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The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month.

Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines. The new policy, set to take effect Dec. 15, similarly downgrades the definition of nooses and the Confederate flag, though display of the latter remains banned, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post.

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[–] KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 134 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Sounds like a good time to make insignias of swastikas hanging from nooses.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

A picture of exactly that, several swastikas dangling from nooses, would make a great cartoon or art-piece.

Maritime Christmas Ornaments if you want to be seasonal.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 86 points 3 days ago (16 children)

They can reclassify all they like, people still know when they see someone wearing one of those symbols, they're looking at a POS.

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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Only "after drawing fierce criticism". Basically they admitted to being Nazis, but decided to keep the existing rules to avoid too much backlash, and I bet they won't be enforcing them.

It's just their way of recruiting new Nazis. "Hey, we don't think Nazis are bad, come join us" - Nazi scum Admiral Kevin Lunday

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

This was necessary to do ... because of what?

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] bstix@feddit.dk 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Was the classification as a hate symbol ever a problem for them?

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Seems like it, because they made a specific effort to undo it.

[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

To recruit more like minded Nazis

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

USA was founded by literal enslavers and remains so extremely racist that the military openly recruits nazis.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 32 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] giantripdrop@piefed.social 23 points 3 days ago

The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 32 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Ohhh, boy, this is going to go over well with the Jewish and black servicemen and women, won't it?

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’m sure that’s part of the intentions so they can fill the ranks with white incels

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

ding ding ding

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Jews will be rightly upset but zios have a long history and current reality of nazi collaboration.

[–] Freefall@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

The quintessential hate symbols are not hate symbols? Weird... In other news, a yellow circle with two dots and and an arching line with upturned ends is no longer a smiley face.

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So, this naturally raises the question... if those things are taken off of the list of hate symbols, then what's left on the list of hate symbols?

I tried to find the answer by looking at the article, but all it has is this Excerpt from February 2023 U.S. Coast Guard policy document,

The following is a non-exhaustive list of symbols whose display, presentation, creation, or depiction would constitute a potential hate incident: a noose, a swastika, supremacist symbols, Confederate symbols or flags, and anti-Semitic symbols. The display of these types of symbols constitutes a potential hate incident because hatebased groups have co-opted or adopted them as symbols of supremacy, racial or religious intolerance, or other bias.

So, if that's non-exhaustive, there might be others, but surely, they'd list the worst symbols as examples. So, basically, there's nothing left that is identified as a hate symbol.

I personally find it interesting that they didn't do this in stages to hide their intent. Like, first remove the Confederate flag, and later remove the Nazi swastika. They did them both together at the same time, which I think shows that they do actually understand that the Confederate flag has the same basic meaning as the Nazi swastika today.

[–] Humana@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

They will be adding trans and pride flags in their place, maybe a Palestinian flag for good measure.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

But rainbows and watermelon slices are, I assume?

[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

.... Sounds about reich

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 3 days ago

US Coast Guard is now classified as a terrorist organization.

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

"Admiral Kevin E. Lunday assumed the duties of Acting Commandant on January 21, 2025." Day after inauguration. And he is "acting" commandant so he didn't have to go through Congressional approval.

These racist fucks from Trump down are trying to be slick, but it's obvious what their values are.

[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol 17 points 3 days ago

Well I still hate them.

[–] Bot@sub.community 10 points 3 days ago

Next step, put it on their flags?

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 days ago

How long before they're flown on said US Coast Guard ships

Aight, let's draw a Nazi being hung from a noose to test that out.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

As usual the orange disease is slowly infiltrating our service sector employees

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Sound about reich...

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

They played Fallout and want to larp as the Enclave. I just wish the real techno-fascists won't be as competent as the Enclave.

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Sounds like it's time for the targets of these symbols to quit the armed forces.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago
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