My dad got a Confederate flag tattoo under identical circumstances when he was in the military. Years later when he realized how dumb it was he got it covered up.

My brother, a union mechanic in a deeply rural area and served in the military, never identified as socialist or communist. And when he saw a coworker with a deaths head sticker on his hard had immediately knew what it was, and called me.

I'm sorry, this guy is either a deep operator or incredibly dumb. His leftism isn't practical, its just ideas. If he's just mistaken, that's fair. Go out and get some actual experience. But he is disqualified to lead our movements, for a very long time.

When this big tough white middle aged oyster farmer gets arrested and tortured by Israeli military for trying to smuggle aid into Gaza, when he has successfully run local campaigns that have had a real lasting positive effect on the lives of our most vulnerable workers, then let's have a frank conversation about his qualifications for office.

I actually know someone who was on the Gaza flotilla. This guy is a joke.