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Sympthsical

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79. Oh, there is absolutely privilege at play

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 07:18 PM

7 hrs ago

I used to work with homeless LGBT youth for years. I have seen abuse, kids kicked out of their homes, violence, sexual assault, resulting addiction, and some of the roughest mistreatment of teens and young adults imaginable in the Bay Area.

The real privilege is when people think off-color language and jokes are the real problem, and not the politicians who stand around and don't do everything they can to help those kids.

I know where my priorities are. And they are not accompanied by the absolute luxury of chilling on social media seeing how many times a day I can feel offended by little bits of nothing.

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re: Platner - But if personal imperfection disqualifies a candidate, Washington DC should empty itself immediately. [View all] Swede 16 hrs ago OP

Starting with the WH.................... Lovie777 16 hrs ago #1

Waiting for the count to chime in. rzemanfl 16 hrs ago #2

I didn't want to disappoint you. Intractable 16 hrs ago #4

Not the one I had in mind, but thanks. rzemanfl 16 hrs ago #6

Oh fun! Can I play? I can "predict" the dismissals, excuses, ignoring of historical facts and attacking the messenger. QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #5

Wish I can RECd you unlimited times ExtraGriz 13 hrs ago #47

A dirty fighter is better than a saint. Democrats should not disqualify anyone without a felony conviction. dalton99a 16 hrs ago #3

Really good point - and republicans don't even care TBF 16 hrs ago #13

+1. Democrats should rid themselves of the self-inflicted purity virus and learn to say "SO WHAT" dalton99a 15 hrs ago #15

Graham Platner BComplex 13 hrs ago #44

A dirty fighter..... Horseshoeluck 15 hrs ago #14

Um . WHAT?! "A dirty fighter is better than a saint" BECAUSE?? ColoringFool 13 hrs ago #45

A counter point EdmondDantes_ 16 hrs ago #7

Maine has had perfectly good candidates in the past ... Ritabert 16 hrs ago #9

What makes you think he will bring in independents? SamuelAdams 16 hrs ago #11

Because polling. mr715 15 hrs ago #19

The last Democrat to challenge Collins led in all the polls... W_HAMILTON 14 hrs ago #25

As I said in other polls, so perhaps we should just grieve. mr715 14 hrs ago #26

Or elect a better Democrat? This is still the primary, after all. W_HAMILTON 14 hrs ago #27

OK, who do you suggest? I found this on ballot ready TBF 14 hrs ago #31

If it were up to me, i would vote for Mills. W_HAMILTON 14 hrs ago #33

Much like Speaker Gideon, a stalwart Democrat who lost. mr715 14 hrs ago #37

Platner, this alleged """fighter,""" has never even been in an election to lose. W_HAMILTON 13 hrs ago #48

So support Susan Collins. Just own it. Don't keep shoveling this mr715 13 hrs ago #51

Except that we are a day before the election TBF 12 hrs ago #61

She's still on the ballot, as is at least one other alternative. W_HAMILTON 11 hrs ago #67

76% Platner, 10% Mills mr715 11 hrs ago #71

Are you saying Sara Gideon wasn't? Emile 14 hrs ago #32

Gideon wasn't what? W_HAMILTON 14 hrs ago #36

LOL Emile 14 hrs ago #38

But our candidate might have a penis. mr715 14 hrs ago #40

The primary hasn't even occurred yet. W_HAMILTON 13 hrs ago #50

Devote time to taking down Collins rather than staying silent. mr715 13 hrs ago #53

Implicit in your argument is that we lose with Platner. mr715 14 hrs ago #39

No, implicit in YOUR argument is that we win with Platner. W_HAMILTON 13 hrs ago #49

All I hear is sound and fury signifying nothing. mr715 13 hrs ago #52

90% of what you say is your incorrect interpretation of life in general questionseverything 16 hrs ago #10

Of course you do EdmondDantes_ 15 hrs ago #17

THANK YOU!!! niyad 16 hrs ago #12

I hope you will never be judged by a selective, agenda-driven gotcha of your past words and actions. AloeVera 15 hrs ago #20

Weird that you claim to be against selective agenda driven gotcha while being selective yourself EdmondDantes_ 14 hrs ago #35

Robert Byrd... mr715 14 hrs ago #42

Robert Byrd had actions that demonstrated his change EdmondDantes_ 12 hrs ago #63

So, to be clear, you WOULD vote for former klansman Robert Byrd mr715 12 hrs ago #64

That you failed to point to where Platner has demonstrated that growth and improvement is weird EdmondDantes_ 6 hrs ago #86

I'm not his confessor. mr715 5 hrs ago #88

I have responded in other threads and replies to you, as you know AloeVera 12 hrs ago #59

That's an opinion based on what you desperately want to believe EdmondDantes_ 6 hrs ago #87

If Costello were running against Collins, instead of Platner, who would you vote for? jmbar2 14 hrs ago #22

He is polling at 3% so evidently they don't want to vote for him questionseverything 13 hrs ago #55

The question is... jmbar2 12 hrs ago #62

Impossible to answer. mr715 12 hrs ago #65

OK, so Platner's probably going to be the candidate. But... jmbar2 11 hrs ago #66

There is campaign activity mr715 11 hrs ago #68

I take personally the gay slurs. I'm surprised at how many people (and which people) appear to be okay with it. QueerDuck 14 hrs ago #23

I'm gay and don't care Sympthsical 13 hrs ago #54

Yep. I couldn't care less if he used the F word. I want him to vote with Democrats and oppose Christian nationalists. Hassin Bin Sober 11 hrs ago #70

Don't forget about rapist Eric Swalwell. mr715 10 hrs ago #73

Some of it is genuinely funny Sympthsical 7 hrs ago #75

No one? Seriously? --- Well, I care. QueerDuck 7 hrs ago #78

Oh, there is absolutely privilege at play Sympthsical 7 hrs ago #79

While I deeply respect the work you have done with LGBTQ youth... QueerDuck 7 hrs ago #81

It's a matter of priority Sympthsical 6 hrs ago #85

Whether or not individuals within a community use certain language with each other is a personal choice. QueerDuck 11 hrs ago #72

This sounds exhausting Sympthsical 7 hrs ago #77

No it's not. QueerDuck 7 hrs ago #80

These statements are incendiary in the extreme, and many of these issues cited BComplex 13 hrs ago #57

I support Democrats gab13by13 16 hrs ago #8

If so many can vote for a Pdeo, Sexual Abuser, multigraincracker 15 hrs ago #16

Simple logic Bobstandard 15 hrs ago #18

AND it's another Democratic butt in a Senate chair to help bring us into the majority, and Scrivener7 6 hrs ago #82

I wish I could vote for him but I'm in Maryland wolfie001 14 hrs ago #21

That's why I disagree with my own Democratic Representative mvd 14 hrs ago #24

Everything I see says that We the People want to take power from the establishment. flashman13 14 hrs ago #28

Wrong Framing! We love imperfects! We hate being lied to. delisen 14 hrs ago #29

No party is perfect, but at least we try to get better. mr715 14 hrs ago #43

Re Platner - if only he had more serious sexual misconduct he could run for POTUS. Vinca 14 hrs ago #30

This is how I voted in the Texas primary - TBF 14 hrs ago #34

If I were perfect, I might have a different attitude Bluetus 14 hrs ago #41

I believe we need to hold our elected representatives to a higher standard, rather than making excuses... QueerDuck 13 hrs ago #46

I don't believe anybody who says they knew all along that Bluetus 13 hrs ago #56

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Okay, FUHGEDDABOUTIT. But One Thing Platner MUST CHANGE..... ColoringFool 12 hrs ago #60

"...personal imperfection..." MorbidButterflyTat 11 hrs ago #69

Known as a purity test. Swede 6 hrs ago #83

I get it MorbidButterflyTat 2 hrs ago #90

Kick and rec. 58Sunliner 10 hrs ago #74

Bam SuzyandPuffpuff 7 hrs ago #76

"personal imperfections" Is that what they're calling Cha 6 hrs ago #84

I don't know about that MorbidButterflyTat 2 hrs ago #91

I'm going to take an unpopular position Metaphorical 5 hrs ago #89