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Progresive Democrats be like (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 months ago by [M] to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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Graham Platner is a Moderate Fascist
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[–] [S] 12 points 3 months ago (13 children)

My theory is that he used to be an actual nazi, but then turned into a lib but he was ashamed of his nazi past so instead of owning up to it, he keep making up lies like he was edgy or he didnt know he got a nazi tatoo in order to save face

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  • [–] 20 points 3 months ago (12 children)

    I don't think he's ashamed of it because he would have gotten that death's head removed or covered long ago if he had even the slightest shame. He's genuinely the perfect DNC candidate, he's a liberal who is comfortable slipping into the fascist defense of capitalism when it suits him without any ideological change or shift needed.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (10 children)

    He's genuinely the perfect DNC candidate

    This really doesn't make sense when you account for his anti-Zionist rhetoric. Why would the DNC normalize a candidate who just yesterday during a NYT interview said AIPAC money is disqualifying and US aid to Israel should be cut off completely?

    The DNC would not do that

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    Its just politics.

    Susan Collins is a literal dragon, Platner has the best run on her. Keep in mind, the DNC varies in strength and organization. I think it shows Platner's campaign is willing to "play ball" in order to, however unlikely, make a good run at that senate seat. I'd say its more likely the DC consultant class that defines the national org (a class that is objectively on the back-foot, as the left is gaining nationally, albeit with mixed outcomes) thinks Platner is their best bet at an already extremely unlikely upset.

    I think they have a read on him that would put him closer to Fetterman in the Senate. I think Platner is kind of dumb but upsetting Collins would be hilarious. And Platner has managed to get national attention, even pretty early on. I think he's just objectively the best odds in this race.

    But I'm not to the point of even critically supporting him. I don't think he's earned a goddamn thing, being a highly problematic ex military pseudo anarchist or whatever doesnt make him qualified to lead our movements. But I think part of Platner's viability is because of a very weak bench in this race. Maine DNC clearly isn't creating or recruiting good leadership, which is a persistant problem in many political orgs.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago* (5 children)

    Because he will never follow through, he's an experiment in the new move of distancing from AIPAC while normalizing and taking funds from other Zionist orgs that are less notorious

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    It doesn't matter if he doesn't follow through; they would still be normalizing anti-Zionist politics and proving it's a winning campaign strategy. The DNC and its Israeli allies would never in a million years sign off on that, they don't want anti-Zionism to be normalized under any circumstance, let alone under the context of a Senate race

    taking funds from other Zionist orgs that are less notorious

    What are these orgs?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Then why are they backing him? Schumer endorsed. Regarding the Zionist PACs that operate as low key alternatives to AIPAC, I don't have a list on me but I can pull up some references when I'm back at my desk later.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Then why are they backing him?

    They're not backing him, he's winning by unprecedented margins, and their zionist pet Janat Mills ate shit and dropped out, so it's a mixture of damage control and not giving up the kayfabe and endorsing the Republican candidate. Remember, this is Maine; Schumer can't hide there behind media noise or silence like he can in other states; it's too small and white, the Democratic party in that state would implode. So he gave Platner a mealy-mouthed endorsement

    Also as an irrelevant aside, Platner somehow did the impossible and transformed the r/Maine sub into an anti-Zionist hub, a US STATE SUBREDDIT, I literally said out loud, WTF? I mean if this is the DNC's plan, I say don't interrupt the enemy

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Sure they would. Look at Fetterman, Sinema, AOC...

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    None of those people ever normalized anti-zionism or correctly articulated class as a relationship to the means of production; Platner literally did that yesterday in his NYT interview

    It's like the spirits of the Gravel kids possessed him or something; it was bizarre

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