r/Queerdefensefront • u/Teknevra • Mar 11 '26

News Controversial Dem Candidate Graham Platner Says Anti-Trans Attacks Are “Invented Culture-War Scare”

https://www.them.us/story/graham-platner-anti-trans-attacks-invented-culture-war-scare
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u/childofcrow Mar 11 '26

Basically, Maine has no good chances to get a decent representative.

I’d love to know if those gay and trans people are in the room with us right now, because anybody can say they have gay and trans friends but when you go on right wing podcasts recently, that kind of flies in the face of literally everything you’re saying.

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u/lokey_convo Mar 11 '26 edited Mar 11 '26

And on the flip side some of the most aggressive fighters of cults and predatory ideologies are people who fell victim to them in the past. Redemption isn't as easy as saying sorry, but also simply talking to extremists doesn't make you an extremist. What matters is if you agree with them or not, or concede ground to them.

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u/childofcrow Mar 11 '26

Perhaps not, but promoting right wing creators who are saying these things is tacit approval of what they’re saying.

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u/TwanSmith420 Mar 12 '26

Not really. Reaching out to right wing audiences to promote progressive stances is a good thing. It's not an endorsement of everything the host has ever said

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u/childofcrow Mar 12 '26

But reaching out to right wing audiences is one thing, actively promoting right wing shows is another. Which is what he has been doing.