See? U.S. Marines Really ARE Like the Waffen-S.S.

Marine Sniper Unit displaying their political/ideological loyalties.

Some Marines displayed a flag with the S.S. lightning bolt insignia. Oh, an aberration, you say?

They don’t see a need to hide it. They even photographed themselves proudly displaying their Nazi killer elite banner.

And one institutionally protected. The Corps decided that the Marines were just naïve and ignorant (never heard of Nazism, apparently, perhaps thought “SS” was a logo of the Social Security Administration) and SHOULD NOT BE DISCIPLINED.

The excuses- they're young and didn't know better (really, the media said this) and those stylized lightning bolt S's really stood for "scout snipers." Which doesn't explain how or why they came to choose the EXACT STYLE of S's unique to the Waffen-SS. So it's bullshit.

Of course, this is small beer compared to the USMC refusing to punish anyone for the war crime massacre of 24 civilians in their own homes, shot at pointblank range, in Haditha, Iraq. (Guess someone is going to quibble with me because a single sergeant was busted in rank.)

In general, American “elite” forces, especially “Special Forces,” have a history of fascistic fanaticism, which manifests itself in symbols reminiscent of the Third Reich, even directly derivative of Nazi emblems. For example, during the Vietnam War the Green Berets informally adopted the Nazi Death’s Head skull emblem, their version being a demonically angry skull wearing a beret.

U.S. “elite” forces have to have a fascistic mentality, because one of their key roles is to wage terroristic war against civilian populations in Third World countries. These forces are the trainers and advisers of death squad military units all around the world, especially in Latin America historically. A communistic ideology would hardly be the right fit. And of course, there is the matter that they are defending capitalism in its most virulently exploitative forms in these nations. Fascism is the ideology that provides the rabid rage and ruthless muscle for this task.

[See: “How The U.S. Marines Are Like The Waffen SS”]