• theneverfox@pawb.social
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    5 hours ago

    The first scandal was basically that he’s a CHUD dumbass and an edge lord when he was younger… But who cares? That much was obvious, and his platform is on point. The media just presented it as more than it was, because the billionaires own the media and are terrified of progressives

    This is the first serious scandal. Unfortunately it’s too late to replace him, and supposedly there’s something much worse that hasn’t been released yet…a depressing day of news all around

    • Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      4 hours ago

      I think I did a better job explaining myself here: https://crazypeople.online/comment/9769316

      But also hold on

      his platform is on point.

      Do individuals have platforms? They don’t follow the platform of the party they belong to? If that’s true why are they parties and why are there only two parties who are pitted against each other? Doesn’t it just become about winning or losing and not about collectively administering a government and improving things for citizens?

      • theneverfox@pawb.social
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        3 hours ago

        Do individuals have platforms?

        Yes? Of course they do. It’s a collection of beliefs, goals, and promised actions presented when you’re rallying support from the people

        Our government has certainly been chosen by a teams sports mentality, but that’s absolutely not the norm. They used to have long public debates and publish essays… What we’re going through is a heavily degraded democracy, none of this is normal

    • velma@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      4 hours ago

      Saying things like rape victims were asking for it doesn’t seem so CHUD dumbass now.

      Seems like those red flag comments were revealing true thoughts on Platner’s part. But no, wouldn’t want to purity test.