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markodochartaigh

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39. While this is true,

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 12:53 PM

Oct 23

many "people" on all social media platforms are trolls. They may be paid or just do it for their own reasons to advance their own agenda.
And just because we see comments on social media we can't extrapolate that there are any certain number of real people, much less real voters, who believe those things in the real world.

I'm sure that we all know actual Democratic voters who said that they would stay home if Bernie, Hillary, Biden, or Harris were the candidate but the actual numbers of those voters were much less than the voters disenfranchised and gerrymandered by Republicans.

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I find is very interesting that the same privileged young white men [View all] SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 OP

My thing is: what was he doing getting a Nazi tattoo in the first place? Aristus Oct 23 #1

I have lived in a red area of a red state for 77 years, for the most part doc03 Oct 23 #4

Language is one thing. Aristus Oct 23 #6

Sometimes. Americanme Oct 23 #36

I hate it when these racist assholes assume I am racist too Skittles Oct 23 #81

I am not keen on another candidate with this history Easterncedar Oct 23 #5

His story is he didn't know that it was a Nazi tattoo. meadowlander Oct 23 #35

Well that indicates he's not smart enough for the job Ritabert Oct 23 #53

Or at least that he wasn't 18 years ago. meadowlander Oct 23 #59

Same, I'd be looking at his body of work sense then as a marker uponit7771 Oct 23 #73

Agree. MorbidButterflyTat Oct 23 #74

He made homophobic statements 6-9 years ago when he was in his mid 30's MichMan Oct 23 #77

He says he had military and secret service checks before and they didn't bring it up as a flag uponit7771 Oct 23 #72

How do you know they're the same people? leftstreet Oct 23 #2

By reading their feed SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #13

Post the feeds' actual evidence . You made the claim, show the receipts. TIA Celerity Oct 23 #16

I'm not accusing anyone here SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #18

Those are the feeds I meant. Non DU. We don't have feeds on DU. Celerity Oct 23 #20

Are you saying that I'm lying? SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #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 Oct 23 #40

So you're saying SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #41

I only asked for some examples backing up your specific claim. I already (before this colloquy with you) stated my Celerity Oct 23 #46

Why? SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #47

I asked because you made an OP regarding a specific claim. nt Celerity Oct 23 #48

And you don't believe the claim? SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #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 Oct 23 #50

So you do think that I'm lying SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #51

I already stated (and absolutely stand by it) that asking for receipts does not equate to calling someone a liar. That's Celerity Oct 23 #52

Maybe so SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #54

Prove it n/t leftstreet Oct 23 #19

You're free not to believe me? SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #24

Why are you scolding DUers? leftstreet Oct 23 #25

I'm not SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #28

Maybe redo your OP leftstreet Oct 23 #32

Good suggestion SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #33

What a strange straw man argument Easterncedar Oct 23 #3

Has nothing to do with Mills SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #14

Um, I don't think you'll find any Bettie Oct 23 #26

Sorry I wasn't referring to anyone here SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #29

Not only a Nazi Tat but All the other Cha Oct 23 #63

Think he's lost more than one SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #66

It's exhausting. Quiet Em Oct 23 #7

I'm an older white man SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #17

I did not mean you, specifically. I know you are a good guy. Quiet Em Oct 23 #21

RIGHT!!! Few of the out group denigration is an deal breaker either... uponit7771 Oct 23 #71

They don't care. Their leader soesn't care, only about himself. OLDMDDEM Oct 23 #8

There is definitely a great deal of overlap here. tritsofme Oct 23 #9

Yes, it's shocking that a movement so anti-semitism adjacent TheProle Oct 23 #10

I like the part where people pretend that DUers are exempt JoseBalow Oct 23 #65

That's for sure. betsuni Oct 24 #102

People confuse anarchy mongering for hypocrisy gulliver Oct 23 #11

There were people who turned on Sanders SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #15

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

Some have even turned on Mamdani SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #34

They'll really turn on him when he's Mayor, a politician doing the job instead of their projected fantasy. betsuni Oct 23 #38

New York is ungovernable Keepthesoulalive Oct 23 #42

To me the biggest problem is SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #43

The police department in New York Keepthesoulalive Oct 23 #45

Complaining about the mayor seems like a popular NYC pastime! betsuni Oct 24 #101

They didn't clear the snow quickly enough after a big storm Keepthesoulalive Oct 24 #104

While this is true, markodochartaigh Oct 23 #39

Yes there are many trolls SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #44

Paid or advancing their own agenda MorbidButterflyTat Oct 23 #79

"...just for kicks." markodochartaigh Oct 23 #87

Bingo! mcar Oct 23 #12

It mind numbing hypocrisy. nycbos Oct 23 #27

There's that and the "age thing". Behind the Aegis Oct 23 #60

Indeed nycbos Oct 23 #64

Who? Where? MorbidButterflyTat Oct 23 #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 Oct 23 #68

Nothing burger go attack MAGA or maybe Fetterman. Blue Full Moon Oct 23 #30

I'll criticize anyone I like SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #37

I think all this shit stirring was started by Susan Collins. Emile Oct 23 #84

Yeah, same kind of Roger Stone "consultant" type sh*t DoBW Oct 23 #88

They don't want change Keepthesoulalive Oct 23 #31

There's a lot of odd support for a person with a Nazi tattoo who engages in homophobic slurs. Patton French Oct 23 #55

Sounds serious Torchlight Oct 23 #56

Thanks SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #57

People support Platner because he has the correct policy positions. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 23 #58

What about those who accused SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author Rob H. Oct 23 #75

They can criticize anyone they like Rob H. Oct 23 #76

And we can criticize them for their hypocrisy SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #78

I think calling her a war criminal was a bit much. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 23 #86

She didn't refuse to have a Palestinian SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #90

Yeah, they did. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 23 #93

Yes because they wouldn't endorse Harris SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #94

Harris was asked point-blank if she could think of anything she would have done differently than Biden Rob H. Oct 24 #98

So that makes Harris a war criminal? SocialDemocrat61 Oct 24 #99

Do you have any examples? Renew Deal Oct 23 #62

Here's one SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #67

OMG MorbidButterflyTat Oct 23 #82

Good one SocialDemocrat61 Oct 23 #85

Influencers, they are. H2O Man Oct 23 #95

He's running on White Male Identity, not class Quiet Em Oct 23 #69

Exactly why Sanders "identity politics" dog whistle was such BS. nt Blasphemer Oct 23 #83

Absolutely. betsuni Oct 24 #100

There are people here that doesn't have the tattoo as a deal breaker uponit7771 Oct 23 #70

I Know I'm Being Old Fashioned, But... ProfessorGAC Oct 23 #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 Oct 23 #91

I Understand ProfessorGAC Oct 23 #92

...and red flags, sounds like he used to be a chode uponit7771 Oct 24 #103

Yes, but H2O Man Oct 23 #96

Haven't read the replies yet but WOW! I bet this one cut close to the bone! Maru Kitteh Oct 23 #97