A KFile investigation has uncovered mounting evidence that Platner — a Marine veteran— was aware of and defended the use of Nazi symbolism that had come to be embraced by some members of the military.

Feel this is a good accompanying piece for all the folk insisting on caping for a Blackwater merc wth a nazi tattoo because he said something they liked.

  • dirty
    208·
    6 months ago

    Hopefully you aren’t a Maine voter because you’re falling for obvious misdirection and smear tactics. Anything to keep him from talking about healthcare for all or taxes on billionaires.

    As an actual Maine voter, I’ll be happy to vote for him in the primary and hopefully the general.

    I suggest you go watch when a reporter asked Bernie Sanders about the tattoo and do some reflection about where you get your media and what your priorities are.

    • daanniiEnglish
      136·
      6 months ago

      Priorities (not ranked) 1. Policy position on unions and living wages, civil rights, all the basics 2. Pac and aipac money. 3. Anti Trump’s policies. 3. Integrity based on history of behaviors and current behavior. Especially including sexual misconduct.

      Things not a priority.

      1. Appearance. 2. Gender. 3. . Ethnicity 4… Insensitive costumes from 20 years ago which were socially acceptable then. 5. Tattoos up for interpretation of some affiliation (no evidence he was affiliated with any Nazi group). .

      Keep your priorities straight.

      • dirty
        143·
        6 months ago

        Then you should have no problem with Platner as he’s not a Nazi.

          • FauxLiving
            96·
            6 months ago

            Nazi’s use this tattoo, He uses this tattoo, Therefore he is a Nazi.

            A plane is a thing that flies, A bird is a thing that flies, Therefore a bird is a plane.

            I know it’s a meme to call OP an idiot, but you’re employing a fallacy that would get you laughed out of even a highschool classroom.

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_fallacy

            Some syllogistic examples of guilt by association:

            • John is a Con artist Nazi. John has black hair a tattoo. Therefore, people with black hair a tattoo are necessarily Con artists nazis.
            • Lyle is a crooked salesman. Lyle proposes a monorail. Therefore, the proposed monorail is necessarily a folly.
            • Country X is a dangerous country. Country X has a national postal service. Therefore, countries with national postal services are necessarily dangerous.
            • Simon and Karl live in Nashville, and they are both petty criminals. Jill lives in Nashville; therefore, Jill is necessarily a petty criminal.

            Guilt by association can sometimes also be a type of ad hominem, if the argument attacks a person because of the similarity between the views of someone making an argument and other proponents of the argument.

            • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zipOP
              119·
              6 months ago

              Got it. He just likes the aesthetics of the SS. Just like musk just likes to stretch his arm in a “roman salute”. And trump just liked the cheese plates that epstein had everywhere he went.

              And… you using high schoolers as your example of great thinkers is just so on the nose that I can’t even think of a good joke. I mostly just feel bad for you.

              • FauxLiving
                84·
                6 months ago

                Got it. He just likes the aesthetics of the SS.

                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma

                Are you just scrolling fallacies on Wikipedia or did your network not get trained with more advanced arguments than simply making bad faith arguments tinged with sarcasm?