• PolarPirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 hours ago

    I think it’s more likely that dude saw it and went “oh man that’s fuckin siiiiiiccccccckkkkkk” probably has skull stickers on his truck too

    I want to note that this is exactly what that actual Nazis did when they stole symbolisms from various cultures including the rune ᛋ and of course the swastica. Both of which represent the sun.

    • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      6 hours ago

      Related from my own defunct blog: Skulls in military symbolism are actually not particularly odd, as indicators of toughness and ferocity (and in Navy a nod to the Jolly Roger, which was partly an identifier of the pirate vessel, but also a call to surrender with the promise of quarter…)

      Discussing the M&W Are We The Baddies skit and the preponderance of skulls in Waffen SS kitch.