The Democrats are actually going to vote for a Nazi
Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate in Maine's U.S. Senate race, has drawn controversy for previously displaying a Nazi SS 'Totenkopf' tattoo for nearly 20 years before covering it up. He has also promoted content from neo-Nazi Holocaust deniers and associated with antisemitic figures, raising concerns about his affiliations. The article questions how such a candidate could gain support within the Democratic Party, suggesting a troubling shift in political tolerance.
- ▪Graham Platner was a Democratic candidate in Maine's U.S. Senate race after Gov. Janet Mills withdrew.
- ▪Platner had a 'Totenkopf' tattoo, a symbol of the Nazi SS death squads, for nearly 20 years.
- ▪He claimed he did not recognize the tattoo as a Nazi symbol until reporters questioned him.
- ▪Platner has promoted social media posts from neo-Nazi Holocaust deniers and praised Hamas.
- ▪The article suggests parts of the Democratic Party may be tolerating antisemitism for political gain.
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The rise of the United States as the world’s foremost economic and moral force in the 20th century was largely marked by the defeat of Nazi Germany, made possible thanks to the monumental sacrifice of the country’s greatest generation. In the decades that followed, the term “Nazi” remained so loaded with historical significance that, for the longest time, to be called a Nazi was the ultimate insult. Thanks to some members of the Democratic Party, however, that is no longer the case. Recommended Stories Viral fearmongering after Supreme Court rules on racial gerrymandering May Day: Chicago’s classroom coup Universities churn out bloodthirsty liberal activists. Case in point: Cole Allen In Maine, Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced on Thursday that she would be withdrawing from her state’s U.S.
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