This whole saga just taught me that the majority of self-appointed thought leaders of what passes as the left in the US are fucking stupid.
I'm not entirely convinced. I think the people who supported Platner are more likely to be compromised than stupid. Hasan for example has spent literally years upon years diverting people who were ostensibly moving left and convincing them to vote democrat. Even if he had legitimate left wing politics at some point, that point is far behind him now.