Random thoughts about the SS Totenkopf "Death Head" symbol and tattoo...

[WarGamer]

First... any soldier in the last 25 years has played video games like the call of Duty series portraying WW2...

The "Totenkopf" symbol didn't start in WW2, it was an Imperial German symbol back into the 1800's... but was adopted as the direct representative of the SS... both the military and civilian side.

Remember this?

A group of "Scout Snipers" of the USMC thought an SS flag would be kinda cool...



So re: the Democratic candidate in ME... it's highly unlikely he really knew the social stigma surrounding the symbol... or even much about the history.

The ADL has commented on the topic acknowledging the possibility of a mistake and how it's important to show regret and understanding later.

So... it's a logo that was 100% related to the last image millions of people had in their eyes before death... it was the image that Russian civilians would peek out their windows to see if the soldiers in the streets had the standard Wehrmacht uniform or the SS Deaths Head logo...



And then it's also the symbol of the best tanks of 'World of Tanks" video game...

So... total condemnation... or will he be given a chance to talk about it?

I'm not a Mainer, so not my business...