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 U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
11/20/25 12:19 PM
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The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
By Tara Copp and Michelle Boorstein
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 new policy, set to take effect Dec. 15, similarly downgrades the definition of nooses and the Confederate flag, though display of the latter remains banned, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post.
Certain historic displays or artwork where the Confederate flag is a minor element are still permissible, according to the policy.
Though the Coast Guard is not part of the Defense Department, the service has been reworking its policies to align with the Trump administration’s changing tolerances for hazing and harassment within the U.S. military. In September Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed a review and overhaul of those policies, calling the military’s existing standards “overly broad” and saying they jeopardize U.S. troops’ combat readiness.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/20/coast-guard-swastika-noose/
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