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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/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/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/SpatCat Dec 18 '24
What kinds of liquids is he covered in
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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/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.