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klauskervin t1_iso8u4w wrote

I'm glad so many diverse groups of professionals have stood up to confront Doug Mastriano. He is a literal nazi and I fear the type of politics his supporters find acceptable.

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Finrodsrod t1_isor7su wrote

> I fear the type of politics his supporters find acceptable

Conservatives love all the Nazi ideals, they just don't like the word "Nazi".

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ashleyorelse t1_isow0rg wrote

They also love to claim to be Christian while deliberately doing things Christ taught NOT to do.

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Captain_Hampockets t1_isp3j9r wrote

This is standard Christian behavior. It's Christian to be un-Christian. I'm 48 and grew up in the church. Left burning bridges at 16-17.

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ashleyorelse t1_ispekmt wrote

I grew up in a church. Then in 20s began to think more for myself. Realized their political views were not lined up with Jesus teaching. Called people out for it. Got nothing but arguments and no one really listened despite pointing out obvious contradictions to what Jesus said. They pick and choose scripture and most of it isn't from Jesus because, let's face it, he was too liberal for them.

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Keinichn t1_isp7b62 wrote

Seriously. If Jesus himself was running for office, they would put out attack ads against him.

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ashleyorelse t1_ispdz47 wrote

Absolutely they would.

They'd call him a socialist lib with crazy new ideas and advocate violence against him. So, same as those who hated him in the Bible, but all while saying they worship him somehow.

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cwfutureboy t1_isq74ra wrote

They do. I remember reading someone somewhere saying Nazis only existed in Nazi Germany.

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[deleted] t1_ispbz9y wrote

How’s your 401k with uncle Joe?

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Er3bus13 t1_ispcr9b wrote

Lol.. and there it is. Sorry homie not everyone worships money. You know what's better than money? An even playing field where human rights are prioritized more than fucking money. There is going to be like 10 greedy assholes living on the moon while the rest of us try to live on a dying planet.

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Finrodsrod t1_ispird0 wrote

I don't even know why he brought up Joe Biden or 401k's in a thread about Nazi Mastriano running for governor who will have absolutely 0 influence on 401k's or the stock market.

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underscore5000 t1_ispdptp wrote

Going just fine thank you. Looking at the same age to retire. At least I dont have to worry about Joe bending over and spreading his cheeks for a dictator.

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Finrodsrod t1_isper5v wrote

Eh, it's down about 10k cause the market's down (which is about average to what Fidelity is reporting). I'm not retiring this year - I have a solid 25 years for that yet. I also plan to part-time teach adjunct when I retire for extra income and I have Index Funds for my slush money, so my 401k isn't my biggest concern. It's still higher than it was in 2020 during Trump's flub of Covid.

Even you're on the verge of retirement, your 401K shouldn't really dictate voting a literal Nazi into the governor's office. Doug Mastriano will have 0 influence on the stock market and my 401k. Why are you even bringing this or Joe Biden up? Biden isn't running for PA governor.

You know what is a concern? Helping my kids pay for college, which "uncle Joe" is helping out on. So fuck off, Boomer.

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BottleTemple t1_ispkgfc wrote

It's ok. And I certainly prefer not having fascists in control.

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DoctorSteve t1_ispeo2z wrote

Meanwhile Dr. Oz holds foreign citizenship and is personal friends with a dictator he voted for and no one is speaking up.

We need this energy for both of them.

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klauskervin t1_ispf9c9 wrote

I point out to every Republican I know that Dr Oz is a turkish nationalist who actively funds and supports Turkish politics including hosting his entire extended family at one of many Turkish villas/compounds throughout Turkey. They always say "I didn't know that." but then attack Fetterman like its a competition.

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DoctorSteve t1_isphhil wrote

Honestly, and I know the Fetterman campaign does more online than Oz does, there isn't enough time left in the campaign to air enough attack ads about how bad a candidate Oz is. He's given so many interviews as well. That one from today of Oz talking about when he would stick a needle in his sister's head to try and extract her brain could run for the entire cycle.

He's a messed up guy in every facet of his person. There are no redeeming qualities. His response to Covid-19 I'm sure isn't what the Fetterman campaign wants to focus on since they are trying to sway voters who probably aren't vaccinated themselves, but Dr. Oz is responsible for tens of thousands of American deaths during the pandemic. Maybe more? It's insane.

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klauskervin t1_ispicfj wrote

I know I agree with everything you said. The fact Oz is considered a serious candidate and has support in PA both amazes and scares me. If he was a democrat he would have zero support. If he didn't win the Republican primary he would have zero support. The fact that he is a Republican means that people will vote for him even if he represents nothing about the people putting him in power.

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__MellonCollie__ t1_isqmosw wrote

And this speaks volumes about Republican voters as people for supporting this nutjob in the first place.

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BeltfedOne OP t1_isq283e wrote

The mystery ingredient here is the backing of EX President DJT, chief oathbreaker and insurectioner. Anyone he backs, I will vote against.

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Ghstfce t1_isq4xqc wrote

Isn't it weird how a group of people that have been so vocal on their feelings about Muslims (remember Obama guys), yet they have zero issue with Oz?

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Dude-in-the-backrow t1_isrctlh wrote

And a puppy killer!

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Dude-in-the-backrow t1_itgglsq wrote

He's not running for Senate, the jersey boy 'doctor' is.... If you can't argue the 'point' and need to deflect to a different subject you've already lost the debate.

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tehmlem t1_isoodkc wrote

More than a little late. We let this man train and lead our soldiers. We let him into a position of trust and power long before he tried to be governor and there's plenty of evidence that he has long held the views that make him unfit for leadership. That's what scares me and few seem to be talking about.

This is the kind of man the military thinks is fit for leadership positions. His beliefs and his academic shortcomings did not prevent him from attaining a teaching position in our military.

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SchnauzerHaus t1_isplbko wrote

Sad to say I'm sure he's not the last or only one like that.

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worstatit t1_ist92u9 wrote

TBF, every large, homogeneous organization will have its share of fringe types. Seeing the military leans right in general, it's amazing there aren't more like him. Once you get to the higher ranks, the military is very political. The rank he he attained is quite high, but it's telling that he was assigned to school rather than command. No doubt he received the rank and assignment based on his dubious PhD.

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HeyZuesHChrist t1_issmax5 wrote

My mom is going to vote for him. She claims that he won’t actually do any of the things he says he will. That’s how she is justifying her vote. She doesn’t mind voting for a guy she believes to be a liar.

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