If you’re a patriotic American, you’ve been called just about everything. The political left and their media mouthpieces have a whole dictionary of names for people who love this country, believe in the Constitution, and hold traditional values. The worst of these smears—”fascist,” “extremist,” even “Nazi”—are tossed around like confetti, a tactic meant to shut you up, not win you over.

This cynical game has always been about projection, a political maneuver where the left accuses everyone else of their own hidden sins. But what happens when the mask doesn’t just slip, but is torn clean off? What happens when a candidate comes along who isn’t a victim of a smear, but a walking, talking example of the very extremism his party blames on us? The Democratic Party is about to find out, and they are praying voters in Maine are too busy to notice.

From ‘The Post Millennial’:

Graham Platner, the Democrat candidate seeking to unseat incumbent Senator Susan Collins in Maine in November’s election, has come under fire for past social media posts, including one in which he said he had an “Antifa supersoldier” label on his “armor.”…

“I got out of the Army in 2012. I had PTSD, I had depression, I had all of the things that come with serving in a war… It left me feeling very unmoored… And I think, like a lot of people, I went on the internet to post stupid things and get in fights and find some form of community in some way.”

That’s the sob story from Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate running to unseat Senator Susan Collins. But this isn’t about a few “stupid things” posted online. It’s about the Democratic Party asking you to elect what looks an awful lot like a literal fascist sympathizer, and then expecting you to call it progress.

The Communist in Candidate’s Clothing

Long before he started shaking hands and kissing babies, Graham Platner was shockingly honest about his real identity. In a 2021 Reddit post, he flatly stated, “I got older and became a communist.” And he meant it. He championed the far-left Socialist Rifle Association and celebrated being an “Antifa supersoldier” during the destructive 2020 riots.

His radicalism is fueled by a profound hatred for the very country he served. In a moment of candor, Platner admitted that he “stopped believing in any of the patriotic nonsense that got me there in the first place.” That isn’t just an opinion; it’s him spitting on the service of every veteran who ever wore the uniform with pride. This is a man who thinks patriotism is “nonsense” and believes political fights should be settled with “fists, and guns if need be.”

A Pattern of Deception and Hate

The ugliest secret in Platner’s closet is the one inked on his skin. For years, he has worn a “Totenkopf” tattoo on his chest—the infamous skull and crossbones used by Hitler’s SS death squads who ran the concentration camps. When he got caught, he did what they always do: he played dumb. He claimed he was drunk and had no clue it “resembled a Nazi symbol.”

🚨 Graham Platner, a far-left Democrat candidate running for U.S. Senate in Maine, has a NAZI tattoo on his chest

The skull and bones on his chest is called "Totenkopf" and it was used by Hitler's SS pic.twitter.com/IpZaO0Fdi4

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) October 21, 2025

It was a pathetic, transparent lie. His own former political director, Genevieve McDonald, quit and publicly stated that Platner “knows damn well what it means.” Worse, an old acquaintance from Washington, D.C., told Jewish Insider that Platner not only knew what it was, but he embraced it, once saying, “Oh, this is my Totenkopf.” He didn’t just have a Nazi tattoo; he knew its name. This wasn’t an accident; it was an identity.

The Silence of the Democratic Lambs

But this isn’t just about one disturbed candidate. This is where the story gets truly ugly and reveals the rot at the core of the Democratic Party. Instead of immediately disavowing him, the party’s elites are circling the wagons. Progressive hero Bernie Sanders is standing by Platner. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer couldn’t even bring himself to condemn the man, offering a weak and pathetic deflection.

This is the modern Democratic Party, unveiled for all to see. They will dig through a Republican’s trash for a decade-old offense but will nominate a self-proclaimed communist with an SS tattoo for the U.S. Senate. As John Nolte of Breitbart brilliantly noted, the Democrats have gone from “No Kings” to “Yes Nazi.”

Key Takeaways

• Maine’s Democrat candidate has a public history of extremist, anti-American statements.
• The candidate knowingly sported an SS Nazi tattoo for years, despite his public denials.
• National Democratic leaders are refusing to condemn this candidate’s shocking extremism.
• The Left’s constant accusations of “fascism” are nothing more than political projection.

Sources: The Post Millennial, Breitbart