Symbols do have meaning, but those meanings are assigned by people. I don’t think Graham got the tattoo because he thought it was a Nazi symbol, I think he got it because he was a drunk 21 year old who saw a skull and crossbones and though he and his buddies should have a group tattoo. His Jewish family members didn’t take offense to it, and they know him best, so I don’t see why I should be up in arms like you are.
My problem is with how much this has popped up in national news compared to his message, politics, and policies, all of which are far more important than his taste in tattoos.
The only reason to continue to bring it up is if you want to accuse him of being a Nazi. If so, you are going to need to present more evidence, because this passive insinuation is intellectual cowardice.
Symbols do have meaning, but those meanings are assigned by people. I don’t think Graham got the tattoo because he thought it was a Nazi symbol, I think he got it because he was a drunk 21 year old who saw a skull and crossbones and though he and his buddies should have a group tattoo. His Jewish family members didn’t take offense to it, and they know him best, so I don’t see why I should be up in arms like you are.
My problem is with how much this has popped up in national news compared to his message, politics, and policies, all of which are far more important than his taste in tattoos.
The only reason to continue to bring it up is if you want to accuse him of being a Nazi. If so, you are going to need to present more evidence, because this passive insinuation is intellectual cowardice.