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[–] answersplease77@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

0% he changes shit, and the days will prove it. he is zionist idf palnt.

Fuck Graham Platner he literally has an IDF handler. His zionist campain team is the same one who brought you john fetterman. Platner is a proven Nazi war criminal who kept covering and deleting his war crime posts, nazi and racist posts, killing iraqis for fun, 4-times 15 yrs deployments with blackwater, his war crimes in fallujah and ramdai, his documented desire to kill people instead of going to college despite his free scholarship and rich upbinging, his IDF ties and handler and brother in law and campain contributer who participated in gaza gonicide, his 50 somethings posts about killing inferior brown people as late as 2023 ,2000-fucking-23.. that'e 2 yrs ago , which his team kept on deleting as soon they dig them, his nazi tattoos which he got commemorate the massacares he participated in ramadii with blackwater when he was in his 30s after many deployments then lied in apology video that was a drunk fun tattoo

Ghraham Platner supporters are either vile and selfish liberal zionists supporters or ones who has to vote for the lesser of two evil dogshits. So say that instead: Ghraham is the lesser evil two hypocrite psycopathic murderous supremacist war criminals with blood of millions on their hand.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago

A liberal Nazi or a conservative Nazi. Gotta love our choices.

[–] gointhefridge@lemmy.zip 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

He says enough good things that he’s worth throwing some weight behind. Importantly too, (and unfortunate it has to be this way) he’s a macho white veteran. He’s speaking TOO and FOR this demographic who happens to have too much weight in the US political discourse.

A lot of what he says I generally agree with, but he is, like any politician, imperfect. He’s the best we got against Susan Collins though. If his image can be the voice of reason to this demographic of desperately macho white dudes in the US, then let’s ride the wave until someone better comes along.

[–] 3abas@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

He's an unapologetic war criminal who brags about his love of war crimes and got a Nazi tattoo to commemorate those crimes.

But "he says enough good things" and calls himself progressive, and that's good enough for you?

[–] geekwithsoul@piefed.social 3 points 4 hours ago

What alternative are you proposing?

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 50 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

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.

[–] hemmes@lemmy.world 16 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Well that’s fucking depressing

Everything else is much more depressing.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world -4 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

And if turns into another Fetterman? Then what?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 23 points 6 hours ago

What if somebody slaps you with a trout? Did you consider that possibility?!

[–] errer@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

Or what if he even turns into another Susan Collins?!

[–] protist@retrofed.com -1 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

Fettermsn had a stroke that obviously changed his personality

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago

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.

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

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.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago

If I had a nickel for every person who could have been the bellwether of US populism I'd have.. I don't know... a bunch of nickels. I'm not holding my breath.

[–] soratoyuki@piefed.zip 7 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Genuinely hope I'm wrong about him, but it's frustrating that Maine couldn't find a candidate without a Nazi tattoo. Or one that doesn't go on Nazi podcasts and call themselves long time fans. Or one that didn't enlist in a war they thought was wrong because they wanted to kill people. Or one that didn't merc for Blackwater.

I get that one can't pick their family, but his blue blood parents trying to buy him a mayorship is also wild.

[–] Nefara@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago

Sad to think that the economy has gotten so bad that his parents who both worked normal ass professional jobs are considered blue bloods now. Back in my day we called that middle class.

Interesting how many billionaires are pouring cash into spreading any and all kinds of bullshit about this guy. The more they spend the better I feel about him.

[–] AWistfulNihilist@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago

Eh he's a white guy. Doesn't matter what his past is, he gets to apologize and move on. Not like they have other examples of populist leftists in multiple other elections across the country. No, it's this white ex-mercenary who had to remove a totenkopf tattoo.

No this guy is the face of populism...

[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 10 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Have you considered making a donation to Susan Collins?

[–] soratoyuki@piefed.zip 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Don't be MAGA-brained. Politicians with a D after their name can still be criticized.

[–] frisbird@lemmy.ml -4 points 7 hours ago

Don't try to reason with blue maga