"I've never laid the entire fault of my previous opinions at earlier parts of my life at the feet of only post-traumatic stress. When I left the military, I came out of a hyper-masculine, hyper-violent place. We have a crude sense of humor in the infantry, and that colored my opinions and my beliefs."
"Once I left and came out and interacted in the civilian world with lots of different people, with very different experiences than my own, many of those beliefs and thoughts and even just language changed significantly over time."
Graham Platner, a U.S. Senate candidate in Maine, faced backlash from veterans and Republicans after attributing his past controversial views to military culture. In an interview, he acknowledged that while PTSD influenced his opinions, much of his perspective was shaped by the hyper-masculine and violent environment of the military. Platner emphasized that his views evolved through interactions with diverse individuals and experiences after leaving the military, leading to significant changes in his beliefs and language over time.
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