Hidden trove of suspected Nazi artifacts found in Argentina

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Speaking of, I went to Siesta Key beach for the weekend. I saw a white guy with the Nazi SS lightning bolts tatted on the back of his neck.

I couldn't get over how dumb that is..

The SS bolts are typically used as a symbol of white supremacy but there is one context in which this is not necessarily always so. Decades ago, some outlaw biker gangs appropriated several Nazi-related symbols, including the SS bolts, essentially as shock symbols or symbols of rebellion or non-conformity. Thus SS bolts in the context of the outlaw biker subculture does not necessarily denote actual adherence to white supremacy. However, because there are a number of racists and full-blown white supremacists within the outlaw biker subculture, sometimes it actually is used as a symbol of white supremacy. Often the intended use and meaning of the SS bolts in this context is quite ambiguous and difficult to determine.