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by pdkl95 2170 days ago
The triangle wasn't the only Nazi reference. They ran 88 variations of the ad, and the first sentence had 14 words. Both numbers are well-known references used by neo-Nazis for decades.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/88_Precepts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteen_Words

edit: If anyone doesn't believe that "14 words" is a neo-Nazi dog-whistle, here's the Anti-Defamation League's explanation:

https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/14-wor...
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twsttest 2170 days ago
How do you know how many variations of the ad they ran?
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pdkl95 2170 days ago
https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/6/18/21295226/facebook-trump...

https://www.salon.com/2020/06/19/facebook-pulls-trump-campai...

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Alupis 2170 days ago
You actually think they are giggling to themselves that they ran some obscure magic Nazi number of ads and nobody knows? hehehe!

There's a lot to bash Trump with... we don't need to make stuff up.

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