Feel this is a good accompanying piece for all the folk insisting on caping for a Blackwater merc wth a nazi tattoo because he said something they liked.

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    I mean I like this guy’s message and he has been in front of this controversy from the start so that’s a good sign.

    I warn you that sometimes these candidates can 180 on you.

    Tulsi Gabard was a left adjacent alternative to Sanders and Warren until she didn’t find a path to victory and went to the “I left the left” play book. That one stung quite a bit for me.

    John Fetterman was a blue collar pro union candidate until he had a giant stroke and still beat Dr. Oz and after that race has been a conservative in every but his party affiliation.

    Kirsten Gillibrand was a strong progressive senator from New York that took over Hilary Clinton’s position and eventually became a democratic mouth piece that Schumer and the rest of the party rot has been known for.

    The point is that these people have vested interests that don’t align with working American’s and this guy seems to be genuine which is why CNN and main stream media has had a hate boner for this guy.

    That doesn’t make him instantly the hero but usually if these outlets are hating someone they are a threat to the establishment.

    Use critical thinking and listen to arguments that make sense with research and history.

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      Tulsi Gabbard was outed as a russian asset really early in her career. I can’t find some of the older articles but the allegations have been around for at least a decade now.

      She was never Bernie Adjacent. Maybe Jill Stein adjacent. She’s the congresswoman version of a Tankie, pretend to be left to make the USA look bad, dive head first into authoritarianism at the first opportunity.

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        I would be interested in seeing some of those articles, I remember word going around about this and couldn’t find any proof other than Hilary Clinton saying she was compromised.

        When she was running she was for 90 percent of Bernies policies with the added “no more wars” twist. It’s crazy to remember considering where she is now but that was the political path she was going for, along with blowing up Kamala and Pete on stage calling them out for being shit in generally.

        Regardless, the point is do your homework when listening to professional liars giving their stump speeches.