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The article critiques the support for Graham Platner, a Maine Senate candidate with a controversial past including a Nazi tattoo and offensive online comments, highlighting the left's fascination with macho masculinity and its willingness to overlook problematic traits for electoral gains, raising concerns about superficial vetting and the deeper issues within leftist politics.
Maine Senate candidate Platner promoted violent and armed rhetoric on social media, including calls for an armed working class and organizing against political opponents, raising concerns amid rising political violence. The candidate, a war veteran and political newcomer, has received union endorsements but faces scrutiny over his past posts. Additionally, another politician, Jones, apologized for violent remarks in text messages, highlighting ongoing issues of political hostility.
Graham Platner, a Maine Senate candidate and Marine veteran, previously posted controversial and radical views on social media, including calling himself a 'communist' and criticizing police and rural White Americans. He has since deleted these posts, disavowing them as expressions of a darker time, and emphasizes that his current views are different. The posts have attracted attention amid his campaign, which is supported by progressive figures like Bernie Sanders.