Progressive Politics

I really wish you’d get off of your purity test high-horse.

From what I’ve read and seen, Platner is fully aware of and understands at a core level the mistakes and poor motivations he’s had in the past, and is trying to do something constructive that in part makes up for that. I’m not advocating for carte blanche forgiveness of people who have shit in their past, but it seems pretty clear that he’s sincerely trying to move his life and the impact he has on the world in the right direction.

If anyone else wants a longer-form nuanced article on Platner, give this a read. It is true that he has a problematic past - but he is clearly trying to move beyond that and learn from it. If you’re gonna make that an obstacle to electing people who want to help, when the fascists have no such compunctions whatsoever, you’re going to spurn a lot of allies that might be extremely effective for our cause.

And, as a side-note: post a link to an article, not just an image with a newspaper clipping and Blackwater ballcap. For all I or anyone else knows, you just AI slopped that shit together.