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Is Graham Platner at all repentant? (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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[–] Chana@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago

He covered the Totenkopf with a Fenrir. Still a Nazi thing.

And he isn't actually critical of imperialist mercenary activities, including his own part, as he doesn't advocate against them in any way. But even if he did he's still a Nazi.