I was not going to wade into this conversation until I saw that the candidate claimed he got the tattoo while “very inebriated.”
Graham Platner, a Democrat, wants to unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).
The Marine veteran has support from many Democrats, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
Well…a commotion started a few days ago when someone (I cannot remember who did it) revealed that Platner has a tattoo of the “Totenkopf,” an image adopted by Hitler’s SS.
Platner told the “Pod Save America” show that he got it 20 years ago while on leave in Croatia, when he was “very inebriated.”
I call absolute BS, and if it is true, then you’d better get tested for diseases because no legitimate tattoo artist in the world would ever tattoo a “very inebriated” person.
I have seven tattoos. I plan on getting two more before the year is over. Going clockwise: Smashing Pumpkins, Chicago Cubs, Slipknot, Alice in Chains & Jerry Cantrell’s autograph, Avenged Sevenfold, and Tool.
In America, you cannot have alcohol in your system.
The rest of the world? SAME. Yes, even in Croatia.
Platner is 41, which is three years younger than me, so I know this wasn’t “back in the day.”
Any respected tattoo artist will not give you a tattoo while drunk, let alone “very inebriated.”
First of all, when you are drunk, you cannot legally consent to any kind of body modification.
But more importantly, alcohol thins the blood. That could cause numerous complications, including excess bleeding during and after the process. My Tool tattoo bled quite a bit, and I don’t even drink!
Also…let’s talk about how people act when they’re drunk. You do not know how a person will act while intoxicated, which could lead to ssoooooo many problems.
It’s not only about your health. It’s about a liability.
Another thing…who has ever thought while drunk or not, “Hey, let’s go get a Nazi tattoo!”
One thing I’ve noticed about people when they’re drunk…that is when they’re the most honest.
OMG, do you guys remember how the left freaked out over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Jerusalem Cross tattoo? White nationalist! Islamophobia!
Bernie Sanders, who is Jewish, has no problem with the tattoo or with any other comments Platner has made about rape and black people not tipping.
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