Less than 24 hours after it was reported that swastikas and nooses will no longer be classified as “hate symbols” in the United States Coast Guard, the military service is reversing their decision.
On Thursday (November 20), The Washington Post reported that the Coast Guard’s new policy would “classify the Nazi-era insignia as ‘potentially divisive’ under its new guidelines.” In addition, the policy “similarly downgrades the definition of nooses and the Confederate flag.”
After facing intense backlash, the U.S. Coast Guard issued a new memo hours later reclassifying swastikas and nooses as “hate symbols.”
Keep reading to find out more…CNN reported on Friday morning (November 21) that the newest memo expressly prohibits the display of nooses, swastikas or “any symbols or flags co-opted or adopted by hate-based groups as representations of supremacy, racial or religious intolerance, anti-semitism, or any other improper bias.”
Shortly after it was reported that swastikas and nooses were no longer considered “hate symbols,” Homeland Security downplayed the situation.
“Y’all are just making things up now. 💀” the official Homeland Security account wrote on X.
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Source: justjared.com
