Maine Democrat’s Nazi Tattoo Revelation Raises Tough Questions About Accountability

In an era where political scandals once spelled career ruin, Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s revelation about sporting a Nazi SS tattoo has instead been met with dismissal and questionable excuses. This troubling episode lays bare how the standards for public office have eroded, inviting voters to question just how far American politics has strayed from true accountability. How Did a Symbol of Evil Become an Afterthought? Platner, a Marine veteran and Democratic oyster farmer, revealed that he received a tattoo in 2007—an image unmistakably linked to Hitler's Schutzstaffel (SS), notorious for orchestrating genocide during World War II. Yet rather...