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Showing Original Post only (View all)Coast Guard member flashes white power hand signal on TV [View all]
A member of a U.S. Coast Guard team responding to Tropical Storm Florence in South Carolina appeared to flash a white power hand gesture in the background as a captain was being interviewed Friday by MSNBC.
The man has since been removed from the Florence response operations and the incident is under investigation, said Coast Guard Lt. J.B. Zorn.
"Whatever that symbol means, it doesn't reflect the Coast Guard and our core values," Zorn said. "It won't be tolerated."
He flashed the signal as Capt. John Reed, commander of Florence response efforts in Charleston, South Carolina, was explaining a new tact as the storm changed direction. A man in a red shirt was seen casually displaying the hand signal against the right side of his face as he sat at a table in the background.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna909856?__twitter_impression=true
OK I could understand the defense of Bash but this is obvious here and even if something starts out as trolling can later be adopted as a sign especially when used by real white supremacists.
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Trump punctuates his speeches with what looks to me like an "f" with spread out fingers.
gordianot
Sep 2018
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