Millions of Jews and other minorities were murdered by the Nazis, more than 400,000 U.S. troops died in Europe and the Atlantic fighting the Nazis, and the swastika became an enduring symbol of hate because of the Nazis. The Washington Post reports that the U.S. Coast Guard is to delist the swastika from its list of hate symbols. Also delisted will be the Confederate flag and nooses, with their unique relevance in U.S. history.

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. … The Coast Guard did not immediately provide comment. … A Coast Guard official who had seen the new wording called the policy changes chilling. "We d

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