The double standards, the legacy media pile-on, and why a landslide primary victory tells you everything about who the billionaire class is actually afraid of
Wow! Thanks for this hard-hitting piece that explains clearly why we should support Platner, so long as he continues to work for the values and policies he espouses. Collins needs to go, that's for sure.
I'm concerned about the allegations of domestic violence against Platner. If he is elected I really hope that he does do good things for the people of Maine because Susan Collins' votes have certainly hurt the women of Maine.
Just a great overall look at the Platner victory and what the opposition is **truly** afraid of. This isn't really about Platner, it's about the Establishment and its vehement thirst for maintaining the status quo - a mountain they have made off of working and poor people, a mountain they "defend" at all costs. Platner represents a tiny crack in the veneer of the Establishment's impermeability. If one thing has been consistent in US policy history, both foreign and domestic, it is this: kill movements **before** they grow. Platner has now been seeded into our political fabric. This is an enormous gain in and of itself. Maintaining and nurturing that growth is now our even more challenging duty. From where I stand, there's no reverse on the progressive bus. It's a forward only movement - a demand - and we're all in the driver's seat.
I like this from Qasim, because it is imperative to what makes our movement substantially different than the team spirit class:
"But I want to be clear about something. Our support for Graham Platner is not unconditional cheerleading. It is principled alignment—which means it comes with principled accountability.
We will hold him to the standard of justice he has campaigned on. We will call him out if he takes corporate money. We will name it if he goes silent on genocide. We will write about it if he fails the Indigenous communities whose sovereignty he has promised to champion. We will not trade in access journalism for any candidate—not even the ones we want to win."
I will never forget nor forgive what corporate dems did to try to prevent Marie Newman of Illinois from running.They blackballed her from meeting with citizens, froze cash support, and yet she won against the Incumbent Dem rep Dan Lipinski in spite of all that. He got support because he was corporate, against universal health care. But they figured out how to get rid of her. In the redistricting she was placed in the same area as Rep. Sean Casten, another corporate democrat. So instead of having two valid representatives, corporate democrats took one away. And there are many DINOs in Illinois who stop voting and progess on serious issues, such as divesting taxpayer money that supports companies Israel genocide. Michael Frerichs Illinois State Treasurer continues to invest Illinois taxpayer money supporting companies whose industries aid Israel. Let them us their own money.
Don't forget the self-serving smears of Platner, by Trump himself and his bauble Kellyann Conway, libelously assaulting Platner for exactly what Trump has been convicted of doing by juries. Fraud. Rapist.
Thaks for pointing out Platner's huge margin of victory--even though I wish you had spent more time on it. Most legacy media either didn't mention it or glossed right over it it.
This gets at the real panic: Platner isn’t being treated as dangerous because he apologized badly. He’s being treated as dangerous because he might vote well. Corporate media can forgive war salesmen, genocide deniers, crooks, creeps, and buffet-table aristocrats in navy suits. But a working-class candidate who says healthcare, labor, Indigenous sovereignty, and no AIPAC money? Suddenly everyone discovers a fainting couch and a thesaurus for “degenerate.”
🫤 Hmmm.
This is not aging well. Now the credible accusation of sexual assault.
Great analysis. Wish the voters in my Congressional district in NY were as thoughtful as the Mainers have proven themselves to be.
Wow! Thanks for this hard-hitting piece that explains clearly why we should support Platner, so long as he continues to work for the values and policies he espouses. Collins needs to go, that's for sure.
I'm concerned about the allegations of domestic violence against Platner. If he is elected I really hope that he does do good things for the people of Maine because Susan Collins' votes have certainly hurt the women of Maine.
Hey Qasim! Thank you for this in depth look at Mr. Platner. I hope he does win! ☮️
I sincerely hope this is the beginning of a revolution not only within the Democratic party but for the country. 🤞
Just a great overall look at the Platner victory and what the opposition is **truly** afraid of. This isn't really about Platner, it's about the Establishment and its vehement thirst for maintaining the status quo - a mountain they have made off of working and poor people, a mountain they "defend" at all costs. Platner represents a tiny crack in the veneer of the Establishment's impermeability. If one thing has been consistent in US policy history, both foreign and domestic, it is this: kill movements **before** they grow. Platner has now been seeded into our political fabric. This is an enormous gain in and of itself. Maintaining and nurturing that growth is now our even more challenging duty. From where I stand, there's no reverse on the progressive bus. It's a forward only movement - a demand - and we're all in the driver's seat.
I like this from Qasim, because it is imperative to what makes our movement substantially different than the team spirit class:
"But I want to be clear about something. Our support for Graham Platner is not unconditional cheerleading. It is principled alignment—which means it comes with principled accountability.
We will hold him to the standard of justice he has campaigned on. We will call him out if he takes corporate money. We will name it if he goes silent on genocide. We will write about it if he fails the Indigenous communities whose sovereignty he has promised to champion. We will not trade in access journalism for any candidate—not even the ones we want to win."
Thanks for your article, and also your previous interview. I like Platner. And loved his victory speech.
Several women have told me that you raped them.
Do you deny this?
I will never forget nor forgive what corporate dems did to try to prevent Marie Newman of Illinois from running.They blackballed her from meeting with citizens, froze cash support, and yet she won against the Incumbent Dem rep Dan Lipinski in spite of all that. He got support because he was corporate, against universal health care. But they figured out how to get rid of her. In the redistricting she was placed in the same area as Rep. Sean Casten, another corporate democrat. So instead of having two valid representatives, corporate democrats took one away. And there are many DINOs in Illinois who stop voting and progess on serious issues, such as divesting taxpayer money that supports companies Israel genocide. Michael Frerichs Illinois State Treasurer continues to invest Illinois taxpayer money supporting companies whose industries aid Israel. Let them us their own money.
Don't forget the self-serving smears of Platner, by Trump himself and his bauble Kellyann Conway, libelously assaulting Platner for exactly what Trump has been convicted of doing by juries. Fraud. Rapist.
Thaks for pointing out Platner's huge margin of victory--even though I wish you had spent more time on it. Most legacy media either didn't mention it or glossed right over it it.
I pray for the day that the billionaire class will be very afraid.
This gets at the real panic: Platner isn’t being treated as dangerous because he apologized badly. He’s being treated as dangerous because he might vote well. Corporate media can forgive war salesmen, genocide deniers, crooks, creeps, and buffet-table aristocrats in navy suits. But a working-class candidate who says healthcare, labor, Indigenous sovereignty, and no AIPAC money? Suddenly everyone discovers a fainting couch and a thesaurus for “degenerate.”
Absolutely love every word you have written here. He is definitely the kind of person America needs, Thank you so much for this.