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    10 hours ago

    How do these people not understand why having a giant Nazi tattoo and having worked for fucking blackwater make us wary of the guy actually having progressive views?

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      Realistically, he needs to be vetted the fuck and back to see if his claims about the ink are genuine or if he has other ties to Nazis.

      I’m not in Maine so obviously can’t vote for/against him, but yeah I’d be extremely wary too.

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      He also doesn’t apologize for killing brown people. He literally wants to make the military more efficient and his only regret is wasted taxpayer dollars from the inefficiencies.

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      It seems like it’s just sunk cost fallacy for a lot of his supporters. Which is kind of weird tbh, as you really can’t have sunk that much into him at this point in his political career. That and a mix of dunning-kruger with the whole ‘well i didn’t know that the symbol the nazis used on their uniform was nazi, so why should he?’ Personally, I was already out on the guy before this nazi tattoo bullshit, so it’s pretty easy to look past his words to see his actions.

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        I have a shitload of tattooes. I’m covered from my neck down. And I’m going to tell you right now, it’s REALLY HARD to ACCIDENTIALLY get a giant Nazi tattoo. The artists know what it means and will absolutely tell you and most artists won’t even do it, and I find it even harder to believe that a MARINE and ALL HIS MARINE BUDDIES wouldn’t know what it means. And then to try and shrug it off like it’s not a big deal after? ITS A GIANT NAZI TATTOO. ONLY HARDCORE RACIST PRISON NEONAZIS GET THOSE MAN.

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          Agree completely. Apparently he has now gotten it covered up with a new tattoo he is showing off, and get this- it’s appears to be a nordic tattoo of Fenrir. You know, the thing that neo-nazis use to hide their blatant ties to this shit. I just can’t believe how on the nose this guy is being with the dogwhistle and how many people are just going along with it.

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    where do they come up with these absolutely bonkers statements about Americans as a whole?

    Look at that statement. It is such an extreme word salad of accusations that it should be discarded on its face and whoever originates or reposts it should be seriously questioned.

    nobody thinks it’s OK to massacre people for money. If somebody says that, they’re a jackass trying to sow division.

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      Actually it’s pretty important to listen to it because if the opposition is as bad as the incumbent then I would rather have an incompetent person running military spending.

      TrackAIPAC is a DNC op btw. They were originally created as a campaign account for Elisabeth Warren. https://youtu.be/NtNgwncT3Sw

      Zionist Tracker is a good alternative.

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            Interesting video. I think the misunderstanding is this group specifically tracks AIPAC funding, and not other donors. I couldn’t find a way to search Zionist Tracker. But I’m a little confused, is the argument that Janet Mills is not a pro-Israel candidate? She’s been endorsed by Chuck Schumer.

            Edit: Found some info on Troy Hewitt

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              Oh no she’s an AIPAC stooge but at least she will suck while running the MIC.

              The last thing the world needs is an efficient American military industrial complex.

              And the video definitely doesn’t misunderstand TrackAIPAC.

              It becomes really obvious in the video when TrackAIPACK refused to encore Thomas Massie because ActBlue forbids TrackAIPAC from endorsing non Democrats.

              And both AOC and Bernie Sanders are taking Israel money but it’s hiding it.

              Grifters can appear to be on your side, but there are key giveaway moments. And the goal of TrackAIPAC is definitely not to liberate Palestine, but to gain some money by promoting PeP politicians.

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                I don’t doubt the grifting aspect or the connections to ActBlue. My disconnect is the indirect support for AIPAC funded candidates. Wouldn’t supporting the organizations and candidates against Israel and AIPAC help Palestine?

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                  Oh that’s simple, because AIPAC is not the only unholy organisation. Israel is not solely killing brown people in the middle east. Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, they all got destroyed how Israel is destroying Palestine right now. By Graham Platners.

                  Graham Platner is morally no different than a genocidal IDF soldier. He did 4 tours of killing innocent brown families and does not regret a second of it. He deserves nothing less than the death penalty in a just world.

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    What black water has to do with Israel? Emma defend of that person is fisapointing but has nothing to do with zionists.

    She is not one of those people who pretend that Hamas is the reason why palestine is still occupied. Why are we trying to destroy our allies?