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Nanjeanne

(6,762 posts)
96. I appreciate your perspective and yes those comments are deserving of condemnation. But what might
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 09:02 AM
6 hrs ago

be of interest to you is reading an article done by a deep dive into the entire years of posts that gives one a much more robust idea of what Platner was posting beyond a few pulled out posts. It may not change your mind and that’s fine. But as you have indicated how you have made your decisions on what your standards are it probably would be worth reading a much more sum total of Platners Reddit history.

I’ve posted the link to read someone who has actually read every single Reddit post and attempts to show a much more complex a picture. https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221290750

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I didn't want to disappoint you. Intractable Yesterday #4
Not the one I had in mind, but thanks. rzemanfl Yesterday #6
Oh fun! Can I play? I can "predict" the dismissals, excuses, ignoring of historical facts and attacking the messenger. QueerDuck Yesterday #5
Wish I can RECd you unlimited times ExtraGriz Yesterday #47
It's a given. eShirl 7 hrs ago #94
A dirty fighter is better than a saint. Democrats should not disqualify anyone without a felony conviction. dalton99a Yesterday #3
Really good point - and republicans don't even care TBF Yesterday #13
+1. Democrats should rid themselves of the self-inflicted purity virus and learn to say "SO WHAT" dalton99a Yesterday #15
Graham Platner BComplex Yesterday #44
A dirty fighter..... Horseshoeluck Yesterday #14
Um . WHAT?! "A dirty fighter is better than a saint" BECAUSE?? ColoringFool Yesterday #45
A counter point EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #7
Maine has had perfectly good candidates in the past ... Ritabert Yesterday #9
What makes you think he will bring in independents? SamuelAdams Yesterday #11
Because polling. mr715 Yesterday #19
The last Democrat to challenge Collins led in all the polls... W_HAMILTON Yesterday #25
As I said in other polls, so perhaps we should just grieve. mr715 Yesterday #26
Or elect a better Democrat? This is still the primary, after all. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #27
OK, who do you suggest? I found this on ballot ready TBF Yesterday #31
If it were up to me, i would vote for Mills. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #33
Much like Speaker Gideon, a stalwart Democrat who lost. mr715 Yesterday #37
Platner, this alleged """fighter,""" has never even been in an election to lose. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #48
So support Susan Collins. Just own it. Don't keep shoveling this mr715 Yesterday #51
Except that we are a day before the election TBF Yesterday #61
She's still on the ballot, as is at least one other alternative. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #67
76% Platner, 10% Mills mr715 Yesterday #71
Are you saying Sara Gideon wasn't? Emile Yesterday #32
Gideon wasn't what? W_HAMILTON Yesterday #36
LOL Emile Yesterday #38
But our candidate might have a penis. mr715 Yesterday #40
The primary hasn't even occurred yet. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #50
Devote time to taking down Collins rather than staying silent. mr715 Yesterday #53
Implicit in your argument is that we lose with Platner. mr715 Yesterday #39
No, implicit in YOUR argument is that we win with Platner. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #49
All I hear is sound and fury signifying nothing. mr715 Yesterday #52
90% of what you say is your incorrect interpretation of life in general questionseverything Yesterday #10
Of course you do EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #17
THANK YOU!!! niyad Yesterday #12
I hope you will never be judged by a selective, agenda-driven gotcha of your past words and actions. AloeVera Yesterday #20
Weird that you claim to be against selective agenda driven gotcha while being selective yourself EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #35
Robert Byrd... mr715 Yesterday #42
Robert Byrd had actions that demonstrated his change EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #63
So, to be clear, you WOULD vote for former klansman Robert Byrd mr715 Yesterday #64
That you failed to point to where Platner has demonstrated that growth and improvement is weird EdmondDantes_ 19 hrs ago #86
I'm not his confessor. mr715 18 hrs ago #88
I have responded in other threads and replies to you, as you know AloeVera Yesterday #59
That's an opinion based on what you desperately want to believe EdmondDantes_ 18 hrs ago #87
If Costello were running against Collins, instead of Platner, who would you vote for? jmbar2 Yesterday #22
He is polling at 3% so evidently they don't want to vote for him questionseverything Yesterday #55
The question is... jmbar2 Yesterday #62
Impossible to answer. mr715 Yesterday #65
OK, so Platner's probably going to be the candidate. But... jmbar2 Yesterday #66
There is campaign activity mr715 Yesterday #68
I take personally the gay slurs. I'm surprised at how many people (and which people) appear to be okay with it. QueerDuck Yesterday #23
I'm gay and don't care Sympthsical Yesterday #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 Yesterday #70
Don't forget about rapist Eric Swalwell. mr715 23 hrs ago #73
Some of it is genuinely funny Sympthsical 20 hrs ago #75
No one? Seriously? --- Well, I care. QueerDuck 19 hrs ago #78
Oh, there is absolutely privilege at play Sympthsical 19 hrs ago #79
While I deeply respect the work you have done with LGBTQ youth... QueerDuck 19 hrs ago #81
It's a matter of priority Sympthsical 19 hrs ago #85
I appreciate the response, though I think you are creating a false binary. QueerDuck 8 hrs ago #92
I appreciate your perspective and yes those comments are deserving of condemnation. But what might Nanjeanne 6 hrs ago #96
Whether or not individuals within a community use certain language with each other is a personal choice. QueerDuck 23 hrs ago #72
This sounds exhausting Sympthsical 19 hrs ago #77
No it's not. QueerDuck 19 hrs ago #80
These statements are incendiary in the extreme, and many of these issues cited BComplex Yesterday #57
I support Democrats gab13by13 Yesterday #8
If so many can vote for a Pdeo, Sexual Abuser, multigraincracker Yesterday #16
Simple logic Bobstandard Yesterday #18
AND it's another Democratic butt in a Senate chair to help bring us into the majority, and Scrivener7 19 hrs ago #82
I wish I could vote for him but I'm in Maryland wolfie001 Yesterday #21
That's why I disagree with my own Democratic Representative mvd Yesterday #24
Everything I see says that We the People want to take power from the establishment. flashman13 Yesterday #28
Wrong Framing! We love imperfects! We hate being lied to. delisen Yesterday #29
No party is perfect, but at least we try to get better. mr715 Yesterday #43
Re Platner - if only he had more serious sexual misconduct he could run for POTUS. Vinca Yesterday #30
This is how I voted in the Texas primary - TBF Yesterday #34
If I were perfect, I might have a different attitude Bluetus Yesterday #41
I believe we need to hold our elected representatives to a higher standard, rather than making excuses... QueerDuck Yesterday #46
I don't believe anybody who says they knew all along that Bluetus Yesterday #56
Post removed Post removed Yesterday #58
Okay, FUHGEDDABOUTIT. But One Thing Platner MUST CHANGE..... ColoringFool Yesterday #60
"...personal imperfection..." MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #69
Known as a purity test. Swede 19 hrs ago #83
I get it MorbidButterflyTat 15 hrs ago #90
Kick and rec. 58Sunliner 23 hrs ago #74
Bam SuzyandPuffpuff 19 hrs ago #76
"personal imperfections" Is that what they're calling Cha 19 hrs ago #84
I don't know about that MorbidButterflyTat 14 hrs ago #91
Whining that Democrats want to "rip my life apart" -- help help they're out to get me! betsuni 6 hrs ago #95
I'm going to take an unpopular position Metaphorical 18 hrs ago #89
Hear Hear! OldBaldy1701E 7 hrs ago #93
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