Words are words. Again, could be legit, but he is campaigning for office! Trust is built with action. Someone with his history has kind of a deep hole to climb out of. Left-unity is not some excuse to uncritically support anyone that comes along saying nice-sounding things, particularly when that person has such very suss history.
What “history” are you talking about? Do you think he has a history with Naziism? That he’s been secretly going to Klan meetings?
How are you not “uncritically” accepting the narrative that he’s a Nazi, without ignoring everything else that says he isn’t? Wouldn’t critical thinking involve looking at everything about him, not just the one detail that contradicts the rest?
I am looking at everything about him. I’m just giving more weight to his history (ie, his work and his tattoo) than to his last year of campaigning. You are giving more weight to his campaigning. That’s fine.
Words are words. Again, could be legit, but he is campaigning for office! Trust is built with action. Someone with his history has kind of a deep hole to climb out of. Left-unity is not some excuse to uncritically support anyone that comes along saying nice-sounding things, particularly when that person has such very suss history.
What “history” are you talking about? Do you think he has a history with Naziism? That he’s been secretly going to Klan meetings?
How are you not “uncritically” accepting the narrative that he’s a Nazi, without ignoring everything else that says he isn’t? Wouldn’t critical thinking involve looking at everything about him, not just the one detail that contradicts the rest?
I am looking at everything about him. I’m just giving more weight to his history (ie, his work and his tattoo) than to his last year of campaigning. You are giving more weight to his campaigning. That’s fine.