US Coast Guard downgrades swastikas and nooses from "hate incident" to "potentially divisive symbols"

[JGalt]

Good news for you Nazis and Klanners out there.

Now if they'll just be inclusive and add hammers and sickles to list, so you leftists won't feel so left out.

Coast Guard document calls swastikas, nooses 'potentially divisive symbols'​

"The U.S. Coast Guard in new materials reviewed by USA TODAY on Thursday, Nov. 20, called swastikas and nooses "potentially divisive symbols."

Coast Guard guidelines on "harassing behavior," set to go into effect on Dec. 15, gave the "potentially divisive" label to the symbols and "flags co-opted or adopted by hate-based groups." Previously the service would investigate the display of such symbols as a "potential hate incident."

"Potentially divisive symbols and flags include, but are not limited to, the following: a noose, a swastika, and any symbols or flags co-opted or adopted by hate-based groups as representations of supremacy, racial or religious intolerance, or other bias," the updated harassment regulation said.

Displaying the symbols may still merit harassment investigations, the document said, but the service no longer recognizes hate incidents as a specific category of misconduct

The Washington Post was the first to report on the guidelines, saying the Coast Guard has reworked policies "to align with the Trump administration’s changing tolerances for hazing and harassment within the U.S. military." The Coast Guard is housed under the Department of Homeland Security, led by Secretary Kristi Noem.

Coast Guard and Trump administration officials quickly refuted the outlet's reporting, despite the document being publicly available.

“The claims that the U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses or other extremist imagery as prohibited symbols are categorically false," Adm. Kevin Lunday, the Coast Guard's acting commandant, told USA TODAY on Thursday, Nov. 20."

Coast Guard document calls swastikas, nooses 'potentially divisive symbols'

 

[IM2]

So now we see right-wing woke. Pretty soon the klan robe and hood are going to be called symbols of unity.

Of course, they deny this.

Coast Guard Denies Easing Ban on Swastikas, Nooses Amid Policy Backlash​

The U.S. Coast Guard is denying claims that it has downgraded its stance on hate symbols like swastikas and nooses following internal policy changes set to take effect next month.

In a statement to Newsweek, Admiral Kevin Lunday, the acting commandant of the Coast Guard, said the suggestion that such imagery is no longer prohibited is “categorically false,” and emphasized that the symbols “have been and remain prohibited” under the service’s current rules.

“The claims that the U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses or other extremist imagery as prohibited symbols are categorically false,” Lunday said.

The statement came in response to a Washington Post report published earlier Thursday, which first revealed that the Coast Guard's revised civil rights manual reclassifies swastikas, nooses and other historically charged imagery as “potentially divisive,” rather than listing them as examples of “hate incidents,” as had been done in the prior 2023 guidance.

Coast Guard denies easing ban on swastikas, nooses amid policy backlash

Admiral Kevin Lunday told Newsweek that symbols like swastikas and nooses "remain prohibited" by the USCG.

www.newsweek.com

 

[MarcATL]

"Woke" in the perveted rightwing way, yes.

Not the actual definition.

It's just more unbridled racism and bigotry from the usual suspects of the rabid right.

 

[IM2]

"Woke" in the perveted rightwing way, yes.

Not the actual definition.

It's just more unbridled racism and bigotry from the usual suspects of the rabid right.

Yep. You are spot on.

 

[excalibur]

So now we see right-wing woke. Pretty soon the klan robe and hood are going to be called symbols of unity.

Of course, they deny this.

Coast Guard Denies Easing Ban on Swastikas, Nooses Amid Policy Backlash​

The U.S. Coast Guard is denying claims that it has downgraded its stance on hate symbols like swastikas and nooses following internal policy changes set to take effect next month.

In a statement to Newsweek, Admiral Kevin Lunday, the acting commandant of the Coast Guard, said the suggestion that such imagery is no longer prohibited is “categorically false,” and emphasized that the symbols “have been and remain prohibited” under the service’s current rules.

“The claims that the U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses or other extremist imagery as prohibited symbols are categorically false,” Lunday said.

The statement came in response to a Washington Post report published earlier Thursday, which first revealed that the Coast Guard's revised civil rights manual reclassifies swastikas, nooses and other historically charged imagery as “potentially divisive,” rather than listing them as examples of “hate incidents,” as had been done in the prior 2023 guidance.

Coast Guard denies easing ban on swastikas, nooses amid policy backlash

Admiral Kevin Lunday told Newsweek that symbols like swastikas and nooses "remain prohibited" by the USCG.

www.newsweek.com

 

[JGalt]

I once found a Vietnam War-era blue wool US Navy jumper and found a small Confederate flag patch sewn in the inside of the cuff. It was a popular thing to do during WW2 and the Vietnam War.

Apparently, AI has hear of this "fashion statement"...

AI Overview -

"The Confederate flag patch in the cuff of a Vietnam War-era U.S. Navy jumper is an example of an
unauthorized personal decoration known as a "liberty cuff". These patches were a common, albeit unofficial, tradition for sailors from World War II through the 1980s.

Liberty Cuffs

• Purpose: Sailors had various patches, often purchased or made while on deployment in places like Japan or Vietnam, sewn into the inside of their uniform cuffs. The patches were hidden when the cuffs were worn normally but could be rolled up to display the personal insignia when the sailor was off-duty or on "liberty" (shore leave).
• Regulations: This practice was strictly against U.S. Navy regulations, which banned such decorative stitching from as early as 1910, but the rule was often loosely enforced by commanding officers as long as the patches were not visible while on duty.

Significance of the Confederate Flag

• Personal Expression: The specific choice of a Confederate flag patch likely reflects the individual sailor's Southern heritage, an expression of Southern pride or a general sense of rebelliousness. The modern display of the Confederate battle flag has been traced to the mid-20th century as a symbol of Southern identity."

 

[FDR_Reagan]

Good news for you Nazis and Klanners out there.

Now if they'll just be inclusive and add hammers and sickles to list, so you leftists won't feel so left out.

Coast Guard document calls swastikas, nooses 'potentially divisive symbols'​

"The U.S. Coast Guard in new materials reviewed by USA TODAY on Thursday, Nov. 20, called swastikas and nooses "potentially divisive symbols."

Coast Guard guidelines on "harassing behavior," set to go into effect on Dec. 15, gave the "potentially divisive" label to the symbols and "flags co-opted or adopted by hate-based groups." Previously the service would investigate the display of such symbols as a "potential hate incident."

"Potentially divisive symbols and flags include, but are not limited to, the following: a noose, a swastika, and any symbols or flags co-opted or adopted by hate-based groups as representations of supremacy, racial or religious intolerance, or other bias," the updated harassment regulation said.

Displaying the symbols may still merit harassment investigations, the document said, but the service no longer recognizes hate incidents as a specific category of misconduct

The Washington Post was the first to report on the guidelines, saying the Coast Guard has reworked policies "to align with the Trump administration’s changing tolerances for hazing and harassment within the U.S. military." The Coast Guard is housed under the Department of Homeland Security, led by Secretary Kristi Noem.

Coast Guard and Trump administration officials quickly refuted the outlet's reporting, despite the document being publicly available.

“The claims that the U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses or other extremist imagery as prohibited symbols are categorically false," Adm. Kevin Lunday, the Coast Guard's acting commandant, told USA TODAY on Thursday, Nov. 20."

Coast Guard document calls swastikas, nooses 'potentially divisive symbols'

"pAlEsTiNE " islamic fascists never stopped Hitler worship either...

 

[Care4all]

How much greater can this MAGA America get?

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Black Lives Matter should be on that list.