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So Graham Platner (the blackwater mercenary) has a nazi tattoo on his chest (old.reddit.com)
submitted 2 months ago by goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org to c/gossip@hexbear.net
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Idk what is most surprising here:

  • he hasn't gotten it covered (apparently had since 2006)
  • this made it through the pod save edit to be shown on their video
  • pod save had him on

Wonder what the excuses will be this time on why it's okay he's still in the race as if he wins probably will be another fetterman.

Or maybe I'm so conspiracy brained I wonder if this is a way to make the ancient governor running look like the best candidate

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[–] btbt@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Is it weird to be disappointed by this even though I already kinda knew he was a fraud

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There's always a chance someone could change their world view and political positions but that chance approaches zero when the guy has a nazi tattoo on his chest 19 years after first getting it

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 months ago

Agreed can hope for change but even after the Blackwater stuff came up he didn't really try to apologize or distance himself from it

[–] SwitchyandWitchy@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He claims he didn't know until this came out that it had any Nazi connection which I could believe but he better be getting it removed or covered ASAP.

[–] WildWeezing420@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

you should feel angry and vindicated, not disappointed. Disapointment means your instincts were wrong, and you have some self crit to do in how you interpret the world going forward

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

YeahI wwas excited until the Blackwater stuff.

[–] echognomics@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I was excited to vote for an unrepentant imperialist, but an unrepentant imperialist who went into the PRIVATE SECTOR???

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 months ago

I mean until the Blackwater stuff thought he'd done short term enlistment cause poor then became oyster farmer after getting out.

More learn/comes out about him worse they look