A former acquaintance of the Maine Senate candidate said he called the tattoo 'my Totenkopf,' referring to a symbol adopted by a Nazi SS unit ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
A former acquaintance of the Maine Senate candidate said he called the tattoo 'my Totenkopf,' referring to a symbol adopted by a Nazi SS unit |
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By Matthew Kassel Graham Platner, a far-left Democratic candidate running for Senate in Maine who has captured the enthusiasm of the party's grassroots base, sought to preempt rumors circulating in recent weeks that a black skull-and-crossbones tattoo on his chest is a Nazi symbol. "I am not a secret Nazi. Actually, if you read through my Reddit comments, I think you can pretty much figure out where I stand on Nazism and antisemitism and racism in general," said Platner, a Marine veteran and oyster farmer in Maine who has faced scrutiny over past online posts. "I would say a lifelong opponent." But according to a person who socialized with Platner when he was living in Washington, D.C., more than a decade ago, Platner had specifically acknowledged that the tattoo was a Totenkopf, the "death's head" symbol adopted by an infamous Nazi SS unit that guarded concentration camps in World War II. "He said, 'Oh, this is my Totenkopf,'" the former acquaintance told Jewish Insider recently, speaking on the condition of anonymity to address a sensitive issue. "He said it in a cutesy little way." |
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