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11. People confuse anarchy mongering for hypocrisy

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Thu Oct 23, 2025, 11:43 AM

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Yesterday, I was actually seeing people who wear the progressive T-shirt apparently turning on Bernie over Platner. Then I remembered that for many of these people, the shirt is probably just a shirt. They can't look at a window without wanting to break it. If you try to see them as hypocrites, you'll just confuse yourself.

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I find is very interesting that the same privileged young white men [View all] SocialDemocrat61 Thursday OP

My thing is: what was he doing getting a Nazi tattoo in the first place? Aristus Thursday #1

I have lived in a red area of a red state for 77 years, for the most part doc03 Thursday #4

Language is one thing. Aristus Thursday #6

Sometimes. Americanme Thursday #36

I hate it when these racist assholes assume I am racist too Skittles Thursday #81

I am not keen on another candidate with this history Easterncedar Thursday #5

His story is he didn't know that it was a Nazi tattoo. meadowlander Thursday #35

Well that indicates he's not smart enough for the job Ritabert Thursday #53

Or at least that he wasn't 18 years ago. meadowlander Thursday #59

Same, I'd be looking at his body of work sense then as a marker uponit7771 Thursday #73

Agree. MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #74

He made homophobic statements 6-9 years ago when he was in his mid 30's MichMan Thursday #77

He says he had military and secret service checks before and they didn't bring it up as a flag uponit7771 Thursday #72

How do you know they're the same people? leftstreet Thursday #2

By reading their feed SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #13

Post the feeds' actual evidence . You made the claim, show the receipts. TIA Celerity Thursday #16

I'm not accusing anyone here SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #18

Those are the feeds I meant. Non DU. We don't have feeds on DU. Celerity Thursday #20

Are you saying that I'm lying? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #22

Asking for receipts is hardly the same as me calling you a liar. As for your Threads link, who's that rando replying to? Celerity Thursday #40

So you're saying SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #41

I only asked for some examples backing up your specific claim. I already (before this colloquy with you) stated my Celerity Thursday #46

Why? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #47

I asked because you made an OP regarding a specific claim. nt Celerity Thursday #48

And you don't believe the claim? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #49

I always reserve the right here, as a DU poster, to ask for reciepts when a claim is made. It's the way a discussion Celerity Thursday #50

So you do think that I'm lying SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #51

I already stated (and absolutely stand by it) that asking for receipts does not equate to calling someone a liar. That's Celerity Thursday #52

Maybe so SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #54

Prove it n/t leftstreet Thursday #19

You're free not to believe me? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #24

Why are you scolding DUers? leftstreet Thursday #25

I'm not SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #28

Maybe redo your OP leftstreet Thursday #32

Good suggestion SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #33

What a strange straw man argument Easterncedar Thursday #3

Has nothing to do with Mills SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #14

Um, I don't think you'll find any Bettie Thursday #26

Sorry I wasn't referring to anyone here SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #29

Not only a Nazi Tat but All the other Cha Thursday #63

Think he's lost more than one SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #66

It's exhausting. Quiet Em Thursday #7

I'm an older white man SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #17

I did not mean you, specifically. I know you are a good guy. Quiet Em Thursday #21

RIGHT!!! Few of the out group denigration is an deal breaker either... uponit7771 Thursday #71

They don't care. Their leader soesn't care, only about himself. OLDMDDEM Thursday #8

There is definitely a great deal of overlap here. tritsofme Thursday #9

Yes, it's shocking that a movement so anti-semitism adjacent TheProle Thursday #10

I like the part where people pretend that DUers are exempt JoseBalow Thursday #65

That's for sure. betsuni 18 hrs ago #102

People confuse anarchy mongering for hypocrisy gulliver Thursday #11

There were people who turned on Sanders SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #15

They turn on AOC all the time. Quiet Em Thursday #23

Some have even turned on Mamdani SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #34

They'll really turn on him when he's Mayor, a politician doing the job instead of their projected fantasy. betsuni Thursday #38

New York is ungovernable Keepthesoulalive Thursday #42

To me the biggest problem is SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #43

The police department in New York Keepthesoulalive Thursday #45

Complaining about the mayor seems like a popular NYC pastime! betsuni 18 hrs ago #101

They didn't clear the snow quickly enough after a big storm Keepthesoulalive 18 hrs ago #104

While this is true, markodochartaigh Thursday #39

Yes there are many trolls SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #44

Paid or advancing their own agenda MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #79

"...just for kicks." markodochartaigh Thursday #87

Bingo! mcar Thursday #12

It mind numbing hypocrisy. nycbos Thursday #27

There's that and the "age thing". Behind the Aegis Thursday #60

Indeed nycbos Thursday #64

Who? Where? MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #80

Mills will be 85yo at the end of her first term. If she wins she'll be the oldest elected freshman Senator in US history Celerity Thursday #68

Nothing burger go attack MAGA or maybe Fetterman. Blue Full Moon Thursday #30

I'll criticize anyone I like SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #37

I think all this shit stirring was started by Susan Collins. Emile Thursday #84

Yeah, same kind of Roger Stone "consultant" type sh*t DoBW Thursday #88

They don't want change Keepthesoulalive Thursday #31

There's a lot of odd support for a person with a Nazi tattoo who engages in homophobic slurs. Patton French Thursday #55

Sounds serious Torchlight Thursday #56

Thanks SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #57

People support Platner because he has the correct policy positions. BlueTsunami2018 Thursday #58

What about those who accused SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #61

This message was self-deleted by its author Rob H. Thursday #75

They can criticize anyone they like Rob H. Thursday #76

And we can criticize them for their hypocrisy SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #78

I think calling her a war criminal was a bit much. BlueTsunami2018 Thursday #86

She didn't refuse to have a Palestinian SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #90

Yeah, they did. BlueTsunami2018 Thursday #93

Yes because they wouldn't endorse Harris SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #94

Harris was asked point-blank if she could think of anything she would have done differently than Biden Rob H. 19 hrs ago #98

So that makes Harris a war criminal? SocialDemocrat61 18 hrs ago #99

Do you have any examples? Renew Deal Thursday #62

Here's one SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #67

OMG MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #82

Good one SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #85

Influencers, they are. H2O Man Thursday #95

He's running on White Male Identity, not class Quiet Em Thursday #69

Exactly why Sanders "identity politics" dog whistle was such BS. nt Blasphemer Thursday #83

Absolutely. betsuni 18 hrs ago #100

There are people here that doesn't have the tattoo as a deal breaker uponit7771 Thursday #70

I Know I'm Being Old Fashioned, But... ProfessorGAC Thursday #89

Yeah, I have to know how other stances... If he has a decent history of being progressive I'd give him a chance uponit7771 Thursday #91

I Understand ProfessorGAC Thursday #92

...and red flags, sounds like he used to be a chode uponit7771 18 hrs ago #103

Yes, but H2O Man Thursday #96

Haven't read the replies yet but WOW! I bet this one cut close to the bone! Maru Kitteh Thursday #97