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Is Graham Platner at all repentant? (hexbear.net)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Andrzej3K@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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For like, the war crimes and stuff. Because that seems like quite a significant factor. (Maybe this is common knowledge for people more plugged-in to US politics)

Edit - seems the answer is a resounding NO lol. I should have guessed on account of none of his defenders bringing it up.

Another edit - people, if a veteran-turned-politician said 'I regret my time in the armed forces, and the shit I saw turned me anti-imperialist' that would actually count for something. Please stop pretending that it wouldn't.

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[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I get the feeling that he might just be kinda dumb.

That's my most favorable interpretation.

[–] fannin@hexbear.net 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, the more I think about it the more I think he might actually be telling the truth about the tattoo and he's a complete dipshit stereotypical crayon eating enlisted marine and he's so incurious about the entire world he couldn't be bothered to reflect on it for a single moment in 20 years. Even if all the blackwater shit and masturbating over the massacre in Fallujah wasn't disqualifying I think this would be.

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I see exactly one way how this could still work out. He gets a UAW guy implanted directly into his ear canal.

Without I don't see him suddenly start making good decisions.

[–] fannin@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago

UAW ceti eel