1. La Negación del Conocimiento como una "Mentira Obvia".
El punto central de la controversia es la afirmación de Platner de que no supo que su tatuaje Totenkopf era un símbolo nazi hasta hace poco, a pesar de haberlo llevado durante casi dos décadas. Los críticos consideran esta excusa una mentira flagrante, especialmente dada su supuesta afición por la historia militar.
- He claims he never once thought his totenkopf tattoo was a nazi symbol. Given his posting history and how hes a big history buff, its an obvious lie.
- Claiming that you didnt know that a giant tattoo you had on your chest for 20 years was one of the top 3 nazi icons was always going to be a self evident lie.
- He said that he got it while drunk in croatia, said no one until now ever told him it was a nazi symbol. This appears to be a lie bc its being reported that he used to brag about the tattoo.
- I mean, i could buy i thought it looked cool, but when i found out what it was, i got rid of it immediately. I cant buy that a self-described military history buff kept a nazi tattoo on himself for 18 years without once someone telling him what it was. Hes lying.
2. Evidencia de Conciencia Previa y Engaño Continuo.
Múltiples fuentes, incluidos amigos, exmiembros de su campaña y sus propias publicaciones en redes sociales, contradicen la versión de Platner, sugiriendo que él conocía el significado del tatuaje (la insignia de la Waffen SS) y se refería a él por su nombre alemán, Totenkopf, mucho antes de postularse para el cargo.
- He knew it was a nazi tattoo all along, as evidenced by him talking to a friend about his little totenkopf, and only had it covered up after the news broke. You lie like a rug, sir.
- He knew. He told people that it was a totenkopf. He knew the name, and he knew the origin. And every time that he has said that he didnt since was a damning lie.
- Reddit posts he made years ago detail how he was very aware of what that tattoo signified, years ago. Thats a lie.
- I believe in redemption too, but i will not tolerate people who lie about their past. He knew what a totenkopf was, he used totenkopf in a reddit post.
- I have yet to hear his defenders explain why two associates of hisone of whom was his own political director until a week agowould lie about this.
3. Implicaciones de Carácter y Descalificación Política.
La controversia se ha extendido más allá del tatuaje en sí, enfocándose en la falta de juicio, la deshonestidad y el patrón de mentiras del candidato. Los críticos argumentan que la voluntad de mentir sobre un tema tan grave, junto con otras revelaciones (como su trabajo para Blackwater y mentir sobre su origen de clase), lo descalifica para un cargo público.
- The tattoo controversy clearly demonstrates he has atrocious judgment, will lie as needed, is untrustworthy doesnt take ownership of his choices.
- Not only does platner lie about his nazi tattoo. Hes also lying about being a working-class man. He comes from an elite background.
- I can find a shitload of other politicians that will lie to me and they dont have nazi tattoos. Fire him into the sun.
- The fact that a grown mans first instinct was to lie that he had no idea what his decades old nazi tattoo really meant is alarming.
- The issue is that hes demonstrably a serial liar, and if hell lie about that, what wont he lie about?
- The thing he did wrong was try to lie about this! if he knew weeks ago, and acted appropriately, this would be weather able.
4. La Naturaleza de la Mentira en la Política.
El incidente ha provocado una discusión más amplia sobre la credulidad de los votantes y la tendencia de los políticos a mentir, especialmente cuando se trata de ocultar pasados problemáticos o ideologías extremas. Se enfatiza que la mentira es una táctica conocida de los fascistas y que la confianza en Platner es ingenua.
- Surely george santos taught us that politicians will lie for votes? if a politician with a nazi tattoo tells us hes a liberal, hes just a nazi whos fucking lying.
- Nazis lie. Maybe hes not a nazi, but he needs to have done more than work for blackwater in order to prove it.
- I am very much of the opinion that anyone with a nazi tattoo is assumed to despise jews and will lie about it if questioned.
- I dont think hes a nazi vs he just made a simple mistake is a valid dichotomy. I think hes lying about the tattoo. I dont think hes a nazi. There are lots of reasons people lie about shit.
- Politicians will straight up lie to you about who they are and what they believe in in order to gain power.