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blue_jay

(328 posts)
95. YW, I thought it was a good find. Also, here's an interesting update, I just searched on the word
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 01:29 AM
10 hrs ago

women in the search bar. The few posts I read were surprisingly logical about the standards for women in the military if only slightly biased though realistic about strength differences, and others were actually quite positive and non misogynistic from what I saw. It I had time I'd search more.

Here's one sample below:

r/worldnews (someone's post he is responding to)
Lifting the ban on women in combat roles will "drag our infantry to far below the required standard" and put people at greater risk of dying, according to a former SAS commander. --maybe the military should only enlist people with self control

Platner's response:
"Don't know much about killing, do you?
I've served in infantry units in both the Marine Corps and US Army. Saw direct combat in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Men who are great at vicious and efficient killing also happen to not always be awesome people, and often times it is immature brotherhood and false masculinity that keep them focused and in line. You f***ing civilian pansies tend to be shit at murder in my experience, and yet you want to judge us by your standards? Feel free to f*** off and try to just keep us all from going to war in the first place."

I know the topic of the comment is a bit rough but it does make me question whether he is the 100% flawed person he is being made out to be by MSM right now, current allegations and all.

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The Media people have an... Mike Nelson Yesterday #1
Whelp GusBob Yesterday #2
Same here bif Yesterday #5
i see my weariness with this story barbtries 15 hrs ago #87
Way over 60 posts now GusBob 15 hrs ago #89
Seriously? WinningAgain Yesterday #3
These two Manatee Yesterday #4
The point is the media focus - TBF Yesterday #7
sorry eShirl Yesterday #6
I have no problem with that malaise Yesterday #22
We know who the mainstream media works for - TBF Yesterday #8
And they are determined to take down the democratic candidates who have BComplex 23 hrs ago #34
The Pope better have some good bodyguards. Wednesdays 22 hrs ago #49
Amen to that! BComplex 17 hrs ago #77
Yeah, we've got to be really careful w/candidates TBF 22 hrs ago #54
I can't with that tabloid crap MorbidButterflyTat 20 hrs ago #65
If the Catholic Church does this, it will be very good for this earth and all its people. n/t PatrickforB 18 hrs ago #74
Maybe just maybe we should've looked at the SS tattoo and the blog post blaming women who get drunk... nycbos Yesterday #9
I see MakeThemCry Yesterday #21
Exactly which part is good to know? lapucelle 23 hrs ago #29
Yes to the GIF MakeThemCry 23 hrs ago #39
Help me out here. lapucelle 23 hrs ago #42
In context, leftists MakeThemCry 17 hrs ago #78
That's not what the last sentence refers to in context or otherwise. lapucelle 16 hrs ago #80
I get your point, but MakeThemCry 16 hrs ago #81
All valid points malaise Yesterday #23
And there's not much chatter about her on the M$M today, is there? Wednesdays 22 hrs ago #50
Of course not malaise 19 hrs ago #71
Actually, there was news about her case today. lapucelle 17 hrs ago #76
True nycbos 21 hrs ago #57
I am sorry... did you just say the words 'plan' and 'left' in the same sentence? (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 3 hrs ago #99
I don't think he is anti Semitic PCB66 23 hrs ago #31
So far there have been no proven "red flags" that have held water. BComplex 23 hrs ago #38
Cenk Uygur and The Young Turks? sheshe2 23 hrs ago #43
I was more focused on the MSNBC reporting on that post. BComplex 22 hrs ago #46
No problem. sheshe2 22 hrs ago #47
I don't listen to Cenk so can't speak on that bias but for what it's worth the Bangor Daily News had an article blue_jay 11 hrs ago #93
Thanks for the link, blue_jay! BComplex 11 hrs ago #94
YW, I thought it was a good find. Also, here's an interesting update, I just searched on the word blue_jay 10 hrs ago #95
You keep posting that like it means something MorbidButterflyTat 20 hrs ago #68
Hear, hear. Betty Boom 7 hrs ago #97
LOL, not long ago tattoos like that used to be called "youthful indiscretions" by the GOP. hadEnuf 22 hrs ago #53
is that our bar now? Skittles 15 hrs ago #88
We set our own bars. hadEnuf 13 hrs ago #90
that I agree with Skittles 13 hrs ago #91
"The left has long had a problem with antisemitism." BComplex 23 hrs ago #36
Did you read the part where I've been working on Democratic campaign since I was 13. nycbos 21 hrs ago #62
Explain October 8th sarisataka 20 hrs ago #63
Some folks will gaslight you about the anti-Semitism and others will be taking names, lapucelle 23 hrs ago #45
The gaslighting is why I prefer right wing antisemitism to left-wing antisemitism. nycbos 21 hrs ago #59
He used the drunk card multiple times as an excuse for his crap MorbidButterflyTat 20 hrs ago #67
I'm tired of hearing about Platner. I'm over the guy. CaptainTruth Yesterday #10
The Platner revelations are a gift from the gods Pinback Yesterday #11
We're on the same page malaise Yesterday #15
If the Repukes can't find something, they will make it up Gum Logger Yesterday #12
We're all sick of Platner. SamuelAdams Yesterday #13
No. I'm not sick of Platner. I'm sick of lynch mobs. BComplex 23 hrs ago #41
My personal opinion is that AIPAC wants either TBF 21 hrs ago #55
The timing of this is truly suspect - at best. notinkansas 21 hrs ago #61
I've been seriously questioning Platner all along. johnp3907 17 hrs ago #75
Platner is a problem that needs to be solved. LeftInTX Yesterday #14
You know I agree with you malaise Yesterday #17
People are waiting for Platner to resign. Hopefully he will. LeftInTX Yesterday #19
Cornyn asked Paxton to resign numerous times. It didn't work.. LOL LeftInTX 22 hrs ago #51
People didn't want to hear the truth about Platner. It was all out there. Especially on this site they didn't want to Raftergirl Yesterday #16
Some of us let ourselves get carried away by our excitement at the possibility of unseating Collins. 😕 ShazzieB Yesterday #24
When I heard that he had a Nazi tattoo, I thought LeftInTX 23 hrs ago #40
Some still don't MorbidButterflyTat 20 hrs ago #69
I've read multiple articles and saw 3 tv stories in the last 24 hours about the turd refusing to pay E Jean krawhitham Yesterday #18
Links? Wednesdays 22 hrs ago #52
Deflecting well from the EPSTEIN FILES. republianmushroom Yesterday #20
I was offended by the Washington Post putting a headline about Platner's failure to use a condom at the top of the Martin68 Yesterday #25
Precisely malaise Yesterday #27
This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Yesterday #28
Platner is in the news WinningAgain Yesterday #26
And his accuser went out with him AFTER the alleged rape, and just like the previous BComplex 23 hrs ago #30
Yes, Al-Sayed is next. It will start with the NYT. And then... AloeVera 22 hrs ago #48
wtf obamanut2012 21 hrs ago #60
Gross and sickening MorbidButterflyTat 20 hrs ago #70
The Platner story is hot. It's today's news. maxsolomon 23 hrs ago #32
No Paxton, no Epstein, no Piss..... BlueTsunami2018 23 hrs ago #33
The media has been out of control since at least the OJ trial. OC375 23 hrs ago #35
No shit, right? Joinfortmill 23 hrs ago #37
Why wouldn't it be covered? themaguffin 23 hrs ago #44
We have the best media money can buy Retrograde 21 hrs ago #56
You expect them to call out the PROVEN sexual abuse of the CURRENT president? senseandsensibility 21 hrs ago #58
I saw it MorbidButterflyTat 20 hrs ago #64
Alleged sexual assault vs. adjudicated rapist AdamGG 20 hrs ago #66
we never want repukes to set the bar for who we accept as candidates Skittles 15 hrs ago #85
malaise slightlv 18 hrs ago #72
Great post malaise 16 hrs ago #79
Deadline White House Nicole Wallace discussing now MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #73
doesn't affect the Senate Skittles 15 hrs ago #82
He withdrew from the race malaise 15 hrs ago #83
hopefully he remains in the dustbin of political history Skittles 15 hrs ago #84
no shit. barbtries 15 hrs ago #86
The lede story in most major newspapers today Locutusofborg 13 hrs ago #92
What's with all the MS now bashing on here lately? Betty Boom 7 hrs ago #96
Maybe "Platner" seems more urgent, because of the time limits ... JustABozoOnThisBus 5 hrs ago #98
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