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I will say this.
A LOT of people in the military just get their "unit tattoo" or whatever without any thought. In large part because the people who tend to be the hardest on that are the psychopaths who get off on murder and might think it is a funny joke to rape you in your sleep (as a joke). Captain Roman Salute isn't wrong about that: There are a LOT of black guys and hispanic dudes who end up with SS skulls and lightning bolts all over their body by the time they get out.
And most of the people who have those, upon being told "... is that a god damned SS skull?" IMMEDIATELY have a panic attack and go get it removed or covered up.
Which is where Skorzeny Of The Blackwater is, at best, a complete and total moron. In the 15 years after getting it, not a single person who saw it ever said "da fuq?". And he, as a self proclaimed military history buff, never drew any connections with some of "the most elite troops of World War 2". And then, when he explained why people have "punisher skulls" in a thread about SS soldiers with totenkopfs, he STILL never drew the connection to the thing that is on his body staring at him every time he showers and kept it for the next 5 years.
Pretty much all inclusive ors:
But hey. The Left needed their own "it is not a nazi salute. Elon was just giving a roman salute" moment. And you can never have too many Fettermans running cover for the centrists who don't actually want to support a progressive policy.