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CaptainTruth

(8,350 posts) Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:27 PM Jul 8

I truly hope I never hear his name again.

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Goodbye Platner. (Original Post) CaptainTruth Jul 8 OP

You should try really hard to piss his supporters off Bok_Tukalo Jul 8 #1

It sounds like Platner was kinda doing that himself in his video WhiskeyGrinder Jul 8 #2

Feel free to take a shit on his supporters Bok_Tukalo Jul 8 #3

Yes it did. Nixie Jul 8 #5

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1. You should try really hard to piss his supporters off

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:01 PM

Jul 8

That should help Democrats win here in Maine.

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2. It sounds like Platner was kinda doing that himself in his video

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:02 PM

Jul 8

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3. Feel free to take a shit on his supporters

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:03 PM

Jul 8

That’s how you win, right?

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4. Observing that he is using rhetoric designed to inflame his supporters isn't shitting on them, I don't think.

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:12 PM

Jul 8

But impact matters more than intent, of course.

(18,291 posts)

5. Yes it did.

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:15 PM

Jul 8