[cynwoody]

The Marines in the picture would not have posed for this photograph had they been familiar with the symbolism used.

Assume they got a local to take a photo. That means a minimum of ten Marines didn't know about the SS logo.

If 99% of Marines don't recognize the SS logo, then your statement is 90.4% likely to be true. If only nine out of ten don't recognize it, the probability drops to about 35%. If as many as one out of five does recognize it, then the statement is about 11% likely to be true.

I wonder how Marine knowledge of Nazi history compares to that of the general public. I'll bet LTC Oliver North would have recognized it!

[FreedomPoster]

The guys in that picture all look to be under 30. Ollie is what? pushing 70?

You’re expecting knowledge of the connotations of a text font with respect to history. Chew on that for just a moment. While I know it, and you know it, I expect we are both closer to Ollie’s age than to these Marines’ age.