I don't know what your dad did in the military but basically every war after WW2 has been a giant genocide for US imperialism so bad news bears on that front

The American supremacist of propaganda runs deep and it's very reinforced by society. A major problem of the Platner saga was the amount of mainstream US "leftist" content creators vehemetly ostricizing everyone who called it out.

This video by BadEmpanada on Graham Platner is an amazing watch and extremely relevant now. Even in the first 10 minutes it becomes extremely clear why Platner could never be trusted, but many influencers just danced around it. (That's not to say there's no personal responsibility, it's up to us to critically think about the opinions presented by influencers and not just blindly believe them)