Graham Platner has traversed a long and unlikely road to become the Democratic nominee for the US Senate in Maine. Can he beat longtime GOP incumbent Susan Collins and live up to the promise of his firebrand populist campaign?
I hate this braindead take people keep repeating, without considering it. In politics, for whatever reason, changing your mind is one of the worse offenses you can make. It’s “flip-flopping” and this is supposed to be bad.
Fuck that. I want someone who can ingest new information and changes their beliefs based on that. People changing their opinions is actually good.
He has talked about his past, if you care. He’s now one of the few people who want to reduce military spending. He’s talked about the military not actually being good for him. Does this sound like a fascist to you? Yeah, he was a stupid kid who joined the military for a sense of community at one point. We’ve all made mistakes though. He no longer holds the same beliefs, and is potentially stronger in that than people who never had the same experience.
I hate this braindead take people keep repeating, without considering it. In politics, for whatever reason, changing your mind is one of the worse offenses you can make. It’s “flip-flopping” and this is supposed to be bad.
Fuck that. I want someone who can ingest new information and changes their beliefs based on that. People changing their opinions is actually good.
He has talked about his past, if you care. He’s now one of the few people who want to reduce military spending. He’s talked about the military not actually being good for him. Does this sound like a fascist to you? Yeah, he was a stupid kid who joined the military for a sense of community at one point. We’ve all made mistakes though. He no longer holds the same beliefs, and is potentially stronger in that than people who never had the same experience.