Remember that time when the president of the United Stated posted an ai slop video of himself flying a fighter jet and dumping feces in citizens exercising their first amendment rights? Remember when that happened?
goldenspear on
what kind of journalist writes an article about ‘offensive’ comments someone made and does not quote the comments that were made? How do we know this dude isnt getting the Jimmy Kimmel treatment?
OtherUserCharges on
Republicans private messages tell about loving Nazis, who gives a damn if this man said some “mean” things online years ago.
RosetteNewcomb on
Republican operatives can text each other about how their opponents should be killed in gas chambers, Trump appointees can text other Republicans about how all holidays celebrating Black people should be “eviscerated,” but it’s disqualifying if a Democrat posted objectionable comments on Reddit threads 15 years ago?
This is very obviously an oppo dump in reporters’ emails from Janet Mills’ team, who wants a 77 year old who won’t change anything substantial to win. Platner has rightfully not defended those statements, apologized, and said he’s evolved since then. Let’s move on.
gexckodude on
The bar has been set as low as loving Hitler, so….
ClassicHando on
Democrats with old posts: “I’m sorry, I’ve grown as a person in the last ten years, heres what I believe now”
JD Vance: “those 40 year old kids need forgiveness”
Vocal Republicans: *Bellamy salute*
isaid_whatisaid1 on
With zero actual mention of the comments.
whatsupeveryone34 on
DNC paid someone to dig deep to trash him. They found some regrettable shit. He owned what he said and apologized.
Still better than an octogenarian.
erikhow on
How the fuck is this news? We have literal Nazi republican skating by HARD because the media got bored. The president of the United States posted a fucking AI video of him as a KING dropping literal human shit on protestors.
Platner is exactly the type of guy we need in office, he deserves to win the damn thing.
Sitting_Duk on
He was just trying to get Republican crossover votes
Munkeyman18290 on
Hey future me running for office: lol fuck you nerd lol.
MarzipanFit2345 on
Democrat.
Maine.
Wants to unseat Collins.
That’s all you need to know.
Twoje on
If you’re going to name Susan Collins in the title, at least name the subject of the article: Graham Platner.
(This is aimed at AP not OP, btw.)
LuigiTheTweak_eth on
A lot can change in 7 years
jabdnuit on
Platner had a great response to this too on IG. Basically he was in a dark place after leaving the Marines (a great reason to actually provide the support veterans need). He said unfortunate things he no longer believes in that angry and confused time, but has grown as a person since finding a community and building a life against the odds.
We should give grace to those willing to admit their mistakes, and grow as a people.
Lenonn on
It was my understanding that progressives believed in forgiveness and second chances. Or am I mistaken about that?
aresef on
The comments were bad but none of us should be judged by the kind of shitposters we were more than a decade ago.
Whornz4 on
There is a rapist and pedophile in the White House who attempted a coup. Please don’t lecture us about mean words.
objectlesson on
Oh no! Anyway…
LA-Aron on
Who gives a shit.
Overly_Underwhelmed on
can we all just take a minute from tearing this guy down for things from over a decade ago to remember that charlie kirk was a father and a husband.
deltadal on
“One of us”?😬
gdex86 on
He is a candidate for a race. The idea the media wouldn’t dig through his online foot print and this is a hit job is insane.
unbalanced_checkbook on
One one hand, his Reddit comments are basically nothing compared to what Republicans unabashedly say in public on a daily basis.
On the other hand, who runs for an elected office with having a 12+ year-old Reddit account that isn’t anonymous?
percydaman on
The difference in standards between the two parties is astounding. I don’t see why this should even be reported news, it’s such a nothingburger.
sfxer001 on
I’m not voting for a saint anymore. I’m voting to take power away from Republicans. Voting for saints is why we’re in this mess.
echosrevenge on
Three things keep circling each other in my head: first, that Janet Mills was the age that Platner is now *when the internet was invented*; second and corollary to the first that as more people who’ve grown up with the internet enter politics, we’re either going to see more things like this or we’re going to see only people who’ve been grooming themselves for power since a disturbingly young age; and third that studies have shown people who cuss in conversation tend, on the whole, to be more honest and less likely to lie or hide their motivations.
funky_chicken29 on
Trump ended all decorum, this stuff is nothing compared to what the GOP members say daily. Ignore this
CharlesB43 on
> Platner has apologized for the comments in a video he posted Friday on social media. He said the posts were made after leaving the Army in 2012, adding he “still had the crude humor, the dark, dark feelings, the offensive language that really was a hallmark of the infantry when I was in it.” He also said that he was struggling then with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
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> “I’m sorry for this. Just know that it’s not reflective at all of who I am. I don’t want you to judge me on the dumbest thing I ever wrote on the internet. I would prefer if people could judge me on the person I am today,” Platner said.
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> In the days since his apology, Platner has posted more of his old Reddit posts, highlighting that he spent a lot of time online encouraging other veterans to get help. He also released additional Reddit posts showing him criticizing homophobia and misogyny in the military. One post he shared Monday stated that he was disillusioned by “rampant misogyny and weirdness” in the Marines, which he also served in.
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So he’s sorry, changed his views and was dealing with heavy shit after coming out of the military. I’m all for calling people out for their behavior, but when someone apologizes and is showing change, I have a real struggle holding it against them. It’s so fucked how dems are held to this weird moral high standard, like he’s not a human and can’t make mistakes, but if a republican says the same shit, never apologizes, and dives deeper they get a job in the whitehouse.
pleachchapel on
Stop backing down. If Trump got one thing right, it’s to tell the pearl-clutching media to go fuck themselves.
JimmyTango on
> The Collins campaign said in a statement Friday that Platner’s old posts “disparaged everyone from people living in rural areas, to the police” and the disabled. The campaign also said in the statement that the controversy over the posts illustrated rifts between the Democratic Party’s different factions.
I’m sorry Susan Collins has done more harm to these groups by bowing to a Tyrant than any online comment can.
WinstonFuzzybottom on
I still like him. He tells it like it is.
lollykopter on
Hey, he apologized. In this day and age, it means something.
Look at all the excuses being made up for the “I love Hitler and gas chambers” messages in the Young Republicans signal chat. JD Vance said he thought it was funny.
If we keep turning away everyone who’s ever made a mistake, even after they’ve apologized sincerely, there won’t be anyone left to fight.
steroboros on
Didn’t a bunch of Republicans just get outed as literally calling themselves Nazis, praising Hitler, and saying they wanted Gas chambers ontop of bunch of racist slurs and it immediately got defended by Vice President Vance… let’s not forget the Swastika/american flags other Republicans had on prominent display in thier office….
SoftlockPuzzleBox on
They should post the actual comments so people can see for themselves that he’s based.
Raven_Photography on
Republicans have a president who not only calls for, but uses the US military on US citizens. They can fuck right off with the pearl clutching.
TheBalzy on
ONE OF US!
ONE OF US!
Side Note: I love how people are going to pretend there’s still any legitimate standards anymore after Republicans have literally been out in the open pieces of shit for nearly a decade now.
pcipnj on
Good. Who cares. He’s owned it. Move on. I’m sick of the double standard. Republicans can say whatever they want without repercussions.
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Remember that time when the president of the United Stated posted an ai slop video of himself flying a fighter jet and dumping feces in citizens exercising their first amendment rights? Remember when that happened?
what kind of journalist writes an article about ‘offensive’ comments someone made and does not quote the comments that were made? How do we know this dude isnt getting the Jimmy Kimmel treatment?
Republicans private messages tell about loving Nazis, who gives a damn if this man said some “mean” things online years ago.
Republican operatives can text each other about how their opponents should be killed in gas chambers, Trump appointees can text other Republicans about how all holidays celebrating Black people should be “eviscerated,” but it’s disqualifying if a Democrat posted objectionable comments on Reddit threads 15 years ago?
This is very obviously an oppo dump in reporters’ emails from Janet Mills’ team, who wants a 77 year old who won’t change anything substantial to win. Platner has rightfully not defended those statements, apologized, and said he’s evolved since then. Let’s move on.
The bar has been set as low as loving Hitler, so….
Democrats with old posts: “I’m sorry, I’ve grown as a person in the last ten years, heres what I believe now”
JD Vance: “those 40 year old kids need forgiveness”
Vocal Republicans: *Bellamy salute*
With zero actual mention of the comments.
DNC paid someone to dig deep to trash him. They found some regrettable shit. He owned what he said and apologized.
Still better than an octogenarian.
How the fuck is this news? We have literal Nazi republican skating by HARD because the media got bored. The president of the United States posted a fucking AI video of him as a KING dropping literal human shit on protestors.
Platner is exactly the type of guy we need in office, he deserves to win the damn thing.
He was just trying to get Republican crossover votes
Hey future me running for office: lol fuck you nerd lol.
Democrat.
Maine.
Wants to unseat Collins.
That’s all you need to know.
If you’re going to name Susan Collins in the title, at least name the subject of the article: Graham Platner.
(This is aimed at AP not OP, btw.)
A lot can change in 7 years
Platner had a great response to this too on IG. Basically he was in a dark place after leaving the Marines (a great reason to actually provide the support veterans need). He said unfortunate things he no longer believes in that angry and confused time, but has grown as a person since finding a community and building a life against the odds.
We should give grace to those willing to admit their mistakes, and grow as a people.
It was my understanding that progressives believed in forgiveness and second chances. Or am I mistaken about that?
The comments were bad but none of us should be judged by the kind of shitposters we were more than a decade ago.
There is a rapist and pedophile in the White House who attempted a coup. Please don’t lecture us about mean words.
Oh no! Anyway…
Who gives a shit.
can we all just take a minute from tearing this guy down for things from over a decade ago to remember that charlie kirk was a father and a husband.
“One of us”?😬
He is a candidate for a race. The idea the media wouldn’t dig through his online foot print and this is a hit job is insane.
One one hand, his Reddit comments are basically nothing compared to what Republicans unabashedly say in public on a daily basis.
On the other hand, who runs for an elected office with having a 12+ year-old Reddit account that isn’t anonymous?
The difference in standards between the two parties is astounding. I don’t see why this should even be reported news, it’s such a nothingburger.
I’m not voting for a saint anymore. I’m voting to take power away from Republicans. Voting for saints is why we’re in this mess.
Three things keep circling each other in my head: first, that Janet Mills was the age that Platner is now *when the internet was invented*; second and corollary to the first that as more people who’ve grown up with the internet enter politics, we’re either going to see more things like this or we’re going to see only people who’ve been grooming themselves for power since a disturbingly young age; and third that studies have shown people who cuss in conversation tend, on the whole, to be more honest and less likely to lie or hide their motivations.
Trump ended all decorum, this stuff is nothing compared to what the GOP members say daily. Ignore this
> Platner has apologized for the comments in a video he posted Friday on social media. He said the posts were made after leaving the Army in 2012, adding he “still had the crude humor, the dark, dark feelings, the offensive language that really was a hallmark of the infantry when I was in it.” He also said that he was struggling then with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
>
> “I’m sorry for this. Just know that it’s not reflective at all of who I am. I don’t want you to judge me on the dumbest thing I ever wrote on the internet. I would prefer if people could judge me on the person I am today,” Platner said.
>
> In the days since his apology, Platner has posted more of his old Reddit posts, highlighting that he spent a lot of time online encouraging other veterans to get help. He also released additional Reddit posts showing him criticizing homophobia and misogyny in the military. One post he shared Monday stated that he was disillusioned by “rampant misogyny and weirdness” in the Marines, which he also served in.
>
>
So he’s sorry, changed his views and was dealing with heavy shit after coming out of the military. I’m all for calling people out for their behavior, but when someone apologizes and is showing change, I have a real struggle holding it against them. It’s so fucked how dems are held to this weird moral high standard, like he’s not a human and can’t make mistakes, but if a republican says the same shit, never apologizes, and dives deeper they get a job in the whitehouse.
Stop backing down. If Trump got one thing right, it’s to tell the pearl-clutching media to go fuck themselves.
> The Collins campaign said in a statement Friday that Platner’s old posts “disparaged everyone from people living in rural areas, to the police” and the disabled. The campaign also said in the statement that the controversy over the posts illustrated rifts between the Democratic Party’s different factions.
I’m sorry Susan Collins has done more harm to these groups by bowing to a Tyrant than any online comment can.
I still like him. He tells it like it is.
Hey, he apologized. In this day and age, it means something.
Look at all the excuses being made up for the “I love Hitler and gas chambers” messages in the Young Republicans signal chat. JD Vance said he thought it was funny.
If we keep turning away everyone who’s ever made a mistake, even after they’ve apologized sincerely, there won’t be anyone left to fight.
Didn’t a bunch of Republicans just get outed as literally calling themselves Nazis, praising Hitler, and saying they wanted Gas chambers ontop of bunch of racist slurs and it immediately got defended by Vice President Vance… let’s not forget the Swastika/american flags other Republicans had on prominent display in thier office….
They should post the actual comments so people can see for themselves that he’s based.
Republicans have a president who not only calls for, but uses the US military on US citizens. They can fuck right off with the pearl clutching.
ONE OF US!
ONE OF US!
Side Note: I love how people are going to pretend there’s still any legitimate standards anymore after Republicans have literally been out in the open pieces of shit for nearly a decade now.
Good. Who cares. He’s owned it. Move on. I’m sick of the double standard. Republicans can say whatever they want without repercussions.