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That one is particularly funny because they have to be completely unaware of the overwhelming number of 5-9 servers, super computers, and even the space station that use Linux explicitly for its stability.

Then I'll die an outlaw

I am getting tired of it as well. It sustains itself on the circular logic of "Platner isn't literally perfect in every way, despite clearly advocating pro working class policies, so I guess I'll just keep voting for the very anti-working class polices of another ancient establishment Dem".

The fetterman comparison is so hollow on deeper inspection, which the opposition doesn't want you to do. Fetterman was an establishment dem with an active political career before running for Senate and his opponent was an actual snake oil salesman. Platner had no political ambitions before starting this campaign, and very clearly shows how an actual real person that isn't a psychopath practices politics.

It finally feels like the working class is waking up from the neocon induced haze shat out by Ronny Rayguns.

Didn't they find one senator from the south or something in a memory care facility?

Sword of Damocles remains undefeated.

Nuclear is actually one of the safest forms of power, with the corollary that competency is the norm in the industry. I spent years in the Naval Nuclear program and they have not had an uncontrolled release of radioactive contamination to the public in the 80 year history of the program.

Three Mile Island killed nobody, and the reactor they are restarting had been operating up until 2015.

While I am less than pleased that it's basically all going to Microdick's AI centers, it's important not to lump nuclear power in by guilt by association.

Yeah he might have known, but at the same time, does it reflect who he is now and what he stands for?

Briefly circling back to the whole "iconography" topic, I think symbols do hold power, but the nature and scope of that power are determined by individuals. I also think that an effort should be made to reclaim these symbols for a more pro-human message (admittedly difficult to do for a skull and crossbones) because I believe it takes away messaging and in group camaraderie between bigots.

As for Platner, he has a past, but if we can't look at who he is today and how he has grown as a person, what hope is there for any of us? I won't make the claim that I haven't said or believed wrong things, and even failed to grow when first confronted, but eventually I did begin to deconstruct, as I got older and experienced life.

On top of that, the alternative choice is 78 year old Susan Collins or equally decrepit, but Republican, Janet Mills. I think Democrats are having a "Tea Party" moment with the new progressive push by people like Platner and Mamdani.

On a side note: it's refreshing to have a nuanced conversation online with anothet human, instead of a bot programmed to scream the most extreme position. I just migrated from reddit after being banned from r/Seattle because I suggested that the homeless problem will get worse if we don't address the glaring structural issues. I got in an argument and got called a junkie, so I abandoned reddit altogether.

"Rules for thee but not for me"

The reason I believe his tattoo story is because I spent 8 years in the Navy, and I know how much alcohol is consumed when visiting foreign ports. I can see a very intoxicated group of young marines in a foreign port making a poor decision and getting a cool looking tattoo together without really thinking what it means. And since it's on his chest, not many people who aren't family or friends are going to see it that often. Not to mention the Totenkopf predates the Nazi party and was used by imperial Germany in WW 1.

Not excusing it's use by the Nazis, but I would like to have an honest and frank discussion about how we let bigots appropriate existing and non offensive symbol, which robs the culture that created them of their own heritage.

As for his past comments, being voted most likely to start a revolution in highschool as well wearing communist styled outfits to highschool in the 90s in Maine of all places shows me his convictions lie a little left of center at a minimum.

Remember when CEOs didn't release Manifestos or were even known at all by name to the public. Like when they were just referred to nebulously as "the big wigs" or "c-suite".

Pepperidge farm remembers.

As for his tattoo, the kind of people that get Nazi tattoos are not likely to get just one Nazi tattoo. Nor are they smart enough to plan far enough ahead to gin up a leftist political career while being "secretly a Nazi". Also , it doesn't make any sense to for someone with that Ideology to try and win on a progressive platform.

It makes more sense for that person to infiltrate already right wing spaces and increase the tension with grievance politics and dog whistles to push the Overton window further right. Then it would make sense for that movement to secure support in the media and in the capitalist class to ensure access to non-rightwingers TVs and Internet to push constant culture war grievance culture to exhaust any effort to stop them from seizing power.

As for him being a "Groyper" in his younger years, it would be impossible considering he is 14 years older than Nick Fuentes, the founder of that "movement".

Another reason why im buying a speed queen.