Then neither does criticism.

Until I hear different from leftist organizers in Maine, imma just assume Platner is toast.

You’re allowed to be stupid, but that disqualifies you from representing the left and leading our movements.

Also I think her point is that he isn’t stupid.

My dad got a Confederate flag tattoo under identical circumstances when he was in the military. Years later when he realized how dumb it was he got it covered up.

My brother, a union mechanic in a deeply rural area and served in the military, never identified as socialist or communist. And when he saw a coworker with a deaths head sticker on his hard had immediately knew what it was, and called me.

I’m sorry, this guy is either a deep operator or incredibly dumb. His leftism isn’t practical, its just ideas. If he’s just mistaken, that’s fair. Go out and get some actual experience. But he is disqualified to lead our movements, for a very long time.

When this big tough white middle aged oyster farmer gets arrested and tortured by Israeli military for trying to smuggle aid into Gaza, when he has successfully run local campaigns that have had a real lasting positive effect on the lives of our most vulnerable workers, then let’s have a frank conversation about his qualifications for office.

I actually know someone who was on the Gaza flotilla. This guy is a joke.

I’m not in Maine, so my vote doesn’t count. I’m allowed to criticize a political subject, principled criticism is one of the only ways to uncover truth.

Also there is a difference between a united front and a popular front. In a united front, left groups retain their ability to constructively criticize each other and maintain independence and democracy, while working practically to achieve ends that would be a clear improvement for working class conditions.

A popular front is when left groups dissolve themselves into a movement, which would be actually controlled by the most powerful group, in this case the DNC. I don’t trust the DNC, and they are extremely difficult to work with. Popular fronts are authoritarian and disastrous.

There is no indication that electing one possibly left wing senator would be a marked improvement, or that giving power to the DNC in this one race would improve conditions for the vast majority of people.

He has to do more than get it removed.

Platner’s former political director

Yes.

Are they entitled to support from progressives and endorsement of his political campaign from the left? No.

I love how much his grifter daughter is trying to kill him. Dragon of chaos goes hard