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Nefara

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  • What do you think of Platner and will he bring new life into the democratic party or be a second Fetterman?

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  • Have you met literally anyone from the military? Get out and talk to some real people some time. If you're in the US especially. As I've said before, some vets are more disillusioned on a visceral level with the establishment than any armchair intellectual can manage because they've seen the bullshit first hand.

  • What's something you've done that you're proud of?

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  • This is great, you should be proud. It sounds like you're a good caregiver to your bunny buddies.

  • Another Poll Shows Platner's Double-Digit Lead Over Establishment Pick Mills in Maine Senate Race

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  • Graham Platner was a Nazi extermination camp guard who killed Antifascists.

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  • The OP is just a screen shot of text, it has no information on the publication it came from.

  • Graham Platner was a Nazi extermination camp guard who killed Antifascists.

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  • Source?

  • UNH poll shows Graham Platner leading Democratic field of Senate challengers by wide margin

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  • No one is born a racist, and no one is born a Nazi. If it's something someone chooses to be they can stop. There are a lot of stories of reformed white supremacists.

    I genuinely don't think he got there though, based on his posts on Reddit made from 2016-2021. He would have had plenty of opportunities to make toxic, racist or violent shit posts there but the worst they dredged up on him was antiquated homophobic bro-talk that is unfortunately common in the military. Won't deny that that's a bad look but it's a far cry away from some of the things quoted from MAGAs currently in office.

  • UNH poll shows Graham Platner leading Democratic field of Senate challengers by wide margin

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  • Of the people in my life, some of the ones who have served in the military are the most disillusioned with the establishment. Listening to him, he sounds burnt out with American Imperialism. I was watching his town hall last night, it's worth hearing him talk about it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLEftvgSBJs

  • UNH poll shows Graham Platner leading Democratic field of Senate challengers by wide margin

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  • Considering this is a day and age where people who are overtly fascist, who have been pretty open about being Nazi-adjacent if not straight out Nazis, are winning elections on that platform then I would think if he held those views he would just run on them. Why be a secret authoritarian and masquerade as a progressive when the extreme right is the majority in US government and persecution of minorities and violent rhetoric is in vogue? It just makes a lot more sense to me that either he didn't know, or was in some toxic male circles at the time. Either way I don't think that's who or what he is in this moment.

  • What do you think of Platner and will he bring new life into the democratic party or be a second Fetterman?

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  • Like I said before, symbols don't make the Nazi. What makes someone a Nazi is their beliefs in authoritarianism, white supremacy, violence as a solution and the persecution of ethnic and LGBT minorities. Without any evidence of that, this is all hot air.

  • What do you think of Platner and will he bring new life into the democratic party or be a second Fetterman?

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  • That's a good point and a valid concern. I know I'll be doing more research into him and seeing what he has to say. I'll also look into his record of the work he's done in his hometown, if he's in local town government there will be public documents and meeting minutes that show how he handles governance.

  • What do you think of Platner and will he bring new life into the democratic party or be a second Fetterman?

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  • What I'm saying is the symbols don't make the Nazi. What makes someone a Nazi is their beliefs in authoritarianism, white supremacy, violence as a solution and the persecution of ethnic and LGBT minorities. Without any evidence of that, this is all hot air.

  • What do you think of Platner and will he bring new life into the democratic party or be a second Fetterman?

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  • Feel so sorry for every actor who's ever worn a Nazi uniform in a movie, guess they're all Nazis now.

    Again, waiting on the evidence of violent rhetoric, otherism, idolizing autocrats and authoritarianism in his platform and actions.

  • What do you think of Platner and will he bring new life into the democratic party or be a second Fetterman?

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  • So he's talked about gassing people in private chats? Has he said he loves Hitler?

    Is there evidence of him using race or ethnicity as a bogeyman "other" to persecute and exile people?

    Has he advocated for violence or extreme "solutions" to perceived problems in the country?

    Frankly, nothing on his platform comes close to what is already happening in plain sight. Platner has stated he's anti-billionaire and that's clear enough a reason why all of this muck is getting raked. If you're going to do their work for them, I hope you're at least getting paid for it.

  • What do you think of Platner and will he bring new life into the democratic party or be a second Fetterman?

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  • Still waiting on the evidence of white nationalism and violent rhetoric in his platform. It's clear the establishment is scared of him and is trying to use the common concerns of leftists to attack him, but it's just kind of silly to call him a secret cryptofascist white supremacist when there are openly unapologetic ones already in government.

  • What do you think of Platner and will he bring new life into the democratic party or be a second Fetterman?

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  • Lol there are actual literal Nazis in power right now who aren't using any tattoos or symbols to out themselves, just their actions and rhetoric. Until I see evidence of Nazi-ism in his policies, actions and platform then the blanket discounting of him sounds way more bottish and shillish to me.

  • 'The Establishment Is Spooked': Poll Shows Platner With Big Lead Over Mills in Maine Democratic Primary

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  • This right here. He's had to work for his principles which means he's more likely to stick by them. I believe he means well and wants to step up, not just get power and bribes or maintain the status quo. Nice to see how scared the billionaires are of him.

  • UNH poll shows Graham Platner leading Democratic field of Senate challengers by wide margin

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  • Interesting that the website you linked uses heavily biased language, cites a source that's literally a guy who knew a guy who knew Platner, and consistently attacks the most prominent left-ish figures in American politics like Mamdani, Sanders and Cortes. Looks to me like a phony left website set up to trap leftists into thinking it's on their side. Hmmm what does Common Dreams have to say?

    https://www.commondreams.org/tag/graham-platner

    Interesting.

  • UNH poll shows Graham Platner leading Democratic field of Senate challengers by wide margin

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  • UNH poll shows Graham Platner leading Democratic field of Senate challengers by wide margin

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  • Still waiting on the evidence of white nationalism and violent rhetoric in his platform. It's clear the establishment is scared of him and is trying to use the common concerns of leftists to attack him, but it's just kind of silly to call him a secret cryptofascist white supremacist when there are openly unapologetic ones already in government.