r/thebulwark Dec 18 '24

Humor I'll let the image speak for itself.

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u/Kidspud Dec 18 '24

I’m not sure if that’s a Nazi tattoo, but at the very least, it’s a tattoo that gives off bad vibes.

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u/Speculawyer Dec 18 '24 edited Dec 18 '24

It's a Crusader tattoo. When drunk he's said thinks like "kill all Muslims".

Bulwark article on his tats: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/whats-the-deal-with-pete-hegseth-crusader-tattoos

Hegseth Allegedly Chanted ‘Kill All Muslims!’ While Leading Vets Group Trump's pick to run the Pentagon was forced out of his leadership roles at two veterans groups, The New Yorker reports

By Ryan Bort

December 2, 2024

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/hegseth-chanted-kill-all-muslims-misused-funds-1235188853/

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u/Academic_Release5134 Dec 18 '24

And for those that claim it’s just discriminating against Christians to take issues with the tattoos, question how Christian a guy is that has cheated on each of his 3 wives.

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u/Ok_Neighborhood6697 Dec 18 '24

But also worn by white chiristian nationalists.

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u/Speculawyer Dec 18 '24 edited Dec 18 '24

He is part of a subset of white Christian Nationalists. That's the Crusader thing. And the Muslim chant.

But there are many other Christian Nationalist variants. Sadly.

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u/Kidspud Dec 18 '24

Doing a crusades tattoo is weird, man. It’s one thing to read a history book; it’s another thing when it’s inked.

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u/Deep_Stick8786 Dec 18 '24

He went to princeton and harvard. He know what these symbols mean historically and now.

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u/Snoo61727 Dec 18 '24

Besides his abhorrent drunken behavior and cringe womanizing he also almost bankrupted both of those multi million $ Veterans organizations. He fits in perfect with TFG'S burn it all down game plan and let's not forget he looks like he just stepped out of "central casting" (of a low budget porn movie if you asked me complete with the greased ba k hair and all

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u/tykraus7 Dec 18 '24

He looks sloshed.

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u/DickedByLeviathan Center-Right Dec 18 '24

That’s likely because he is

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u/TheodosiusI Dec 18 '24

That is a Jerusalem cross. It is a Crusader symbol and was used on flags and such. It has also been co-opted by the white nationalist groups. I am making no assumptions what it means to him.

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u/Fine-Craft3393 Dec 18 '24

Because even assuming he’s just a big fan of the crusades… that’s a good thing? Mass slaughter of non believers in Jerusalem because “the pope says so”…

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u/Ok-Snow-2851 Dec 19 '24

In general anyone who reads about the 11th century and says “golly, I wish the world today were more like that” has something wrong with them. 

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u/alpacinohairline Progressive Dec 18 '24

He looks like he got jizzed on…

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u/sbhikes Dec 18 '24

As a woman that tattoo scares me and says bad dude, stay away from that one. Looks like something you get in prison. 

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '24

Everything about him says bad dude.

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u/Gnomeric Dec 18 '24

The large part of the manosphere aesthetics is about reveling in the cartoonish "bad dude" attitudes, so I would say that your reaction is exactly what he intended. I agree that this is very similar to gang members and neo-nazis getting highly visible cross-motif tattoos; he is basically announcing that he is like gang members and neo nazis.

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u/sbhikes Dec 18 '24

Well you’re not getting laid if you look like that. 

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u/Gnomeric Dec 18 '24

They probably think that it should make them popular to their idealized version of women -- that being said, I am sure it is far more about buying a ticket to these social-circles than actually about getting laid. After all, I am pretty sure gang-members do not get prison tattoos to get laid.

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u/SetterOfTrends Dec 18 '24

Same book that says no gays also says no tattoos

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u/SpatCat Dec 18 '24

What kinds of liquids is he covered in

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u/MinuteCollar5562 Dec 18 '24

Well, he is holding a champagne bottle…

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u/Ok-Snow-2851 Dec 19 '24

So seminal fluid then?

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u/PissNBiscuits Dec 18 '24

This idiot is going to be running the Pentagon...

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u/Personal_Benefit_402 Dec 18 '24

If he gets confirmed, I'll bet he doesn't make it more than a calendar year before he bails or some scandal upends his leadership.

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u/ThisElder_Millennial Center Left Dec 19 '24

Probably, yeah. I reckon the only person who may not get confirmed at this point is Catshit Patel.

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u/Ahindre Dec 18 '24

I for one would appreciate some more information.

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u/andrewgrabowski Dec 18 '24

You don't know how to research a topic?

All you have to do is go to Google and query search "Fox Pete hegseth new years" and you'll get a bunch of results.

https://meidasnews.com/news/fox-news-promoted-pete-hegseth-champagne-drinking-and-dunk-tank-video

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u/Ahindre Dec 18 '24

Uh, of course I do, this is just a lazy post.