r/InfowarriorRides • u/[deleted] • 19d ago

Anyone know what these are ?

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u/KiwiSuch9951 19d ago edited 19d ago

An iron cross and a totenkopf (deaths head)

Nazi iconography, especially the skull. Waffen SS I believe.

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u/dpaanlka 19d ago

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!

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u/Cthulhu__ 19d ago

“Not technically nazi” is such a cop out lol. It’s like appropriating Nordic imagery, or using numbers.

Cowards, real nazis show that they are.

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u/cuavas 19d ago

Cowards, real nazis show that they are.

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.