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This is all because he fights the oligarchs and stands up to Israel! No, I don’t think that’s it
Aside from misogyny, antisemitism has provided another source of endless Platner absolution. It’s a real problem.
This could literally be a quote out of *Caliban and the Witch* (but regarding the pact made between men of all classes to subjugate women as recompense for accepting the boot of capitalism):
"Dilettantism is a form of absurd, unending entitlement. This is what pushes CEOs to seek governorships and even the White House without any real experience. It’s how wealthy vulgarians like Elon Musk and Jared Kushner end up in charge of government spending and Middle East peace, respectively."
“What Platner represents to me in this dilettantist mode is an immature and spoiled boy—a boy who never took seriously the privilege with which he was born, a boy who went to war because it seemed like fun, a boy who sees consequences as something for other people. “
”…much of Platner’s working class persona is a mixture of cosplay and cipher. His mother owns a restaurant that Platner supplies oysters from his farm. His father went to Dartmouth…Platner’s grandfather…was a famous architect and designer. Graham himself briefly attended The Hotchkiss School…”
Of course he has impunity. He's a white dude. White dudes in America have impunity. But he is also the last best chance to remove Susan Collins and her varying stages of concern from national politics. Yes, he should not be shitty. That ship has sailed. Now what?
This is excellent.
I’ve read far too many takes on Graham Planter—this one is hands down the best.
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My guy Alan put his whole foot in this one. It's great folks, read it.
Some really good points here about working class solidarity from a feminist point of view. Partly reminiscent of things that @taliabhatt.itch.io has written about re: feminism in relation to class and race. I love his framing of Platner as elites' patriarchal idea of what "working class" looks like.
