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How is it that Graham Platner continues to enjoy any notoriety? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 days ago by TheBroodian@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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The dude has literally dozens of easily discoverable quote-bites of him excitedly expressing how much he loves killing, can't get enough of it, wants to get back to doing it asap. How does he pass any smell test at all for anybody who is nominally on the left? I just don't get it, I feel like he should be seen as so rotten that touching him would taint you (looking at popular youtubers and twitch personalities).

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[–] duderium@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

I am once again posting my conspiracy theory which has no evidence that the mills campaign was fake and only meant to make it seem as though they didn’t want platner to win. The corporate media has been guzzling platner’s — HARD since he entered the race. His half brother has been photographed with the president of the entity. They want him to win, although they’re also pretty happy with collins.

[–] HarryLime@hexbear.net 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That doesn't really fit with what I've seen?

[–] duderium@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Looking through the news now, it looks like the coverage of platner is either neutral or somewhat negative but not like viciously hostile. I can’t find it now of course but I swear to god my extremely bourgeois firefox recommended news items had a very Biden-esque headline a few weeks ago which read something like “Platner wants to do [X Good Thing].” After I saw that I assumed that they adored him, but I may have jumped the gun.

[–] Dimmer06@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I think they're at least fine with him if they're not actively colluding with him. The "establishment" campaign against him was pathetic and they've fully transferred their support behind him after Mills dropped out even though the primary isn't even over yet.

And why wouldn't they be? He's clearly a petty bourgeois nationalist and stupid. He'll be very easy to keep in line.

[–] tithonis@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

Source will have to be "trust me bro" on this but she grabbed her bag and quit as soon as she got it. She was never going to win and never intended to. It was a personal favor to someone who wanted her to run.