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.
That’s pretty bleak, and luckily, totally wrong.
Which part is wrong? Seems to all hold up.
Really, majority are “Nazi-aligned”? What planet are you living on?
Do a lemmy search for him on either hexbear or lemmygrad, if you want to see his history, and current stances. He’s a proud war criminal.
He went to war against the people of Afghanistan and Iraq multiple times, and iirc served proudly at one of the US torture camps in Iraq.
One of his platforms is also we need to build the navy up (ie more money to the defense industry instead of people)
Nazi aligned also meaning that he went to a different country and literally tortured, murdered people different from him, with a giant Nazi tattoo on him that anyone past 2001 would recognize as Nazi insignia. You can’t lie to me about this guy. Military ppl are the fucking worst they all think they’re so cool. Fucking gross murderers. They’ll Burn in the hell they claim to believe in
In that most Maine voters don’t seek to overthrow the US Empire and merely reform it from within, they are siding with a genocidal settler-colonial empire. I would have worded it differently, but you said teagrll’s comment was “totally wrong,” implying the totality of the comment is wrong.
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.
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”.
I genuinely believe it’s a card the bourgeoisie is reserving to preserve imperialism by uniting the populace in support of the regime. The DNC can pivot to a social imperialist stance and retain imperialism for a bit longer that way, US wars are all unpopular now and cracks are showing. A social fascist pivot by the DNC could buy some time and make US imperialism more popular.
So what is your plan of action to get it?
Revolution and the implementation of socialism. It’s a necessary step forward for any lasting progress.
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.
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!
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.
Unfounded smears like “look at this guy’s totenkopf tattoo”
Past blemishes like “getting a Nazi tattoo”
“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.
Read some articles about his campaign events and what he has done in the recent period of time.
I have read them. That’s why I know about him wanting to amp up the US navy at a time where the US is directly and indirectly attacking several countries who haven’t done shit to us. Where are the reparations for the war crimes he participated in? How come he has to be the candidate instead of him supporting someone from a community he helped fuck over?
“Give me your support and I’ll make up for what I did” is backwards.
usians apparently don’t care about nazis in power as seen by the many they don’t mind having.
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
Can’t even get a nazi tattoo without being called a nazi anymore, wokeness gone mad
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?
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.
This time next year.
Would be their move to help a terrible candidate in the primaries
Limited but consistent messaging…
Actually believes what they say…
Narrow and focused critique of Democrats and Democratic power.
