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Luke @lwilli39.bsky.social · 10h

Not at all similar to the gestapo though, right?

Luke @lwilli39.bsky.social · 10h

I’m not saying you have to settle for anything. What I’m saying is, the establishment alternative may be all that’s left if your qualifications for a candidate are so rigid. It’s a very isolating way to judge the validity of people’s view of the world. It doesn’t create community.

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Luke @lwilli39.bsky.social · 10h

I ain’t touching that one 😂

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Luke @lwilli39.bsky.social · 10h

Beyond that, the point of that quote is that if your requirements for ideal political candidates include people without lewd internet posts and who have had consistent beliefs as far back as you can trace, you’ll be stuck with more 70+ year old institutional democrats who serve party over people

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Luke @lwilli39.bsky.social · 10h

He’s not enthusiastic about his time in the military, as a matter of fact he’s stated he was very disillusioned by the experience and according to him he wasn’t at Abu Ghraib.

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Luke @lwilli39.bsky.social · 10h

I think you’re right about the lack of authenticity. It’s likely that no matter what his apology or explanation was for the posts and tattoo, those same people would’ve seized the opportunity to virtue signal and denounce him as a Nazi.

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Luke @lwilli39.bsky.social · 11h

Purity tests for political candidates is going to limit your options to plants by the wealthy elite and ensure a full blown dictatorship

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Luke @lwilli39.bsky.social · 12h

I could just be duped by the algorithm, but I saw a lot of posts in more leftist groups on my social media that were basically ready to disqualify him as a political candidate when the news broke. May just be anecdotal too. The timing of all this is ironic, given Mill’s recent announcement to run

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Luke @lwilli39.bsky.social · 12h

Leftists will purity test their way into a full blown dictatorship if something doesn’t change

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Luke @lwilli39.bsky.social · 12h

Since this is getting more engagement than any of my posts, check out my buddy’s Substack.