Progressive Politics

How do you suggest an individual go about knowing it when they may not have ever considered it? How do you know what you don't know without directed effort, either internally or externally motivated? Why would anyone not in to history just go look up hate symbols unless they were wanting to know for some specific reason/question or wanted to know about them for their own edification?

The military should have caught it. I can't disagree with you on that knowing what it is now. If they check for that shit they should have done something about it.

I won't fault a group of soldiers (drunk or not) getting a tattoo of something that just looks like a cool skull and crossbones if you don't know anything else about it though.

It is hard to imagine no one said anything about it over the years, and I have some difficulties believing that it never came up. It's possible and even plausible for all the reasons Ive mentioned, but it's also unlikely.

So yeah, him having it is definitely a reason to be concerned initially, but I think it also matters what his reaction towards being informed about it is. He's gotten it covered with a new tattoo which leads me to think that he's being truthful on the matter. He doesn't equivocate on it. Explains why it's there without trying to make it an excuse. And then promptly had it covered. His platform is comprised of good ideas, even if they could be better in some cases, and his responses in town halls to QA has also been good.

People learn, grow, and change. Maybe I'll eat my words later on this, but I don't think I will. For now I'm choosing to believe he's being truthful. Any other thing like this and I'll probably tell you you were right and I should have listened though.