• NABDad@lemmy.world
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    “The corporate media system and the political establishment got to act as judge, jury, and executioner,” Platner said in an 11 minute, 15 second campaign video. “We live in a political system that is not built for normal people.”

    Ok, I’m disappointed, but seriously? Is he trying to suggest that it’s all a lie, or is he trying to suggest that all normal people have a couple sexual assaults in their background?

    Does he think his history counts as “normal people”?

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      Does he think his history counts as “normal people”?

      I think he does think that. Apparently many disagree. My question is: why don’t the really normal people run for office themselves? If even one tenth of one percent of people who are celebrating Planter dropping out were to run themselves, there’d be so many candidates you’d think at least one of them would be acceptable.

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        I’d guess it’s primarily the same thing that prevents normal people from changing jobs: losing money, losing healthcare, not being able to pay your mortgage, not being able to take care of your family.

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          Yep, the pursuit of power comes with a price. One of the many reasons these candidates should be vetted more thoroughly - they are seeking a position of power over others.

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        I’m assuming you’re a normal person. With a job. Are you willing to leave your job to run a campaign? And what if, in a year when the election happens and the campaign is over, you don’t win? Now you don’t have a job.

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          I’m assuming you’re a normal person.

          No, I’m not normal. I’m problematic. I wouldn’t pass liberal purity tests. So it can’t be me, it’s gotta be one of y’all. People like me and Platner can’t do it, we’re far too flawed. Evil, even. It’s going to have to be one of the morally normal liberals. So which one of you are gonna step up and make the sacrifice?

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      I’ve literally seen people arguing that Platner is normal and that we should elect him anyway because we aren’t going to find people who haven’t sexually assaulted or raped women.

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    Kind of surprised tbh. Thought he was going to double down but at least he dropped out early enough to let someone else run.

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        Double down as in continue running. No I haven’t watched the video but heard he went with the “we can’t let accusations be judge jury and executioner” or something like that, which is disappointing.

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          Yeah sorry, I was expanding on your comment more than correcting you but I see that didn’t come across clearly.

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    He’s gone. This guy is accused, if credibly, of sexual assault. He’s hounded out of the race. And probably should be.

    Meanwhile, Donvict was convicted in court of rape. He’s been ordered to pay 5 million dollars in relation to that court case. And he’s still in office and holds the reins on the conservative movement and their party.

    The Murc’s Law media and the right wing and all the bullshit artists trying to cover up for being conservative:

    “both sides”!

    https://www.instagram.com/original_pringles/reel/DZ8zh0NR01T/

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    Shout-out to all those folks who dug in to defend this guy’s Nazi tattoo. Bizarre.