U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols; The Washington Post, November 20, 2025

 

Tara Copp

 and 

Michelle Boorstein

, The Washington Post; U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols

[Kip Currier: How dare this administration reclassify and downgrade the Nazi swastika and noose as anything less than the symbols of hatred and violence that they are.

This is abhorrent, abnormal behavior that is contrary to American values and ideals.]

[Excerpt]

"The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month.

Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines. The policy, set to take effect Dec. 15, similarly downgrades the classification of nooses and the Confederate flag, though display of the latter remains banned, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post."