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The symbols mean what they mean.
The death head and SS runes are what they are and are very distinct. Nazi symbols are distinct and as a history major and avid student of world history these symbols only mean today what the Nazi's used them for. Military or civilians that have collection's of military memorabilia does not make you a Nazi but when you demonstrate them as these kids did it only sent a message that they wanted to send. I have collections of many DUI's from WWI friend and foe and since then does that make me a Nazi? NO
The Marines 1st investigation was a cover your ass and now they are doing a proper one and I am sorry to say heads will roll
The Skull and Cross bones that most people see now today are associated with Pirates not the WSS. The very unique Scull and Cross Bones from the WSS is not the Pirate symbol and would never be confused for one so that argument will not work.
The Nazi symbols also as noted have been adopted by skin heads that also do not meet our societies and the US Military's moral social and moral convictions so did they not know what they were doing? Bullshit.
Plato your argument does not hold water…….You must have slipped through the system at the lower Hudson school for wayward boys. If you truly think that it is ok to demonstrate and advocate the use of these symbols then you need to relook at things and doo some studying.
Bad things happen throughout history and it is our job to not repeat them and improve this crazy world we live in. We can not go back and change history but we can make the future better because of how we study and understand history. Do not repeat those errors that affected humanity so profoundly and that are what the Nazi movement represents past and present. I do not condemn all German people and their collaborators but we have to make sure that that movement does not rear its head again.
The bottom line is that Marine unit need's to be looked at. The naive youth excuse is not holding water in my book.
This is my 5 cents
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