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submitted 18 hours ago by RION@hexbear.net to c/politics@hexbear.net

Surely this is another GOP psyop! I know some folks on here were sure the last one was, after all

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[-] InexplicableLunchFiend@hexbear.net 43 points 16 hours ago

Another thread incoming with 500 comments and hexbear succs arguing for lesser evilism

[-] plinky@hexbear.net 33 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

but this one involves a real person - citizen of imperial core */s

[-] InexplicableLunchFiend@hexbear.net 33 points 16 hours ago

oh true, that's a real person! All the brown people he killed and tortured abroad aren't real. Big difference!

[-] somename@hexbear.net 18 points 15 hours ago

Have there actually been that many Platner supporters here?

[-] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 24 points 14 hours ago

It's mostly CyborgMarx trying to argue Platner's the lesser evil compared with some other Zionist.

[-] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 3 points 8 hours ago

collins has been in the senate for years she's probably still worse, but that doesn't mean anyone should support platner even when he was just a blackwater guy

[-] Blakey@hexbear.net 14 points 13 hours ago

There's one extremely vocal supporter in particular who will accuse you of being a Zionist for opposing him (do you want Collins to win? She's worse!!!, despite Platner literally being a racist mass murderer) and will distort theory to support him more generally, and a few others who are less insufferable about it. What I do see more often are people who seem to genuinely hate the guy but still regard him as the lesser of two evils, which is more understandable if still poor analysis (given his open support for imperialism and that he is a democrat the chance he will move the needle on Israel is negative but the chances he will actually expand American imperial efforts elsewhere are very, very good).

[-] InexplicableLunchFiend@hexbear.net 24 points 15 hours ago

More like a small handful of the most bernard-loving electoralists that make every thread on him go to 500+ comments by doing the "if you don't support him you support zionist DNC candidate instead" and "I don't like him but lesser evil and this is rightwing hit pieces!"

I can name names and link threads if you want, but that generally has gotten me in trouble

[-] quarrk@hexbear.net 3 points 9 hours ago

Breakthrough News was making the same apologetics for Platner in the past month. I’m sure that had an effect.

[-] somename@hexbear.net 13 points 15 hours ago

Nah I don't need links. I believe you lol.

Just generally I saw Platner-negative trends in things, so I was a little confused. But a few diehard holdouts, yeah, I can see that. Every cause has them.

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