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I’m seeing Republican political ads criticizing Graham Platner for past misbehaviors. It appears that Platner has acted, in the past, in ways similar to Donald Trump. Without excusing Platner’s past misbehaviors, why are Republicans righteously indignant about Platner, while giving Trump a free pass on: his language; his mistreatment of women; and his admiration of the control that dictators (like Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping) have over their own people? He has even been quoted as saying,”Hitler did a lot of good things.”
Let’s point out some differences. First of all, Platner did serve his country in the military. If you’re rich like Trump, you can find ways to avoid service.
Platner has appeared to learn from his past mistakes and has made corrections. Trump never admits his mistakes, so how can he learn from them?
Republicans would do well to heed the Biblical teachings on hypocrisy. To paraphrase: Before you complain about another person’s faults, consider first your own faults (or your leader’s faults).
Gordon Canning
Ripley
