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[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

This article is garbage.

His tattoo is not a resemblance to a nazi tattoo, it is a fucking nazi tattoo.

He knows it's a fucking Totenkopf and it is the size of a grapefruit right over his heart.

No self-respecting tattoo artist would put a Totenkopf on a human being without being a nazi themselves.

He got the Totenkopf in Croatia; a country with strong far-right ties.

He worked for Blackwater killing brown people in the Middle East.

He is not what he seems.

Good luck people of Maine.

[–] KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Let's look at the relevant candidates for this Senate race:

It's Graham Platner -- a former marine who had a forgotten reddit account with years of pro-socialist posts; Janet Mills, a 77-year old dinosaur who will be anything but progressive; and sitting Republican Susan Collins.

People can change, and Platner has demonstrated that he did. Given his alternatives, is an old tattoo which he covered really any reason to not vote this guy??? It's not Graham Platner versus a picture-perfect socialist who runs a commune that saves orphans and puppies. It's Platner v. Susan Collins v. Janet Mills. Do not let the Mainstream Media make this a controversy.

[–] quantumcrop@lemmy.today -3 points 2 hours ago

He only covered it up a few days ago, after the story broke. It would absolutely be different if he had old nazi tattoos that had been covered up a decade ago, even five years ago, but he waited until he got called out. His former political director said Platner knew what the tattoo was.

Plus it's the subject of one of the most famous comedy sketches on the internet. The guy has been using reddit since 2009, there is no way he didn't see the "are we the baddies" meme.

Even if we buy his story, it feels disqualifying for someone who wants to be in the senate to not recognize the second most common nazi symbol in the world.

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 149 points 20 hours ago (44 children)

This. He said the good thing.. I don't like the click bait.

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[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

He keeps saying all the right things.

Hopefully he isn't a lying Nazi

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 3 points 13 hours ago

Yeah, hopefully.

There’s a really strong argument to be made that regardless of personal beliefs, seeking that kind of power is inherently untrustworthy. But until we have a national legislature draft we have to rely on the evidence we have that people are going to do good things in office.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 39 points 20 hours ago

Platner, a Marine veteran and oyster farmer who launched his Democratic primary campaign in August in hopes of ultimately challenging Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) for her seat in 2026, answered that he firmly believes "that every single American has the right to live the life they want to live in their own body as they see fit," and emphasized what he views as his "responsibility" as a straight, white, cisgender male, to defend the rights of LGBTQ+ people.

"I get to put myself out there in ways that other people don’t," said Platner. "I'm doing this because I know that I can say things, I know that I can have conversations, I know that I can knock on doors in places that a lot of other people can't have access to, that a lot of other people won't feel safe in."

"Yes, I will absolutely stand next to you, and if we ever have to go knock doors together, I'm happy to stand by your side," he added.

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 20 hours ago

Shit, that’s a breath of fresh air!

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