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Calls grow for Graham Platner to drop out after sexual assault allegation (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/libjerk@anarchist.nexus
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Who could possibly have possibly predicted this would end in disaster? /s

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[–] 7 points 4 months ago (11 children)

My favorite Mamdani quote:

"For far too long our party has seen its job as managing decline instead of delivering material change for working people. That old way of thinking will lose."

The Dems would rather have Collins win, and lose their chance to take over the Senate, than allow Platner to fight for US.

I have never written to a candidate, but I sent a message to Platner telling him to stay in the race.

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago* (9 children)

    Wtf is wrong with you. These allegations are pretty damning, absolutely no plausible deniability. This is straight up sexual assault

    If he drops out now the dems can at least field another candidate that isn't a rapist. I would hope you'd want to not vote for a rapist

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    I'm done caring about any of this stuff. I want to see MAGA crushed decisively, and purged from our government and society. We need as many warriors as we can get, and Platner is committed to that goal. Who else are we going to count on, the MAGA comedy duo of Schmuck & Jeffries? It's 50% their fault that MAGA got back in power. All they care about is Israel and Insider Trading.

    I'm looking for a elected representatives that will fight for me. I don't have to be friends with them or like them. I just want them to fight for us.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    You sure reason in the same way as MAGA people.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    When they go low, you stop giving a fuck

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Sounds like a race to the bottom, especially in this example. This is telling women their assaulters/rapists will be rewarded. If you as a nation decide to "stop giving a fuck" about that, then I don't think it matters who's in charge. It's just cosmetic change you're after.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago

    If our country needs to elect rapist, war criminal murderers to take down the "bad guys" then the whole system is irredeemable. There are a million other ways we can construct all of this, why are we so endlessly limited by this obviously horrific fucking system?

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Wtf is wrong with you. These allegations are pretty damning, absolutely no plausible deniability. This is straight up sexual assault

    in 2021, perhaps... so why did she wait 5 years, and after his political career started, and after his nomination? Are we all idiots to ignore the timing?

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    These allegations are pretty damning, absolutely no plausible deniability

    its literally a case of he said she said, being backed by people who have used this tactic repeatedly to remove individuals they dont like from office. Pretty sure you dont understand the words you're typing.

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