A neo-Nazi “active club” counts several current and former members of the United States military as its members, the Guardian has learned, including a lance corporal machine gunner currently in detention on insubordination charges and a former US Marine Corps staff sergeant who was booted from the service for stealing large quantities of ammunition.

  • Madison420@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Why would anyone be surprised that Jerry Lee who flew halfway round the world on his 18th birthday to kill brown people might be racist.

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    Isn’t Lance Corporal the lowest rank one can have in the US Marine Corps? The headline makes it sound like its a systemic issue, but to me, it just seems like some Marines straight out of training are nut jobs.

    I could be wrong though

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      Lance Corporal is the third rank from the bottom (E-3). It’s still very low but Private (E-1) and Private First Class (E-2) are lower.

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      Ukraine literally had Nazi rallies out in the open and endorsed by the state

      It’s completely different

      they even brought a flag to the Senate with an SS symbol on it