Maybe read this too fast, but how did they connect him with his Reddit account?
On his Reddit, Platner didn’t identify himself by name, but he shared biographical details, including his military service, age, occupation and residence in Maine. While the account dated back to 2009, many of his most incendiary comments reviewed by CNN were posted around 2021.
Just look at these “incendiary” views:
…once called himself a “communist,” dismissed “all” police as bastards, and said rural White Americans “actually are” racist and stupid…
Too much info for plausible deniability then, I guess. Worried that he’s going to be another Fetterman.
i guess it makes sense platner disassociating from being radical for the electoral victory but damn.
Tbh, the most offensive part about this is his military background and use of r-word
But it was a Different Time™ (extremely extremely recently)
“I got older and became a communist”
“I’m a vegetable growing, psychedelics taking socialist these days. After the war, I’ve pretty much stopped believing in any of the patriotic nonsense that got me there in the first place, and am a firm believer that the best thing a person can do is help their neighbors and live a loving life. Still got the guns though. I don’t trust the fascists to act politely.”
“I’m not a communist. I’m not a socialist. I own a small business. I’m a Marine Corps veteran.”
CNN: “Mr. Planter, are you a… communist?”
Planter:
Sounds like the rich don’t like a new leftist populist coming to threaten their broligarchy?
Nor the majority of regular people, indoctrinated from birth, as evidenced by their loud and frequent posts.
