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[–] teagrrl@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 hours ago

The framing of facts as "smears" is ridiculous, it's literally his self admitted past. He is a war criminal who worked as a Blackwater mercenary that was responsible for Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse. He had probably the 2nd most recognizable nazi symbol behind the swastika, a totenkopf, tattooed on his body.

The reason why these "smears" didn't work is most Maine voters are functionally imperialist and nazi aligned whether they would admit it or not.

[–] Pissed@lemmy.ml 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Getting free health care is the american lefts version of going back to brunch. They'll literally give up any principles they have just to get it.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

And they still won't get it, which they should realise after decades of dangling it in front of them, but alas. Also i wouldn't call dems "left".

[–] Pissed@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I mean do mainstream dems support health care for all a la NHS? AFAIK they don't. Honestly I think they will get health care for all and that will be it. I kind of see Mahmdani getting elected as the beginning of the end of the American left.

[–] Goferking0@ttrpg.network 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Not really. Most are still wanting to possibly have something in place for the less fortunate but still keep the majority the same. we just need to control spending to reform the insurance companies!

[–] Pissed@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 hours ago

Mmm after having American politicos steal a bunch of ideas from me, and then not pay me. I really don't give a fuck about american politics anymore. I just learn about it through osmosis now a days.

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

Unfounded smears like "look at this guy's totenkopf tattoo"

Past blemishes like "getting a Nazi tattoo"

[–] Inui@hexbear.net 7 points 9 hours ago

"Unblemished" lmao. He didn't just have a Nazi tattoo, he signed up for multiple tours to go kill innocent people abroad and went back for more by joining Blackwater as a fucking paid mercenary. He currently wants the USA to build more warships. You can rehabilitate and reintegrate people like this, but handing them the keys to the castle isn't it. At most they should serve in support roles for the next 20 years to push forward someone who wasn't at one time a child killer. Chilling for a decade and popping up to run for office doesn't show anything. Republicans are disgusting devil people, but so is this guy.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 12 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

usians apparently don't care about nazis in power as seen by the many they have.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 12 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

it's gotten to such a degree that the nazis are literally branding themselves with tattoos of their facism and usians still doub it somehow. lol

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 hours ago

Can't even get a nazi tattoo without being called a nazi anymore, wokeness gone mad

[–] Goferking0@ttrpg.network 11 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

So how long until they do a piece called yes they are an out and about nazi running as a dem, but here's why you need to vote for them to stop trump.

Closer to elections or during the 2028 presidential primaries?

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 hours ago

unfortunately, they seem to focusing on desensitizing usians to the horrors of genocide and ethnic cleansing so that americans won't give a fuck about it as much as the isrealis do so that usians will readily ignore it come the next election.

[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@anarchist.nexus 0 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Goferking0@ttrpg.network 2 points 5 hours ago

Would be their move to help a terrible candidate in the primaries

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago

Limited but consistent messaging..

Actually believes what they say..

Narrow and focused critique of Democrats and Democratic power.