US EditionCoast Guard reverses course on policy to call swastikas and nooses ‘potentially divisive’
The U.S. Coast Guard initially reclassified swastikas and nooses as 'potentially divisive' symbols but reversed this after public and congressional backlash.
- On Nov. 20, internal Coast Guard materials showed swastikas and nooses were reclassified as `potentially divisive` with the change set to take effect Dec. 15.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's review prompted service-wide rewrites, with the U.S. Coast Guard aligning its policies to narrow harassment and extremism definitions across other military services.
- Eliminating the `hate incident` label, the guidance routes such conduct into harassment reports, requires Coast Guard supervisors to consult legal offices before ordering removals, and sets a 45-day reporting deadline.
- Late Thursday the Coast Guard published a memo reaffirming prohibitions after Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, and Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, condemned the reclassification and urged reversal.
- With Coast Guard deployments lasting months, Coast Guard service members at sea face concerns that the 60-day reporting window could deter victims, reflecting broader federal military realignment mirroring Pentagon directives.
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Coast Guard reverses course on policy to call swastikas and nooses 'potentially divisive'
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as "potentially divisive" — a term that prompted outcry from lawmakers and advocates.
Coast Guard suddenly declares swastika and noose only ‘Divisive,’ dropping previous 'Hate-Symbol' label — fury ensues
When news first came out that the Coast Guard had “revised language” in their internal guidelines that no longer classified a Nazi Swastika, Confederate flags, or nooses as hate symbols, the public was outraged. But after the news was leaked several members of the Donald Trump administration came forward with a defense of the service, prompting the Coast Guard to finally respond. The controversy began when the Coast Guard did a routine update of…
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