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Graham Platner receives endorsement from top-Zionist Democrat Chuck Schumer (lemmy.ml)

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"My job is to keep the left pro-Israel" - Chuck Schumer

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[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 37 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Pretty fitting that the US democrats main focus candidate right now is a former Abu Ghraib torture camp prison guard, who repeatedly says he signed up for the US military because he wanted to kill people.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works -4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It really kind of is. The bar is so low.

But without disputing who he is: his net worth is around the same (Stated as under $165k) as the median American ($125k). He's categorically not a part of the wealth class, and he at least seems to know it.

That kind of class consciousness on the American national stage from a white man veteran? I think that's relatable to a giant swath of otherwise apolitical or even chuddy Americans.

If he can stick to his principles on policy in Congress and even just be the new Bernie, he's going to resonate strongly with the post-9/11 military community. If that faction can even so much as look at the left outside their crosshairs, it'll be a significant shift.

He's worth the shot in Maine, I think.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 days ago

class consciousness

For US liberals, the best "class conciousness" they can come up with is strasserism - Supporting people like Platner who love killing middle easterners, and align with US supremacy and nationalism, and promise to keep the imperialist superprofits flowing to the imperial core.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That kind of class consciousness on the American national stage from a white man veteran? I think that’s relatable to a giant swath of otherwise apolitical or even chuddy Americans.

very true imo, but his wealth classifies him petite bourgeoisie and this class has a well documented history of siding with fascism over socialism when it comes down where it matters.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I can see that interpretation, since he IS a small business owner of an oyster farm.

Having been a shellfish farmer myself, but on the west coast, my perspective is that it's closer to tenant farming than being petit bourgeoisie. The self employed and small growers all had to rent tideflats to work.

But yes, ultimately it is the same function since some other owners as I remember absolutely were just seeking to separate themselves from labor.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

you're right about him being relatable to chuds.

i think platner's is the modern representation of an american liberal; now more aware than the liberals were before.

and i'm convinced that it's entirely because of tiktok -- class-conscientious and palestine became mainstream thanks to tiktok.