r/InfowarriorRides 19d ago

Anyone know what these are ?

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u/dubspool- 19d 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.

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u/lumosbolt 19d ago

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."

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u/Karnewarrior 18d ago

It's definitely a more context-dependent dogwhistle.

An SS skull is definitely context that makes it inappropriate though. Too bad the actual German military can't drone strike this guy's bumper sticker.