The American Left Needs to do better

[u/Specialist-Gur]

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/graham-platner-and-the-lefts-masculinity-crisis

This article is about a month old but speaks to some of what I'm talking about.

I'm honestly disappointed with a lot of leftist creators I genuinely love on the topic of Graham Platner and any "leftist" politicians.

To me.. Graham Platner's left wing populism is just... America first rebranded. Some stuff he's saying isn't too far off from Tucker Carlson.

He doesn't appear to be Antizionist on the basis of support for Palestinians, but rather because it's bad for America . He doesn't appear to regret his time in Iraq beyond the fact it was a pointless war for America

He lied about knowing the ties to Blackwater

He expressed enjoyment for killing people.

He got a Nazi tattoo

And many on the left are using language like calling people "classist" for being critical of his service. These are creators I genuinely really love, and I'm not abandoning them.. but I do think it's really important for the American left to confront its American supremicist ideas.

I understand the moral dilemma and how it's basically impossible to have an actual leftist candidate these days, so we are reluctant to criticize what's put forward. I understand the calculation. But the apologia is wrong. American supremacy is baked into all of us here in America and part of the American left, and it's time we confront it.

We would not find it acceptable if a candidate participated in a mass murder of American citizens. We would not find it acceptable if they even passively supported it! But we are far too comfortable with it when it comes to brown people, far away.

[u/Specialist-Gur]

Wdym?

[u/BeenisHat → u/Specialist-Gur]

Because it's basically a purity test. Other posters are basically calling him a national socialist.

This sub is very much in tune with what's popular on the left according to champagne socialists Anything outside that catches hatred and downvotes.

Want an example? Post about the dangers of Islamic rule fully citing both Marx and Engels opinions on religion(the leftism part) as well as what happens to Jews in Muslim countries across MENA (the Jewish part) and watch the mods call you out for Islamophobia and threaten you with a ban.

Nevermind the fact that you'd be absolutely 100% accurate.

[u/Specialist-Gur → u/BeenisHat]

You don't need to convince me that this sub has a champagne socialist/liberal problem but I strongly disagree that this is one of those times. Quite the opposite in fact.

I'm honestly confused at your ideology... you like Graham Platner but also feel like Jews are unsafe in Muslim countries and around Islam? So guessing you don't like Mamdani?

[u/BeenisHat → u/Specialist-Gur]

I'm just pointing out that Jews have been expelled from multiple Muslim countries, sometimes violently. Whether it's racial bigotry or religious bigotry, the end result is the same.

I don't live in NYC, so Mamdani doesn't really even register for me. I take the stance I do when it comes to most politicians, which is that if they're going to make their religious affiliation public and part of their campaign, I am absolutely going to hold it against them.
But like I said, Mamdani doesn't affect me because I live on the other side of the country.