"The Coast Guard has identified the member and removed him from the response. His actions do not ref

[riversedge]

What the heck was this dude thinking????

US Coast Guard on hand gesture seen used by a support staff member (bottom left) during an interview on @MSNBC this afternoon: "The Coast Guard has identified the member and removed him from the response. His actions do not reflect those of the United States Coast Guard."

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[Johnny2X2X]

1. Good news

These racists have been emboldened, but they are mistakenly under the belief that there are no consequences for publicly expressing White Supremacy.

[Siwsan]

2. This hand sign business is getting to be surreal

Do they think they only people who recognizes what they are doing are those of their same ilk?

[FM123]

5. Exactly - as if only their fellow racists would pick up on it

[brush]

7. He tried to be subtle about it too, only flashing it for a sec, unlike Zina Bash who...

who stupidly flashed it held it there for all to see.

[Voltaire2]

8. No they are signaling wide spread support

for fascism. And they do that to encourage their fellow fascists and to terrify their enemies.

They aren’t trying to fool anyone.

[c-rational]

3. Good catch. He should be removed from the Coast Guard.

[Beakybird]

4. The Zina Bash and Dennis Miller sign

[donkeypoofed]

6. But he sure is an embarrassment to them anyways.

...even though he "doesn't reflect" them.

[GeorgeGist]

9. What is so hard to understand?

Racists are often STUPID.