Post by @MicroWave@lemmy.world

2026-10-05 18:11 UTC

Pete Hegseth’s Air Force Academy speech backdrop draws scrutiny: ‘Accidental Nazi is just not a thing’ An angular eagle behind the defense secretary departed from the Pentagon’s established branding. Critics saw echoes of the Third Reich. A reimagined “Department of War” logo displayed behind Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a recent speech drew immediate comparisons to Third Reich iconography. Speaking to Air Force Academy cadets on Saturday, Hegseth stood in front of a monochrome logo for his agency that differs from the designs in the Defense Department’s official branding guide. The backdrop features a stylized eagle that critics compared to the straight-edged Reichsadler used by Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler.

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@resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 2026-10-06 00:57

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@postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2026-10-06 02:45

When the chest tattoo matches the drapes…

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@Gates9@sh.itjust.works 2026-10-06 04:41

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@OriginalTangle@feddit.org 2026-10-06 05:17

Guys, please don’t get distracted. Don’t spend your energy on the is-it-nazi-or-not game. Focus on affordability, inflation, corruption and security. You have five weeks and you’re up against a gang of professional trolls. Don’t let them decide what gets discussed.

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@Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 2026-10-06 00:00

You mean aside from the blatantly obvious Nazi uniforms for Space Force? And the recent Iowa repubs convention literally show hitler speeches?

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@Corvidae@lemmy.world 2026-10-05 21:51

There’s no olive branch.

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@pomp@lemmy.world 2026-10-06 07:04

I’m Irish and I’ve hated the American war machine my whole life. I was comparing Bush to Hitler twenty years ago and calling your soldiers Nazis ever since. Sad to see it come this far, and with such popularity. The world is truly broken and there are dark, dark times on the horizon.

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