’s a Trump appointee automatically makes him suspect, of course, but it’s less like “He has a Nazi tattoo, therefore Trump appointed a Nazi” and more “Trump appoints Nazis, therefore the tattoo is a Nazi tattoo”.
It’s a symbol that’s been coopted by hate groups. I understand the reticence to call it a hate symbol as it can be used by cultural people in a different context. The far right took Celtic runes and the Celtic cross from me and my people and turned it into a symbols of hate. They’ve done it with Norse runes as well. It’s what they do, the swastika was originally a symbol of peace and trust.
So yes context matters. Trump appoints alt right nut jobs who twist the meaning of cultural symbols so that they can spread a message of hate. This is what I am upset about, and likely others are as well.
I am looking at other photos. I can also see “Ne Desit Virtus” (Let Valor Not Fail) with a sword. That’s a symbol from the 187th Infantry Regiment. I also see the Chi Rho symbol, a Greek symbol for the name of Christ. Another tattoo is “MDCCLXXV” for 1775. Above that tattoo is an American Flag with a gun superimposed on it. I am not sure if these mean a recalling of the US War for Independence. The gun looks modern but could also serve as a bridge to the modern military of the US. On his other arm is “Deus Vult.”
Broadly speaking, these tattoos suggest both military service and Christian identity.
Not found are any symbols I’ve seen identified with White Nationalism. No Valknot, swastika, black sun, 88 symbol, Confederate symbolism, etc.
Edit: The photo I was looking at is here: [https://i.imgur.com/kkroDES.png].
Dude is definitely a nut, but when we start throwing around terms like “white nationalists” for things that are absolutely not white nationalism, it dilutes the impact of claims about people who legitimately are white nationalists.
Deus Vult has indeed been co-opted by white supremacists along with a lot of crusader/christian symbolism.
Almost like its coded so as to not blatantly say “I’m a white supremist” while also clearly signaling to people he is.
Are people just learning about plausible deniability?
Now that said, sure this could be a nothing burger, but when coupled to be right wing…
What’s that saying?
You find me a nazi I can sure bet they’d be voting Republican.
as if the crusaders were egalitarian
https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/ Christo-fascists can hate just like Nazis can.
People shouldn’t fear governments. Governments should fear their people.
The entire cabinet is something from a comic book. These guys are all cartoonishly evil.
Probably why trump picked him
Allies kill Nazis, Allies have babies, babies become assholes, assholes have baby Nazis.
Trump nominating a Literal Nazi to lead our Military is PROOF that DEMOCRATS were Overreacting!
he also doesn’t believe in germ theory
If this person gets clearance and is not open about the hate group ties, that can be grounds for prosecution. The big question will be whether or not anyone cares.
Well the attorney general is going to be a pedophile so I doubt we’ll see any prosecution on this.
The big question will be whether or not anyone cares who has the ability to do anything about it.
Yeah, I’m sure AG Gaetz will get right on that
When does Russia invade to de-nazify the US?
(They already have, comrade. And your citizens voted it in)
Here’s another question:
If Russia launched a nuke at the US, would puppet trump use the launch codes?
more like that insane fuck would nuke some place as final middle finger before he dies to old age
Probably not because he would probably tell Putin to target a major Democratic city center
Dearborn, MI would probably be high on the list.
High Muslim population. Heavy Democratic leaning (except this year. Lol)
One obvious one NYC, but he wouldn’t want to hurt his property value.
So, pretty much the entire pacific coast.
The launch codes are
00000anyway, so…
Trump, picking a Fox news host to run the military
“How could this be any worse?”
That motherfucker: takes off shirt
Narrator: “It got worse.”
Wait until he opens his mouth and starts talking
Some of those that work forces…
Starting to change from some to most to all.
Some?
Rage Against the Machine lyrics.
I’m aware.
I’m a gun nut. I have an AR-15 and love it. Finest multi-purpose rifle on Earth.
Forget the rest of the tats. Having a tattoo of an AR-15 is so goddamned toxic I want to puke. FWIW, I’d punch him for the Iron Cross tats before I noticed the others.
Get an ak. Ar is jam city
The M-16 is a jam factory, the M-4 was built to not do that. Slap any nato mag in that bad boy and pew pew
Mine is cheap as hell and will cycle anything, including steel case ammo of dubious origin and quality. If you have one that is jamming, there might be a defect that requires your attention.
I have an AR it has never jammed. I also have an AK that has also never jammed.
Sounds like you don’t know how to jam.
I also have a Gibson, it has never jammed.
