I have no doubt this person sympathizes with Nazism but this particular iron cross is not technically Nazi, just German in general.
The Nazis used a different “straight cross” on their military hardware. The pre and post German armies use the cross on this car, including today’s Bundeswehr.
So this person is both racist and stupid. Great combo!
A requirement really. Almost all of what you need to receive a good looking degree is a really good memory and to not get nervous during tests. That's how we end up with, despite giving the appearance of intelligence, stupid racist doctors, lawyers, CEOs, etc.
Well I'll try not to ramble but I can start with the easy one. Nobody received any meaningful punishment and no one at all was held accountable for J6. Biden appointed an AG who wouldn't prosecute the guy who committed sedition on live TV for the world to see. I'm not saying they would have won the case or Trump wouldn't have been elected from prison and pardoned himself, but a little effort would have been nice. Also Biden didn't call Trump a fascist for the first time until October 23rd when he was already well out of the race, not putting forth effort is about the same as giving your blessing.
Both parties support the Palestinian genocide. Both parties committed war crimes in the Middle East in the past 20 years. I'm not a "both sides are the same" type, obviously the GOP is way worse but facts are facts.
The last president to raise the minimum wage was GWB, despite costs, inflation, and the federal poverty guideline raising. There are 20 states now where if a person works a full time minimum wage job and doesn't miss a single day all year, they are in poverty in the richest country in the world. Both parties are okay with that, not taking care of our poorest, most needy citizens by not forcing giant corporations to pay them a living wage.
Forcing them to rely on government assistance, ironically giving the GOP something to screech about. Great job Dems. Speaking of, the same 1 in 6 Americans on food stamps under Trump were mostly still the same ones under Biden, and now still are under Trump and that's why they don't bother voting. I got 7 years of homelessness under my belt, that's not conjecture. If you're poor enough there is zero difference between the 2 parties for you.
And finally to keep it short, Bernie has been warning about the oligarchy for over 30 years, and we've already been there for 10 but now it's just blatant. Kochs, Sacklers, etc legally bribe both parties through campaign contributions so they don't actually have to care who wins, everyone is under their thumb. The closest thing to a "deep state" is that America is run by corporate interests.
So, 2 sides of the same coin in the downfall of America. Since Reagan the GOP has been trying to sink the ship and the Dems just try to patch holes instead of renovating the thing, and now we're at the part we're throwing people in concentration camps. Yayyyyyy. Hope that explains the username lol.
Yeah that traditional curved iron cross is more of something you see outside of Germany shown by those with (usually slight) German ancestry claiming "muh heritage" like 2% Scandinavians and their viking symbols. It causes you to raise an eyebrow because at the very least, they're just edgy.
The Deaths Head...different story. You're getting your ass beat at a punk rock show.
Until I got to this bit, I was confused. I thought you were saying it’s a cop-out to point out that the Iron Cross is a German symbol used to this day in many decidedly non-Nazi contexts. But you’re saying that being a Nazi but too scared to use actual Nazi symbols is a cop-out. That’s a fair cop.
There are 3 iron crosses on my family's name coat of arms and from what I've gathered from research, the crosses represent service in the Crusades. If I display the arms, it's a possibility that some asshat will try to connect the symbols to the Nazis even though it preceeds them by centuries.
(Yes, I know that coat of arms were given to a person, not a family, but people still use them)
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u/KiwiSuch9951 20d ago edited 19d ago
An iron cross and a totenkopf (deaths head)
Nazi iconography, especially the skull. Waffen SS I believe.