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I believe it’s actually spelled “Koala”

The point here is that “Mainers don’t care that he’s a Nazi” is not an accurate statement. Mainers don’t think he’s a Nazi at all. They believe that he is a progressive, an anti-fascist and an anti-racist. That is why he is popular right now.

Yes, I am hopeful that the GOP candidate will lose

You’re right, Maine is a red state populated by Nazis. A very correct and persuasive message.

Maine voters chose Hilary in 2016, Biden in 2020, and Kamala in 2024.

Facts are indeed facts, and I think one of the facts that you should acknowledge is that Maine voters don't think he's a Nazi.

okay?

Yes, they did elect her in 2020.

A lot of overly online people living in major US cities have got some Opinions about what makes you part of the Real Working Class in coastal small town Maine.

If you're going to make arguments based on intangibles, speculation, and your suppositions about Maine social and economic realities, I would maybe consider the possibility that Maine voters have a more informed opinion on these things than you do.

I don't think Maine voters agree with that statement.

Is there a BDS movement directed at the state of Texas? If so, that is new information to me.

I plan on voting for Janet Mills. Who will you be voting for?

Yeah, all fair criticisms! He should do better!

It seems perfectly plausible to me, although it definitely suggests that he is not the smartest or most observant person who's ever lived.

Obviously they're visible! The point is that your brain isn't constantly taking a snapshot of every frame of every video that you watch.

If that's what your brain does, good for you, you're a savant. But you need to realize that is not the norm.

Literally the whole point of that sketch is "Nazis used literal skulls lol, how absurd." The specific skull design wasn't the focus, it was the fact that a skull was used at all!

And at this point I can only conclude that you're trying very intentionally to be dishonest.

Either that, or you have literally no ability to develop a theory of mind. Which might be even more concerning.

*If* you watched that clip from Mitchell and Webb, you would know that Nazis used a skull symbol of some kind on their hats! That's about it.

That analogy makes no sense lol. World War 2 involved over 30 active belligerent countries, each with their own flag. And Platner's not claiming he didn't know what Nazi Germany's flag was!

Even in the still images you provide, the specific design is small and blurry unless you zoom in.

It honestly seems like you've never watched a movie before.

It's amazing that people are so incapable of making good faith criticisms of a candidate who is as flawed as Platner. He's got a strike zone the size of Texas and yet you're still throwing balls.

You can know what SS uniforms look like generally without having a specific idea of what the exact skull design looks like.

I'm not disputing that you can find screencaps with the skull in it! Obviously you can! The point is that when you're actually watching the movie (rather than arguing with someone on BlueSky) you're not looking for that, nor are you taking a mental snapshot of the specific design.

get a grip

I feel like you might be missing the point of that film if you're spending any time whatsoever mentally cataloguing the precise design of the skull symbols that appear on screen. It's also a quintessential "one and done" movie!

who cares?

"The German fleet has assaulted its jailer, but it is still in jail"