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Wild how people react when

  • the nazi symbol tattooed on chest was revealed
  • people see you defending military doing terrible things in the middle east
  • defending military having nazi symbol tattoos
  • claim to be progressive but still want to send more money to military industrial complex
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[–] CommunistBear@hexbear.net 34 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The only way I'd accept Platner's Nazi tattoo is if he came out full force condemning the culture of fascism/nazism that is rampant throughout the US military. If he recognized and called out the various Nazi groups within the military, as a veteran, there might be a worthwhile discussion to be had. But he doesn't. He's still proud of his "service". If he is truly repentant and has changed his ways, he needs to kill the America (and the idea of the American armed forces) that exists purely within his mind. He wasn't in Iraq and Afghanistan "protecting our freedoms", he was murdering brown people for cash and furthering the imperialist cause

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

if he is truly repentant then he needs to go to Iraq and turn himself in to face justice for his crimes
the idea that the people who benefited from a crime can dole out forgiveness for it is absurd

[–] CommunistBear@hexbear.net 2 points 4 months ago

And there is my western chauvinism showing. Absolutely, he should face justice for his crimes first and foremost as all members of the American and allied forces should

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 32 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

People weren't lying when they said this is Fetterman all over again.

What about the lives you helped destroy during your military career that you're still proud of, motherfucker?

Of course, the social fascists who yearn for the New Deal era (for whites only) would defend this guy tooth and nail.

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 13 points 4 months ago

I honestly think there is a very big void open in the west for the types with significant combat and military training, but literally zero space for someone who doesn’t even acknowledge his piece of shit actions or show remorse.

People like Ryan Grim thinking the latter is what we need is truly dumb as fuck

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Already pivoting to "the Left drove me to do this" while having been a proud fascist murderer before (and before even actually running for the seat) is somewhat new

[–] nefertum@hexbear.net 31 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Bro was like meh we might kill a million muslims no biggie we're the best and half of the "left" party in the US is like what's the big deal!?!

Edit: millions

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"We had to burn the village to the ground in order to save it."

[–] goferking0 15 points 4 months ago

if we didn't cleanse it those damn commies could have taken over

Wait that may be excuse from wrong decade

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

Ok Private Hustle, Blackwater Inc.

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 26 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

critical support to the hallucinatory democrats for destroying this yankkkee supremacist war criminal's life

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 22 points 4 months ago (3 children)

the democratic party fuckers are the ones supporting him lmao

[–] goferking0 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

no obviously they're the ones doing the hit job, same with anyone who is critical of him

https://lemmy.ml/comment/21912937

Which I guess is partially right since half of the dnc would hate any challenger to their ancient governor candidate

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

saying some dude on lemmy "has a hard on for repeating establishment talking points" doesn't change the shit I have literally seen those same figures within the party doing, which has been to avert their eyes over the tattoo shit and fuckin' support him

don't bother arguing if you're just gonna tell me not to believe my lying eyes lmao

[–] goferking0 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's hilarious how many times that's the only argument they have. And extremely sad how often it works

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

nvm no i didn't brain confuse

[–] goferking0 4 points 4 months ago

Our brains love to do that and I can be terrible at making it too sarcastic

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago

there's factions in the dnc, it's not a reason for anybody to support a nazi.

[–] Rod_Blagojevic@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago

They're destroying his life by encouraging him to run for senate.

[–] PunishedWeezing@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago

it's the bernard stay behind network, as another user put it

[–] Des@hexbear.net 20 points 4 months ago

maybe think of that before you run for something with this kind of exposure in our shitty sham bourgeois "democratic" system

[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 20 points 4 months ago

Iraqi citizen says Blackwater mercenaries ‘trying to destroy my life’

[–] MaxOS@hexbear.net 19 points 4 months ago

Really looking forward to a guy with an SS tattoo doing the "why I left the left" routine.

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 16 points 4 months ago

I wish they would destroy him

Sick of this white guy

[–] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 4 months ago

You and me both buddy

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 16 points 4 months ago

Are the democrats in the room with you right now?

[–] hotcouchguy@hexbear.net 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

"ISTG if I had to get rid of my badass nazi tattoo for nothing..."

[–] goferking0 7 points 4 months ago

I mean I'm still not sure it was an actual new one or just a temporary one to cover it for now until he gets a real one.

But on other hand he could have gotten a much better one to cover it

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 14 points 4 months ago

This is the best thing anyone has said about the Democratic party in at least a year

[–] ClassIsOver@hexbear.net 13 points 4 months ago

What, are people signing up to travel from another country to kill him because they aren't imaginative-enough to come up with a source of income that doesn't involve becoming a cog in an imperialist war machine?

[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I think two things are true:

‘1. Graham Platner sucks.

‘2. There’s definitely a campaign waged against him, likely using Palantir or similar services, because of his stance on being (I guess) sort of against Israel and generally not conforming to the party line.

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago

Scratched so soon?

[–] SickSemper@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago

No worse than what he did to people defending their homes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Much better actually

[–] ClassIsOver@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago

Oh no, the consequences of your actions.

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

Quick! Get in this super secure bunker! barbara-pit

[–] redchert@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The "help I am being attacked by the establishment" is a common tactic, Amazing that some leftist still fall for that.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

it's not really "falling for it" when there's someone with more money than us going after him and it's literally true.

sometimes they go after somebody shitty enough to be a blackwater merc with a totenkopf tattoo for bourgeois infighting reasons

[–] fannin@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago

Wish this was true and they succeed and he eats a beretta

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