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flvegan

(66,746 posts)
7. When did we all know about the nazi tattoo he had?
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 08:06 AM
9 hrs ago

How often did it get the "boys will be boys"/"drunken servicemen will be drunken servicemen" pass? And his shitty social media history, when did we know about that? Etc, etc, etc.

It's uncomfortable to be sure, but that "they" becomes "we" pretty swiftly.

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ME-SEN: They fucking knew. [View all] RandySF 12 hrs ago OP
It was more arrogance than confidence... QueerDuck 12 hrs ago #1
TYKicking for tomorrow Cha 10 hrs ago #2
Right wing Murdoch Street Journal. More good credible sources. Next, someone will say "Newsmax has reported" AZLD4Candidate 10 hrs ago #3
This was the WSJ's stopped clock moment for the day DFW 9 hrs ago #6
They also knew his working class shtick was bullshit.. agingdem 9 hrs ago #4
that's the part i cant get my head around. mopinko 9 hrs ago #11
I read about his attending Hotchkiss well before the primary and his parents having money. It was likely Raftergirl 8 hrs ago #13
yeah, i do read stuff mopinko 7 hrs ago #17
a larger problem is that this behavior is routinely tolerated in our society electron_blue 9 hrs ago #5
When did we all know about the nazi tattoo he had? flvegan 9 hrs ago #7
Right after he announced, iirc. Raftergirl 8 hrs ago #14
Some of us immediately refused to give him a pass for the tattoo. I,...... ColoringFool 8 hrs ago #16
Kinda bummed we're not going to get the deep dive into his military/mercenary career tbh. WhiskeyGrinder 9 hrs ago #8
Another bro culture disaster dlk 9 hrs ago #9
It's beyond frustrating and worse that he and many supporters blame others Jbraybarten 9 hrs ago #10
We need more women involved in recruiting and vetting these candidates. Diamond_Dog 8 hrs ago #12
Everyone knew Boo1 8 hrs ago #15
I would like to know more about the people who recruited him. returnee 6 hrs ago #18
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