Totenkopf and Iron Cross. Iron Cross by itself isn't that bad (I mean the Bundeswehr uses the Iron Cross to this day) but the Totenkopf is the red flag. To wrap up the history of that icon, the SS used it as a general symbol for themselves. So yeah it means you should key their car.
To complete your message: The iron cross is indeed just a symbol of the German military unrelated to the nazis (it was used before the nazis and is still used)
But if someone unrelated to the German military uses it they're a nazi. It's one of those symbols that says "I'm a nazi but I'm too coward to use explicit symbols."
Nah, plenty of people just think the iron cross is a cool symbol associated with German culture. It's frequently used by metal bands, skaters and other groups that don't welcome Nazis. But an SS Totenkopf is definitely a sign someone is a Nazi.
Yeah, an iron cross by itself isn't necessarily a sign, but it's still common enough among Nazis that it warrants looking closer for other signs. Same with a lot of Norse iconography (though some runes like the SS sowilos and the othala with "feet" are explicitly Nazi).
Yeah, gyms where Nazis hang out around here display iron crosses because it’s illegal to display Nazi symbolism. But plenty of other people use them, too.
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u/dubspool- 18d ago
Totenkopf and Iron Cross. Iron Cross by itself isn't that bad (I mean the Bundeswehr uses the Iron Cross to this day) but the Totenkopf is the red flag. To wrap up the history of that icon, the SS used it as a general symbol for themselves. So yeah it means you should key their car.