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submitted 10 months ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/memes@slrpnk.net

after St. Louis police unions instructed officers to publicly display The Punisher's insignia (the mark of a lawless, fascist murderer) the comic book community was quick to point out the stupidity, and the frankly horrifying message sent by supposed peace officers endorsing a maniac. So it's a good thing The Punisher personally confirms he hates cops who see him as a friend… making every cop who "wears his mark" or calls themselves a "fan" look like shameful fool in the process.

-- Andrew Dyce, The Punisher Confirms: He HATES Cops Who Support Him

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[-] Five@slrpnk.net 6 points 10 months ago

How fascist he is depends on who is writing him. His symbol is literally a stylized Nazi totenkopf, and while he has never voiced support for totalitarian leaders, his solution to crime - escalating the violence - is consistent with fascist ideology.

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 19 points 10 months ago

People used skulls as a symbol of death long before the Nazis.

[-] Tedrow@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Associating his symbol with that is a huge stretch.

[-] Five@slrpnk.net 15 points 10 months ago

Stretch? Gerry Conway, the original author, planned the character to use the totenkopf, and the artist re-worked the symbol.

[-] Tedrow@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Oh wow, I didn't know that. I simply meant that they look nothing alike other than being skulls.

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I don't see the relation? Not all skull motifs are a totenkopf.

Seems like they specifically changed it in Pre production

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