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Let's not pull Platner into this. Quite a different situation.
How so? Wasn't he accused of maltreating women (strangers and partners) and had to drop out without any court case i.e due to allegations?
First of all, there were multiple issues with Platner beyond the allegations. He also kept changing his story which made him unreliable.
He also was not removed, people called on him to step down but he made the call. He could have refused - it would not have made him friends but it was within his right to remain the candidate.
More importantly, he did not have arrest warrants out for some of the worst people in global politics that are somehow revered by much of the rest of the world. He also did not work for an institution grounded in international law others are seeking to dismantle.
Not quite at the same scale as someone running for US senate, let alone the numbers of the people of Maine vs the people of 125 independent countries.
There was no need for him to stay, the kangaroo court had already decided. If the allegations are false, it could be seen as a removal from the race.
As for arrest warrants and so on, Platner's goals were directly opposed to the Epstein class. Taxing the uber-rich for one, pisses that class off quite a bit as they suddenly have to contribute to the society they are stealing from. Accountability is toxic to them, so he was shaping up to be a thorn in their side.
So yes, while they are different people at different levels, the parallels are:
Any connection is tangential at best and the forces against either are wholly different, and so is the nature of the allegations and everything else that surrounds them.
Either way this is not a thread about Platner, I won't entertain this further.
๐คท I can't blame you for wanting to be blissfully ignorant. It does help.