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It's not unreasonable to see a guy who comes away from the military saying "Hey this is bad and we shouldn't do it" and be easily led to believe the guy saw what he was a part of and understood it needs to be stopped. Every successful revolution includes former soldiers of the regime who've realized they were on the wrong side.
He was in the military for eight (8) years! He went on three (3) tours to Iraq that included Ramadi, Fallujah and Abu Ghraib! When asked why he said "he wanted to play soldier" and "he wanted go on an adventure and kill some people"! He went on another tour in Afghanistan and then once more as a blackwater (constellis) merc! I have never seen him repentant or apologetic of what he did and support.
He returned from his tour.........
And then did another tour
And then did another tour
And then did another tour
And then joined Blackwater....
Like holy shit how can people possibly even just glance at that history and think "wow, this is a sane, reasonable, and well-adjusted person"
This guy could go on stage and scream "I LOVE KILLING PEOPLE SO MUCH!!!" and people would still defend him, even though... wait... isn't that literally what one of his accusers said he would talk about all the time is enjoying war & killing people?
Platner is an unashamed imperialist and by personal accounts loved being a mercenary in Iraq. He doesn't seem regretful at all and made no real attempt at asking for forgiveness.
that is not even the case. in most marxist leninist states former imperial/royalist army officials were either kept because of greater forces, purged, or entirely dismantled through the ongoing period of revolution/guerrilla warfare. im not going to say it never happened but it's not like you shouldn't treat former (to say the least) participants in war crimes against the proletariat with nothing but the ultimate suspicion.
He didn't do that. He bragged about his atrocities as an 'excellent experience'.
Why are you still trying to pretend that he showed any sort of remorse?