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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastika and noose as hate symbols

Rob Beschizza
Nov 20, 2025
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Millions of Jews and other minorities were murdered by the Nazis, more than 400,000 U.S. troops died in Europe and the Atlantic fighting the Nazis, and the swastika became an eduring symbol of hate because of the Nazis. The Washington Post reports that the U.S. Coast Guard is to delist the swastika from its list of hate sym…

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