I'm willing to believe that he's not a nazi, but only if they submit that he is consequently a huge fucking dipshit, something I consider equally unqualifying for holding public office.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 16 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Even if we believe he didn't actually know what his Totenkopf tattoo was in 2007 and nobody told him - it's a 100% certainty that in 2009 he did know. He couldn't reup in the Marines because of it.

Let’s talk about Graham Platner’s Big Lie, finally. In 2009, at the height of the Gulf War, the Marines barred him from active duty. Platner claims it was his forearm tattoos. But his one forbidden tattoo was the Nazi symbol on his chest. He knew - and he left the Marines rather than give it up. 1/

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[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Weird how he also uses his long time in the military as a reason it couldn't have been a nazi symbol

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

I really wish the tattoo was a swastika. He would have been toast. Instead he might successfully lie all the way to the senate.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 18 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

i believe he is a nazi (cause he is a warcriminal), but he didn't know what tattoo meant (cause he is a dum-dum).

i also don't understand why on earth are socdems attaching to him in remora-like fashion, why would you want your voice of opposition to entity be nazi tattoo-ed blackwater mercenary. even if he wins, it wouldn't be good

(also among 40 replies only 1 mentions his military warcriminality, and these are the people self-selecting as reading ben burger, the voice of fedcobin)