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Do we have a time machine? No? Then we can't make a better choice for primary than him anymore. That's it.
Is he better than Susan Collins?
That's the vote. A or B. Decide which, between those two options only you'd hate the least, and vote the vote.
Is he imperfect? Yes. But now he's only competing against Ms Collins.
Well that’s fucking depressing
Not as depressing as what happens if everyone who is informed enough to have meaningful opinions refuses to participate rather than make a choice.
Everything else is much more depressing.
And if turns into another Fetterman? Then what?
What if somebody slaps you with a trout? Did you consider that possibility?!
Or what if he even turns into another Susan Collins?!
This is concerning!! I’m concerned, she’s concerned, we’re all concerned here.
Fettermsn had a stroke that obviously changed his personality
No I heard he was always an asshole. But it was him or OZ and sick of the lesser evil which is bullshit. And this guy is a nazi. His bullshit he didn't know his tattoo was what it wss goes against realty. So guess we see how he turns out. I hope for the best but not holding out he will make any difference.
So what your saying is the DNC is controlled opposition and they are terrible at political strategy and legislation?
Not so sure about that, given some questionable past behavior of his. His entire time as a mayor was problematic.
The heel turn was coming, the stroke may have only made it worse.
I’m not from there so my opinion is worthless but—
I would never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever EVER EVER EVER EVER vote for someone with a Nazi tattoo. I don’t give a fuck if he says he’s reformed. The fact he that was a choice they made literally proves they are not fit for office. Yall get what you deserve with these fucking people.
My best of best friend got sucked into 4chan for a minute when they were a very young adult. Realized the error of their ways, and changed. Is now my best friend. Is now a compassionate loving and kind human, to all.
Sometimes, seeing something for what it is first hand, can fuel the fire for true change.
With your logic, I should not be friends with this person because over a decade ago they were sucked into a horrible line of thinking. I should just write them off and shame them. Id rather recognize that they saw how the propaganda machine was working on them, how they were able to overcome it and work on themselves, and now hold a voice on how others can do the same to prevent it further growing.
Thats all I can think about when yall say this shit. If I apply this thinking to my friend, they wouldnt be my friend.
These days I have to assume these posts are by feds or Russian plants. He was a Marine, if you've never spent time around them let me tell you, they promote a culture of killers and respect effective killers. SS imagery was as common as "Back to Back World War Champs" imagery.
The left needs killers.
Yes, instead of the formerly chud-brained person who changed their mind and did the work to improve, you would rather vote for the current Nazi who is clever enough to hide their nature by not having a tattoo.
You absolute muppet.
I know this is such a wild take. “He has a Nazi tatto” so does SECDEF. The whole admin is Nazis doing nazi shit. At least this guy wants to prosecute the Nazis.
Susan Collins it is then
No, I’m pretty sure this one’s going to platinum. Everyone’s pretty much sick as Susan Collins and all she has are the hardcore MAGA. She can’t even find real people to run her campaign ads.
We keep voting for the lesser evil and then act suprised when candidates keep being evil.
Maybe if non-evil people ran in primaries, and people showed up to vote for them, we'd get to vote for something else. Have you considered running for office, or canvassing for good primary candidates?
I have but I'm a bad public speaker. I do political organizing in real life, including helping run a recurring mutual aid distribution, and that seems a more valuable use of my time than a quixotic vanity challenge.
Your mutual aid does nothing in the face of federal legislation. And the destruction of social safety that we’ve watched over the last 18 months.
The striking workers our strike kitchens feed disagree. The unhoused we give clothes to disagree. The tenant unions we support disagree.
When I want opinions on the real life organizing I do in my community, I'll ask the other real life organizers in my community and the community I serve, not some random internet stranger.
Well if someone doesn't, we'll never have anything but lesser evil candidates.
Stop trying to talk sense into blue maga