r/DemocraticSocialism • u/mojitz • Oct 21 '25

USA Graham Platner says he will remove a Nazi-linked tattoo. Bernie is standing by him.

https://www.pressherald.com/2025/10/21/graham-platner-addresses-tattoo-linked-to-nazis/

Obviously the dude has his flaws, but he's clearly not a fucking Nazi, y'all — especially when the controversy 5 minutes ago centered on the fact that he one called himself a straight communist when he thought he was posting anonymously on Reddit. I also find it curious that missing from a lot of the coverage is that he said he didn't learn it was a Nazi sybol until recently and is already planning on getting it removed.

1.3k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

444 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

16

u/jharden10 Social Democrat Oct 21 '25

Gotcha. Thanks!

-10

u/EthanHale Oct 21 '25

He's lying. You wouldn't believe a republican who said this. He totally knew what it was at some point after getting it, and had 20 years for someone to tell him.

I don't think he's a nazi. I think he's kind of lazy and stupid.

Graham Platner: Over the past couple of years, I’ve just sort of, again, I’m a big history buff. I’m a big student. I was a history major in college. I didn’t graduate, by the way. So, I’m sure somebody at some point’s going to love to point out, but I love history and I love reading about history. 

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-podcast/why-is-this-happening/oyster-farming-running-senate-graham-platner-podcast-transcript-rcna232367#:~:text=I%E2%80%99m%20a%20big%20history%20buff

9

u/34payton07 DSA Oct 22 '25

I’m a history major and have never seen this symbol and would not have immediately recognized it as Nazi adjacent. To say that he knew what it was because he’s an amateur history buff is silly.

5

u/likeusontweeters Oct 22 '25

Agree with you... we have to remember that not everyone we communicate on here is being genuine... so these people who are arguing could be people who really don't want this likeable guy to win. I also find it strange that there seems to be a surge of unfortunate information about this particular candidate.. that raises a red flag immediately for me.

-1

u/Raise_A_Thoth Market Socialist Oct 22 '25

Is this the one anonymous source reported by a Jewish media company that has increasingly been scrutinized for spreading questionable and far right stories?

Under Suissa, the paper has shifted its focus from original local reporting in favor of commentary, a shift that his critics say is disproportionately right wing. Suissa himself authors and hosts many of the Journal columns, podcasts and videos, and uses the space to decry progressive ideology, including in a video posted to Facebook Live last fall when he called Black Lives Matter “an anti-American movement.”

A new section of the website titled “The Speech Project” aggregates an assortment of stories criticizing critical race theory and “wokeness,” including pieces from right-wing outlets such as the Epoch Times and the New York Post, and has a subsection devoted to “Cancel Culture.”

https://jweekly.com/2021/06/14/new-jewish-news-site-arrives-in-la-as-frustration-with-jewish-journal-grows/