PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — His U.S. Senate campaign under fire, Maine Democrat Graham Platner said Wednesday that a tattoo on his chest has been covered to no longer reflect an image widely recognized as a Nazi symbol.

The first-time political candidate said he got the skull and crossbones tattoo in 2007, when he was in his 20s and in the Marine Corps. It happened during a night of drinking while he was on leave in Croatia, he said, adding he was unaware until recently that the image has been associated with Nazi police.

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[–] 12 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Yes, but the bigger question is, if it was a mistake, why didn't he remedy it in the part 20 years since? He apparently did learn it was a Tottenkopf at some point, if the reports that he has told others that exact thing are to be believed; why wait to cover it up until he was running for office?

Also, he had it covered with a Norse wolf, which, Nazis appropriate Norse imagery to cover up their most unsavory bullshit is a whole goddamn thing...

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    adding he was unaware until recently that the image has been associated with Nazi police.

    Could he be lying and really a secret nazi pretending to be a decent person? Sure. Is a norse wolf a sketchy choice. Yes.

    But people not knowing things and then doing something when they find out is reasonable.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    He knew about it WAAAAY before this year. He only did something about it now because it was interfering with his political ambitions.

    He's a disingenuous Nazi twat, and anyone still defending him at this point should really reconsider calling themselves antifascist.

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