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this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2026
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The worst case scenario is he’s exactly as bad as his opponents openly claim they will be
The opposition from the left is a moral one based on the sketchy shit about him. He's running for senate. He can serve on committees and write bills. That's the extent of it. What are folks worried he'd actually do?
Opposition from the right is that he'll vote for the progressive things he says he will.
Left is concerned about who he is (purity testing), the right is concerned about what he'd do (because it'd be bad for them).
But comrade, don't you care at all about moral integrity?
Not with regard to electoralism. Electoralism is a game with a very particular purpose for leftists, in my view, and holding to ideological purity/morals will make us lose.
When it comes to actually organizing, someone like Platner would obviously not be a good idea to include. Not without some serious vetting. He could have genuinely changed, but I wouldn't take that risk in an organization.
you are indistinguishable from a Kopmala voter left-punching people for opposing genocide, you realize that right?
Imagining dommy mommy copmala made me feel tingly... it was a moment of weakness ok