Since when are Republicans in favor of Medicare for All, wealth taxes and cutting off funding for Israel? You guys should really try Googling him for a minute. It would be far less embarrassing.
The good news? Fetterman called him a creep. We really, really, don’t want another fetterman on our hands. If he turns out to do what he says he’s going to do, I’m behind him. That’s why I said, “front row seats.”
So arguing online that “SS” lightning-bolt tattoos were a “culture” marker within Marine Scout Sniper units, not an expression of White supremacist ideology.
Means he support Nazi’s?
Sure maybe it shows that he was told earlier what it means but it by no means proves or is evidence that he knew what it was when he got the tattoo, just that it was a standard thing that many Marines got.
I also had an online handle for years which has the number 88 in it way before I found out that it was a hidden dog whistle for Nazi’s. I guess I was a Nazi when I was 8 years old.
In the very best reading he’s an idiot who KNEW the association and lied to save his face.
That’s STILL disqualifying. He’s to dumb to be elected.
Unfortunately it’s now a “lesser evil” issue and a Republican would be worse, BUT YOU HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE NO EVIL as a choice and now you picked the guy that’s the easiest possible target for propaganda from the Republicans
Lol! You know where I first encountered that symbol, growing up? On the bottom of nearly every skateboard deck I ever owned. Same thing with the Iron Cross. It wasn’t until senior year in highschool that I learned both those symbols were also used by the Nazis.
In most places in the US you aren’t going to learn that, unless you’re already into WW2 history. To the vast majority of people, the only symbol that they recognize as a genuine Nazi symbol, is the swastika.
If he had that tattooed on his chest, I’d take these accusations seriously. But a skull-and-crossbones? No. That’s more of an unfortunate mistake, born out of a shitty education system.
Because the National Republican Senatorial Committee has a quote where he talked about a symbol that wasn’t his tattoo? Fuck, you’re grasping at straws here
Lol. Check your source, “dumbass”. If you don’t recognize the actual Republicans as a bad source to link to for an attack on a Democrat, I’m not sure you should be participating in political discussions.
Fetterman also has brain damage. People keep ignoring this when framing anyone who hasn’t planned to be in Congress since they were 8 as a sleeper centrist.
This guy is literally linking to the National Republican Senate Committee. He’s either steeped in right-wing spaces or too ignorant to recognize the most basic of partisan entities.
And to be clear, his attack comes from other news outlets, but if you don’t recognize the actual Republicans as a bad source, I’m not sure you should be participating in political discussions.
I’ll deal with “the lesser evil” but I will NOT stop asking for no evil
That dude needs to be watched and if people don’t know what he’s like because you decided the tribe identity is more valuable than your morals then your not better than the Republicans, because people are rightfully told to be wary of the dude who first said he didn’t know he had a Nazi tattoo and THEN admitted he was inspired by Nazi death troops. The guy accused of sexual assault too.
If you haven’t seen the news articles screaming about hypocrisy, how do you think you’ll beat the Republican if you don’t know how to respond to the accusations?
The fact that you are swallowing whole the narrative that the mass media is feeding you. Is part of the problem. It’s already been corroborated by the men he served with that they didn’t know what the deaths head was or what it meant and neither did he. The sexual assault allegations have already been proven largely false and fizzled out. Even one of the women contacted for the article has come out how the paper misrepresented her.
Maybe rather than just reading all these biased articles screaming about hypocrisy. Take the time to look into any of these accusations and see if they actually hold up. Don’t trust the media to be honest. Then you might actually see real hypocrisy.
Knowing after the fact is not even remotely the same as knowing while intentionally getting it. He was 23 when he got it. Nearly half his life ago. And several servicemen that were with him when he got it have corroborated his story. Let’s crucify every stupid teenager and young adult. I’m sure the Earth would be much better without humans on it. Seriously do you even read what you type?
The best answer if you end up being one of the people that wonder what Maine sees in this man. The best thing to do is to stop letting yourself be told about him and go talk to him or listen to the man himself.
If Graham has someone who isn’t himself advising him. They are both an idiot and a genius. Which kind of makes me think it is him. Kyle Kulinsky of secular talk the other day played a clip from an interview with platner where he spoke about masculinity and toxic masculinity. It’s at the end of the segment. I think that clip illustrates fairly well what people see in him.
As to him being another fetterman. I’m not going to say Graham will be perfect. He won’t. He’s going to disappoint everyone at some point. But he has literally called fetterman out personally. Fetterman didn’t just become an asshole overnight. It wasn’t the work of a stroke or anything like that. The man was a well-known bully and asshole in his own community. Even if he was a relatively successful mayor. He literally chased down and tackled an innocent black jogger holding them at shotgun point. Assuming that they were a criminal. The fact that he was bullying Mehmet Oz at the time was what everyone literally liked about him. They just thought it would never be turned on them. I’m not sure honestly what would qualify as anti-fetterman. But Graham is somewhere on the opposite end of the spectrum from fetterman. He’s willing to put himself out, be vulnerable, and explain himself. Apologizing when necessary. Something that fetterman has repeatedly refused to do.
I’ll give him a chance, don’t get me wrong. I’m just watching him for a bit. The tattoo, the sexting, all that stuff, is just some drama that is usually reserved for republicans. If he stands by his word and does c+ job, I’m cool.
How difficult is it to understand as has been corroborated and demonstrated. That he didn’t know at the time the connotations it carried. He was a drunk 23-year-old on deployment overseas during the Iraq War nearly 20 years ago. Drunk 23-year-olds often get edgy tattoos. Like skull and crossbones. Which is what he got. Unfortunately he literally picked out one from the wall that he would come to regret more than any of the other variety.
If you’re going to so definitely assert that the man is a nazi. Name one single action on his part in the last 15 years that demonstrates this. One single action. You can’t. The next best thing you even got is his Reddit post history. Which using the things he said in the past without listening to the things he sang now is hypocritical. But when it’s all you have it’s all you have.
Absolutely. Lots of people have things they are ashamed of or not proud about. So? Tattoos aren’t easy or cheap to get removed or covered up generally. Definitely not as cheap as just keeping your shirt on. If he was this Nazi that you are pretending him to be. This stupid stalling crossbones tattoo wouldn’t be your only evidence. And yet you’re still completely stuck on it
Okay, he’s a democrat that acts like a republican. How did they get all of his reddit posts in the first place? Front row seats.
Lol not this DNC mouthpiece again.
Since when are Republicans in favor of Medicare for All, wealth taxes and cutting off funding for Israel? You guys should really try Googling him for a minute. It would be far less embarrassing.
The good news? Fetterman called him a creep. We really, really, don’t want another fetterman on our hands. If he turns out to do what he says he’s going to do, I’m behind him. That’s why I said, “front row seats.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/02/politics/graham-platner-senate-democrats-maine
I found his admission of being inspired by the Nazi death troops and accusations of sexual abuse.
There are grayscales! Here in the real life! Some people are a little bad and other very bad!
It’s not unusual at all for random people to have a mix of good and bad traits!
You “found” his admission? Post a link, then. I’d love to see that.
https://www.nrsc.org/press-releases/new-evidence-shows-platner-knew-he-had-a-nazi-tattoo-2025-10-25/
So arguing online that “SS” lightning-bolt tattoos were a “culture” marker within Marine Scout Sniper units, not an expression of White supremacist ideology.
Means he support Nazi’s?
Sure maybe it shows that he was told earlier what it means but it by no means proves or is evidence that he knew what it was when he got the tattoo, just that it was a standard thing that many Marines got.
I also had an online handle for years which has the number 88 in it way before I found out that it was a hidden dog whistle for Nazi’s. I guess I was a Nazi when I was 8 years old.
In the very best reading he’s an idiot who KNEW the association and lied to save his face.
That’s STILL disqualifying. He’s to dumb to be elected.
Unfortunately it’s now a “lesser evil” issue and a Republican would be worse, BUT YOU HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE NO EVIL as a choice and now you picked the guy that’s the easiest possible target for propaganda from the Republicans
Lol! You know where I first encountered that symbol, growing up? On the bottom of nearly every skateboard deck I ever owned. Same thing with the Iron Cross. It wasn’t until senior year in highschool that I learned both those symbols were also used by the Nazis.
In most places in the US you aren’t going to learn that, unless you’re already into WW2 history. To the vast majority of people, the only symbol that they recognize as a genuine Nazi symbol, is the swastika.
If he had that tattooed on his chest, I’d take these accusations seriously. But a skull-and-crossbones? No. That’s more of an unfortunate mistake, born out of a shitty education system.
Because the National Republican Senatorial Committee has a quote where he talked about a symbol that wasn’t his tattoo? Fuck, you’re grasping at straws here
He never did any such thing.
Hey, out of curiosity, did Israel commit genocide in Gaza?
You dumbass yes Israel and Russia are both doing genocide and so is Musk by killing USAID
https://www.nrsc.org/press-releases/new-evidence-shows-platner-knew-he-had-a-nazi-tattoo-2025-10-25/
you can be against all evil, not just join a tribe
Lol. Check your source, “dumbass”. If you don’t recognize the actual Republicans as a bad source to link to for an attack on a Democrat, I’m not sure you should be participating in political discussions.
Pele, are we talking about the same person? Platner is a populist progressive.
People say one thing and then do another after they’re elected sometimes. I hope stands by his words.
Just like John Fettermam was
jfc is this your line of logic? that’s about as sound as “hitler was a vegetarian so all vegetarians are nazis” lol
Fetterman took AIPAC money. Platner didn’t. Also the alternative is literally Susan Collins
Fetterman wore the costume of a populist. Platner walks the walk of of a populist.
Fetterman won because he wasn’t doctor Oz.
Fetterman also has brain damage. People keep ignoring this when framing anyone who hasn’t planned to be in Congress since they were 8 as a sleeper centrist.
Da fuq does this mean? I haven’t heard anything that tells me that he’s a homophobic closeted gay man, a pedophile, or a corporate grifter.
It’s the drama part, I just don’t want another fetterman.
Nazi tattoos and sexual abuse accusations. On top of him being generally unreliable.
Why are people defending him here?
If you are worried you could lose this state election, WHY DID YOU HELP THE WORST CANDIDATE
Okay heritage foundation
This guy is literally linking to the National Republican Senate Committee. He’s either steeped in right-wing spaces or too ignorant to recognize the most basic of partisan entities.
And to be clear, his attack comes from other news outlets, but if you don’t recognize the actual Republicans as a bad source, I’m not sure you should be participating in political discussions.
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Apparently all you need to do is pay some lip service to socialism, and people will ignore literally fucking anything
Care to elaborate in that or just gonna make baseless inflammatory accusations about someone?
I’ll deal with “the lesser evil” but I will NOT stop asking for no evil
That dude needs to be watched and if people don’t know what he’s like because you decided the tribe identity is more valuable than your morals then your not better than the Republicans, because people are rightfully told to be wary of the dude who first said he didn’t know he had a Nazi tattoo and THEN admitted he was inspired by Nazi death troops. The guy accused of sexual assault too.
If you haven’t seen the news articles screaming about hypocrisy, how do you think you’ll beat the Republican if you don’t know how to respond to the accusations?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/us/politics/platner-maine-senate-girlfriends-relationships.html
Don’t fucking call a Nazi tattoo baseless
The fact that you are swallowing whole the narrative that the mass media is feeding you. Is part of the problem. It’s already been corroborated by the men he served with that they didn’t know what the deaths head was or what it meant and neither did he. The sexual assault allegations have already been proven largely false and fizzled out. Even one of the women contacted for the article has come out how the paper misrepresented her.
Maybe rather than just reading all these biased articles screaming about hypocrisy. Take the time to look into any of these accusations and see if they actually hold up. Don’t trust the media to be honest. Then you might actually see real hypocrisy.
https://www.nrsc.org/press-releases/new-evidence-shows-platner-knew-he-had-a-nazi-tattoo-2025-10-25/
Even if the dude has no trace of evil, he has 100% trace of stupid dumbass and his lying about the tattoo is disqualifying
Knowing after the fact is not even remotely the same as knowing while intentionally getting it. He was 23 when he got it. Nearly half his life ago. And several servicemen that were with him when he got it have corroborated his story. Let’s crucify every stupid teenager and young adult. I’m sure the Earth would be much better without humans on it. Seriously do you even read what you type?
I agree with the tattoo, he might have been young and stupid. We just don’t want another fetterman in the mix.
The best answer if you end up being one of the people that wonder what Maine sees in this man. The best thing to do is to stop letting yourself be told about him and go talk to him or listen to the man himself.
If Graham has someone who isn’t himself advising him. They are both an idiot and a genius. Which kind of makes me think it is him. Kyle Kulinsky of secular talk the other day played a clip from an interview with platner where he spoke about masculinity and toxic masculinity. It’s at the end of the segment. I think that clip illustrates fairly well what people see in him.
As to him being another fetterman. I’m not going to say Graham will be perfect. He won’t. He’s going to disappoint everyone at some point. But he has literally called fetterman out personally. Fetterman didn’t just become an asshole overnight. It wasn’t the work of a stroke or anything like that. The man was a well-known bully and asshole in his own community. Even if he was a relatively successful mayor. He literally chased down and tackled an innocent black jogger holding them at shotgun point. Assuming that they were a criminal. The fact that he was bullying Mehmet Oz at the time was what everyone literally liked about him. They just thought it would never be turned on them. I’m not sure honestly what would qualify as anti-fetterman. But Graham is somewhere on the opposite end of the spectrum from fetterman. He’s willing to put himself out, be vulnerable, and explain himself. Apologizing when necessary. Something that fetterman has repeatedly refused to do.
I’ll give him a chance, don’t get me wrong. I’m just watching him for a bit. The tattoo, the sexting, all that stuff, is just some drama that is usually reserved for republicans. If he stands by his word and does c+ job, I’m cool.
Then why would he deny knowing it, when it’s demonstrated he did know, and why did he keep it?
How difficult is it to understand as has been corroborated and demonstrated. That he didn’t know at the time the connotations it carried. He was a drunk 23-year-old on deployment overseas during the Iraq War nearly 20 years ago. Drunk 23-year-olds often get edgy tattoos. Like skull and crossbones. Which is what he got. Unfortunately he literally picked out one from the wall that he would come to regret more than any of the other variety.
If you’re going to so definitely assert that the man is a nazi. Name one single action on his part in the last 15 years that demonstrates this. One single action. You can’t. The next best thing you even got is his Reddit post history. Which using the things he said in the past without listening to the things he sang now is hypocritical. But when it’s all you have it’s all you have.
And then he just keeps it? While knowing?
Absolutely. Lots of people have things they are ashamed of or not proud about. So? Tattoos aren’t easy or cheap to get removed or covered up generally. Definitely not as cheap as just keeping your shirt on. If he was this Nazi that you are pretending him to be. This stupid stalling crossbones tattoo wouldn’t be your only evidence. And yet you’re still completely stuck on it
A Democrat that acts like a Republican? No that was Kamala.