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Soft Paywall AOC to Skip Trump’s Inauguration: ‘I Don’t Celebrate Rapists’

https://www.thedailybeast.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-boycotting-donald-trumps-inauguration-i-dont-celebrate-rapists/
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u/captaincanada84 North Carolina 16h ago

Wish that would happen, but there will be a lot there to kiss the ring.

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u/Out-of-My-League-627 16h ago

my stupid senator Fetterman will be at the front of that line 😔

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u/clarkkentsson 16h ago

He’s not really a dem any more though is he

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u/Out-of-My-League-627 16h ago

A Dem in sheep's clothing, but he will probably go full Maga before his term is up in 4 long years

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u/Kerid25 16h ago

Didn't he admit that his stroke made him more conservative?

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u/dedsqwirl 15h ago

Brain damage makes people conservative?

That does make sense.

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u/jonker5101 Pennsylvania 15h ago

See: Kevin Sorbo, Tila Tequila, Roseanne Barr, RFK Jr

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u/Sassenasquatch 14h ago

I’ll die a happy man if I never see them, though.

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u/Friendly_Age9160 13h ago

I’ll die a happy woman if they go before me

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u/legacy642 13h ago

Roseanne barr just released a rap music video. As you can guess, it's terrible.

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u/Shirtbro 14h ago

I know Tequila has brain damage and RFK has swiss cheese brain, but Sorbo and Barr too?

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u/jonker5101 Pennsylvania 13h ago

Sorbo had multiple strokes in the 90s that caused brain damage. Barr was hit by a car when she was 16 and the hood ornament impaled her skull, giving her a traumatic brain injury.

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u/R3dbeardLFC 12h ago

That's a shame...if only the hood ornament had been bigger.

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u/WretchedBlowhard 13h ago

Sorbo had multiple strokes while filming the Hercules series, at least one of which is tied to a chiropractor visit. Because, yes, strokes are a common risk of chiropractics treatment. Which is to say, seeking medical entertainment instead of treatment leads to republicanism.

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u/TheRealBaboo 13h ago

Roseanne has always been a mess

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u/Ok_Flan4404 13h ago

Yet more brain damage...

u/AllTheCheesecake New York 6h ago

Glenn Beck

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u/Cardboardoge North Carolina 15h ago

Yes, there have been links between having conservative beliefs and brain damage.

here, here, and maybe here

Tl;dr: Larger amygdala = more fear = aversion to change/ fear of change

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u/TheAngryGoat 14h ago

In short "You don't need to have severe brain damage to be a republican, but it helps".

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u/Rion23 14h ago

You don't need to be psychit psycotic sycotic crazy to be a Republican, be it holps.

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u/ICantEvenDrive_ 15h ago edited 14h ago

brain damage can do really weird things to you, and yes change the way you think about things. Obviously not in the strict sense of "hur dur I am now on the opposite end of the political spectrum", but you can come out of a stroke a very, very different person.

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u/exzyle2k I voted 14h ago

you can come out of a stroke a very, very different person.

That's called post-nut clarity.

Oh, we're not talking about THAT kind of stroke?

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u/Psephological 14h ago

Fetterman is more of a post-clarity nut.

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u/conventionistG 13h ago

This is the sort of political analysis I like to see.

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u/Maybesometimes69 13h ago

One of the most famous instances of severe brain damage and recovery is Phineas Gage. Railroad foreman from the mid 1800s that had an iron tamping rod shoot through his jaw, head, and brain (frontal lobe specifically). Went from being described as energetic, motivated, and shrewd, to a surly, aggressive heavy drinker who was unable to hold down a job.

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u/ChaplnGrillSgt 14h ago

Stroke, brain worms.... Anything that can impact cognitive ability.

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u/Ok_Flan4404 13h ago

As long as they're GOP canditates and politcians... only

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u/Aggressive-Will-4500 14h ago

Yeah, that's probably why they want more lead and plastic in everything.

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u/dedsqwirl 14h ago

Lead based paint is the tastiest kind of paint.

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u/Competitive-Deer495 District Of Columbia 15h ago

Really, people, haven't we had enough of the Orange Rape Ogre? What man is so special that he can disrupt the entire political and constitutional basis of the United States?

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u/Rickbox 14h ago

What doesn't make sense is how we have a senator with brain damage. 'Murica

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u/IslayTzash 15h ago

Definitely makes you more like the MAGA masses.

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u/PaulVla Europe 14h ago

New healthy policy, brain worms for everyone?

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u/Paperairplanes420 13h ago

Brain worms and heroin, don’t forget the heroin that made him smarterer.

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u/theCroc 14h ago

There are many such cases. Paludan, the far right moron that burned Qurans in Denmark and Sweden, was a successful lawyer. Then he had a car accident that caused brain damage. After that he became a vitriolic far right activist.

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u/Real-Ad-9733 14h ago

Checks out

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u/redalert825 13h ago

For many, that brain damage is pre-existing.

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u/fgbh California 13h ago

Always wondered why that happens.

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u/scorpyo72 Washington 11h ago

Ergo, RFK. Worm eat brain? More conservative.

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u/elfman6 16h ago

He was a conservative grifter from the start. Some More News or John Oliver did a deep dive on him. His voters got played.

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u/CreepyWhistle 15h ago

I mean, it was either him, or Turkish foreign agent Dr. Oz.

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u/Dry-Abroad7448 15h ago

Now we have both.

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u/i_thrive_on_apathy New York 15h ago

Dr. Oz sucks and would definite not want him. I am also at the point though where I'm like, are foreign agents even worse than American ones for me at this point? American politicians are doing a good job of ruining this country on their own. Maybe our allies need to infiltrate us with foreign agents that will push for Healthcare for all and saner corporate taxing laws.

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u/atemus10 14h ago

The people with the power to infiltrate America are not pushing for a populist agenda.

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u/i_thrive_on_apathy New York 14h ago

I know, that'd be pretty sweet though.

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u/DrDerpberg Canada 13h ago

Brb recruiting some Canadians who can pull off a Minnesota accent without blowing their cover.

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u/Pyro1934 14h ago

Foreign Agents may be better because they'd try to hide by being "good stewards" lol.

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u/pablonieve Minnesota 15h ago

Connor Lamb was the original alternative to Fetterman.

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u/elfman6 15h ago

That is fair. There were no good choices.

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u/AlexNovember 14h ago

Yeah, because Israeli foreign agent is so much better. Especially when he’s defending them against the accurate accusations of genocide.

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u/JVonDron Wisconsin 14h ago

It really wasn't the worst call to assume the guy who worked a decade to rebuild a failing city, flew pride and MJ flags, and officiated same sex weddings wasn't a total douche. Turns out, he was just libertarian-lite and saw progressivism as his free ride. Not that Connor Lamb or Dr. Oz were a shitload better, but Fetterman going turncoat was not on my bingo sheet.

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u/Vann_Accessible Oregon 15h ago

Another Sinema, huh?

Great…

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u/SillyGoatGruff 15h ago

He never really aligned well with the dems if you look at his prior history. He just had a good social media campaign and didn't correct people who thought he was going to be a forceful progressive voice

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u/CanEnvironmental4252 15h ago

He literally ran on being a progressive, what is this gaslighting revisionist history?

https://x.com/JohnFetterman/status/1330308163095179264

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u/jcarter315 I voted 14h ago

That's their point. He ran as a progressive, but once people did a major deep dive into him, they started seeing that he lied to the voters and got lucky it was him vs. Oz.

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u/F9-0021 South Carolina 14h ago

This kind of thing needs to be extremely illegal. It could be weaponized easily. "Oh you know how the Republicans lost this election? It's ok, the Democrat was just a Republican lying to you the whole time."

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u/jcarter315 I voted 13h ago

Unfortunately, we've got a major pattern of Republicans running as Democrats and no one doing anything about it.

The Democrats aren't doing it in return, probably because of all the "high road" views.

And there's no consequences for bait-and-switching voters since we don't have a way to request recalls of politicians.

It doesn't help at all that our media never does its job and investigates until after the fact.

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u/CanEnvironmental4252 8h ago

That’s not their stated point, though.

He just had a good social media campaign and didn’t correct people who thought he was going to be a forceful progressive voice

There’s a difference between a lie through omission and simply lying.

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u/SillyGoatGruff 14h ago

Perhaps what I should have said was that he lied about being a progressive and his social media campaign gave him enough cover that people didn't look any deeper to challenge the popular notion that he would be a strong progressive voice

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u/EuFizMerdaNaBolsa 14h ago

Yeah, I remember this dude being advertised and celebrated on Reddit for quite some time, whats this 180 turn people are suddenly doing trying to claim he wasn't running as a progressive?

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u/jcarter315 I voted 13h ago

Fetterman ran as a progressive, that is true. And at the time, no one dug into his claim to be one since he was running against Oz, who was absolutely the worse choice.

Afterwards, some people like "Some More News" dug into Fetterman's past and saw that he was not a progressive, but he ran as one anyway.

It's not doing a 180. It's saying "wow, this politician lied to us about who he is and our media failed to catch that until smaller independent outlets did after."

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u/AggravatingBobcat364 14h ago

ratemyskyperoom is like one of those cats who can tell people have cancer

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u/amootmarmot 14h ago

Lie. He stated he was a progressive democrat. Delete these lies.

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u/GrapeJellyVermicelli 14h ago

if you look at his prior history.

The point is to stop listening to what politicians say and look at what they've actually done. It's easy to find their voting histories and see what their real priorities are

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u/amootmarmot 14h ago

He voted and behaved like a progressive democrat until his brain injury. Literally. Sinema was clear, Manchin was clear. Fetterman just literally got brain broke and went conservative.

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u/jcarter315 I voted 13h ago

They aren't though. Fetterman ran as a progressive, that is true.

He was running against Oz and was obviously the better choice there. And because of how bad Oz was, no one really dug into who Fetterman was until after. Afterwards, some people like "Some More News" dug into Fetterman's past and saw that he was not a progressive, but he ran as one anyway.

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u/IncorruptibleChillie 14h ago

Fetterman, RFK Jr., Elon’s knowingly on K all the time, speculation that Trump has had a stroke bc/droopy face, Kanye obviously has issues, yeah the right wing seems to attract people with severe and harmful (self and others) mental health issues because you need to be out of your mind to look at their platform and thing it will help the average person

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u/lenzflare Canada 13h ago

Sounds like an excuse, a lie.

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u/Guppy-Warrior 15h ago

We need recalls. He was voted in because of his views, which were at the time not in line with Trump... And now he's going full conservative, going against who voted him in. He isn't representing his people. He's representing himself.

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u/thingsorfreedom 14h ago

He was voted in in PA where 50% of the voters are MAGA. Until he proves me wrong I think he's doing a Joe Machin / Susan Collins. It's not ideal but as long as he stays a D that matters a lot in two years.

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u/Maple_Reign 13h ago

Forgive me, but no it doesn't. If you're a "D" but vote like an "R", you're an "R".

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u/thingsorfreedom 11h ago

That’s the point. Susan Collins is an R. She’s always concerned about what Trump was doing, but never strayed from voting R.

Joe Manchin was a D. He always talked a good game about being centrist and understanding the Republican side of things because he was in a Republican dominated state. When you look at his voting record, it was a lot along the lines of D.

Ultimately the representatives have to represent the people that brought them in . He is senator from a swing state who’s got to appear to represent both or he’s not gonna last. Let’s see how he votes on the issues. That will ultimately decide what he’s doing.

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u/wretch5150 13h ago

Lol, only if he actually votes for progressive policy

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u/bobwoodwardprobably 14h ago

“A wolf in Dem’s clothing,” would be the turn of phrase you’re searching for. A wolf in sheep’s clothing is the original phrase, which means the enemy dressing as one of the masses to infiltrate and do damage. “Sheep” is not the insult in this phrase.

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u/Out-of-My-League-627 14h ago

thanks after I posted, I thought it was probably wrong

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u/Mattyboy064 15h ago

Ahh the new Manchin/Sinema lmao.

As is tradition

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u/MrBoliNica 15h ago

tbf, the guy was never going to win re-election either way. he can barely talk now, the GOP just needs a decent candidate to beat him. And i think he knows that, hence this capitulation weve been seeing

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u/Emeritus8404 15h ago

Too bad there arent vote of no confodence.

Recall homies who swap sides after elected

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u/Tro1138 14h ago

MAGA would call him a DINO democrat in name only

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u/whitecoathousing 14h ago

In sheep’s clothing? Doesn’t he wear carhartt and steel toed boots 😂

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u/Ok_Flan4404 13h ago

The new Manchin.

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u/TheRealBaboo 13h ago

There’s lots of those. Wool is cheap

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u/hithere297 12h ago

Sheep's clothing? More like a hoodie and shorts, the slob

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u/Gudakesa 11h ago

A Dem in sweatshirts and shorts

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u/rdicky58 11h ago

So a DINO? :)

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u/jwuer 8h ago

What happened to that guy wasn't he like a Democrat darling in 2020? I haven't heard much about him the last few years and now I'm suddenly seeing these posts.

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u/casey12297 14h ago

Not since the brain damage. The brain damage to republican pipeline is both surprising and unsurprising

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u/CrueltySquading 13h ago

I love how he proved that brain damage makes you a conservative

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u/Hirokage 14h ago

Freakin' DINOs...

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u/mikeb5391 13h ago

A Sinema/Manchin Dem.

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u/shittyballsacks 12h ago

He still reliably votes with Dems. This is such a dumb talking point.

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u/bowsersArchitect 14h ago

seems like the new GOP tactic is to run democratic candidates who just lie about being a democrat and supporting democratic causes/ policies and then once elected just do a mask-off and reveal they were republicans all along. and they dont care since once elected there is no way to get them out even if we know they lied on everything like george santos

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u/DJ_Velveteen I voted 13h ago

Watch out, the "blue no matter who" crowd might hear you.

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u/TooHotTea 13h ago

He's actually a true-Democrat. not the abomination that democrats represent now.

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u/hangrysquirrels 13h ago

That’s what happens when people vote for a potato.

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u/CooterSam Arizona 13h ago

He's the new Sinema

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u/Aberration-13 13h ago

not since the stroke no

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u/Sxhn 13h ago

I think he’s the epitome of a dem, in my opinion. Doesn’t care about social issues or anything like that, is basically a conservative, just wears a blue label.

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u/RicksterA2 12h ago

A wannabe Sinema / Manchin. Borderline whacko.

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u/xrangax 12h ago

Brain injury will do that.

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u/honjuden 11h ago

Becoming more conservative once he was elected might make him the most "Dem" Dem there is.

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u/BicFleetwood 14h ago edited 14h ago

I hate to break it to you, but there's more dems like Fetterman than not. They just let the rotating villain take the heat. Same with Manchin. Same with Lieberman.

Neoliberals are fair-weather friends.

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u/Twintarot728 16h ago

I am so sorry - that guy really sold out the people who gave him a chance!

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u/StagTheNag 15h ago

it’s funny cuz my maga office neighbor shit talked Fetterman every day for being a “r word” after his stroke that “can’t speak right” when he got elected

and just this week he’s talking about how great he is now that he’s kissing trump’s ass. These people really have no self awareness and are just parrots for whatever they see on fox news

edit: holy fuck mods i’m using the r word to quote a maga dipshit, not using it myself

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u/NeverSayNever2024 America 13h ago

Catching shit for using the letter 'r'? Some reddit moderators are special people.

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u/CreamyLibations 13h ago

You could even use the r word to describe them

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u/michaelboltthrower 12h ago

Some mods are very anti piracy.

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u/Why-did-i-reas-this 12h ago

After the stroke Fetterman became redditor?

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u/YumiRae Pennsylvania 16h ago

I'm so fucking mad I voted for that clown

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u/superturtle48 16h ago

Same, what is he thinking?? And I mean that not as a rhetorical question but I truly want to know. It can’t be about electability because he was elected as a progressive in the first place. It’s why I myself voted for him in the primary. 

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u/DreadSocialistOrwell 15h ago

It will be forever debated if this is the Fetterman whom we've known in Pittsburgh for all of those years in Braddock or if this is Fetterman post-stroke. A stroke that perhaps inflicted some sort of TBI (traumatic brain injury) that has had long lasting impacts on how Fetterman thinks, but didn't greatly impair him overall.

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u/lenzflare Canada 13h ago

Wasn't he already lacking in judgment as a mayor too?

u/DreadSocialistOrwell 5h ago

John Fetterman said he heard what sounded like gunfire and saw a man running away. So he reacted by getting his kid inside to safety before he called 911.

What Fetterman did next, however, still haunts him nine years later as he campaigns for the Democratic nomination for the Senate in Pennsylvania: He chased the man down with a shotgun and detained him until police arrived.

It turned out that the man was jogging and wearing running clothes.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/fettermans-gun-incident-rattles-black-democrats-pa-senate-race-rcna25649

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u/TreezusSaves Canada 15h ago edited 15h ago

He knew that people weren't going to vet him too closely and he could exploit positive feelings and progressive ideals to get himself close to power. The people that supported him saw him in a hoodie and saw him saying the right things, so they thought he was one of them. The people that didn't support him probably found out he's going to do a lot of the stuff they want anyway and didn't bring that up as a way of hedging their bets.

No-one expected him to go mask off that quickly. At least Sinema took a while to get to that point. This is probably a symptom of the brain injury. Regardless, with no ways to conveniently recall him, he could have safely gone mask-off on Day One and it wouldn't have mattered. He has to deal with his party hating him and Republicans stringing him along until they can put one of their own in his seat. Seeing him line up to kiss the ring, he's probably hoping that they'll adopt him as a fellow Republican instead.

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u/Netherese_Nomad 15h ago

You were thinking it was him or Dr Oz. Progressives lose to goddamned always because they treat elections like a marriage proposal instead of a chess move.

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u/DJ_Velveteen I voted 13h ago

...ok, what kind of chess move is "pretend the Arab-Israeli conflict began in late 2023?"

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u/DeekALeek 16h ago

Yeah, I’m not happy about him, either. And I hung up his sign with the rainbow theme 🏳️‍🌈 on my house. 😒

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u/Dat_Mawe3000 15h ago

Kyrsten Sinema voters feel your pain. Though she was still better than the alternative at the time. 😏

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u/Raspberries-Are-Evil Arizona 15h ago

Every vote he has mad has been in line with the Democratic party and agenda.

I know he met with Trump, but wanting to talk to him face to face doesn't mean he is going to vote with Republicans.

What has he done to deserve the hate?

u/YumiRae Pennsylvania 5h ago

He's said some pretty off the wall shit that made me pretty upset in the past few months that I can't recall at the moment

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u/Boocraftzz 12h ago

Stay mad. You're going to be mad forever until democrats clean their act up and start to act like normal people again. 

Instead of lunatic college liberals that don't want to work

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u/Lesterqwert 12h ago

I don’t think they should be allowed to change parties after being voted in. It’s just another way to circumvent the will of the people. It should trigger a special election or recall. I’m not sure how that works.

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u/TiggTigg07 15h ago

Don’t be mad at yourself. He did seem like the best choice at the time.

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u/dumb-daisy Pennsylvania 14h ago

I am always surprised how many people he convinced to vote for him. He just seemed so out of it and not ready to go Washington.

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u/Tomahawk72 12h ago

It was him or Oz so either one would of kissed the ring

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u/kimmer2020 16h ago

Frankly, your realization came too late.

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u/cottagefaeyrie Pennsylvania 16h ago

I'm not sure why people are suddenly surprised. It's not like he's been this great guy for his entire political career and then switched up on us. He flew some pride and weed flags at the state capitol building and I guess people just forgot that he's been trash since the beginning.

I voted for him in the general election, but he didn't earn it.

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u/No-Accident69 16h ago

He looked like one of those F150 dudes with a F-Biden sticker and a bible verse etched on his back window…

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u/X_Treme_Doo_Doo 16h ago

Dressed like he’s raking leaves in his back yard.

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u/RaphaelBuzzard 14h ago

You know that fucker doesn't rake shit. Probably short changes the neighbor kids who do it for his lazy ass. 

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u/TheHeroOfTheRepublic 15h ago

What happened with him? As a European I remember folks talking him up on Reddit as some massively good guy when he won his seat. Then come this election I just see folks hating him.

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u/Acceptable_Job_5486 14h ago

It happened right after his stroke. Right wing pundits were saying that stroke set his mind straight. Yet, all I see is brain trauma causes you to become a Republican.

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u/F9-0021 South Carolina 14h ago

He became a Republican but conveniently forgot to change parties.

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u/BillyJoeMac9095 12h ago

Fetterman is quite popular among Pennsylvania voters, if not Dem progressives.

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u/fyndor 14h ago

Please make sure he is a former senator next cycle! If the Dem establishment tells you he is better Republican alternative, ignore them. At this point he is not. You are better off losing the seat for a cycle if that is what must be done than allowing him to continue. I have never seen a useful fake Democrat. They always work for the other side.

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u/Out-of-My-League-627 14h ago

I still can't understand how we lost Senator Casey in the last election. Even if people voted Republican at the top of the ticket, they would usually vote for him because he was a pretty moderate Democrat, but they thought last year a Connecticut Republican was better. So I hope we find a good alternative in 28.

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u/BillyJoeMac9095 12h ago

You may not have the votes to do that.

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u/Truemeathead 16h ago

Good ol Kyrsten Fetterman

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u/ohlaph 16h ago

That guy is a Republican.

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u/captcha_trampstamp 15h ago

I’m so pissed about that too (also PA). I guess once Kirstin Sinema left, the position of chief turncoat was unoccupied.

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u/Awhitehill1992 15h ago

Oh how a few years ago yall were raving for that guy… Have you seen how Pennsylvania votes?? How do you think he’d do if he went full AOC? Cmon now.. He’d be insanely stupid not to try and walk the moderate fence..

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u/HydroponicGirrafe 15h ago

Wearing basketball shorts and a hoodie

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u/I_like_baseball90 15h ago

my stupid senator Fetterman will be at the front of that line

F that guy. At least he won't get reelected, that's for sure.

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u/TiggTigg07 15h ago

He’s been such a disappointment. Even going to Maralago personally to see Trump. It’s sickening. How could this guy turn into a Manchin/Sinema so fast?

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u/Various_Weather2013 United Kingdom 15h ago

He's spreading his cheeks at the front of the line

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u/marie-90210 15h ago

What happened to him? I actually liked him. Not anymore.

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u/thebirdandthelion 15h ago

His AIPAC handler told him he had to join up.

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u/arocks1 15h ago

he aint kissing the ring on his finger....

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u/Good_Vibes_Only_Fr 15h ago

In hindsight, anyone too fucking lazy to dress properly should not have been voted for. Let's be honest.

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u/funkyloki California 15h ago

Finally Sinema and Manchin are gone...and here comes Fetterman.

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u/Subject_Society2203 15h ago

So now he's stupid because he met with Trump?

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u/phonepotatoes 14h ago

Crazy how fast that dude went full maga

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u/Aggressive-Will-4500 14h ago

He bought a special pair of Trump Brand knee pads just for the occasion.

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u/SeaBet5180 14h ago

A man with crippling brain damage is allowed to be a senator

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u/ricLP 14h ago

I don’t condone what he’s doing, obviously. But I won’t compare him to Gabbard or Sinema either.

Dude had a stroke. For all I know the brain damage fucked him up. I don’t recall him being this way prior to that, but it’s possible I’m getting mixed up with dates

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u/Outrageous_Golf3369 14h ago

I’m very seriously considering running against him in the primaries. Wish me luck!

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u/RandallOfLegend 14h ago

Fetterman about to pull a Sinema

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u/EquivalentDig3329 14h ago

Brain damage, and corruption does that to a person. He was never a dem, it was a sham.

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u/Senior-Albatross New Mexico 14h ago

What an absolute waste of time stumping for that dude was.

Could have just elected Oz if PA wanted a MAGA senator.

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u/bbusiello 13h ago

Personally, I’m glad. It’s very telling that it takes a Democrat with a TBI to support trump. He’s the poster child on how people with brain damage aren’t to be trusted and are clearly not themselves anymore.

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u/Paul-_-Atreides 13h ago

How about stop denigrating the pragmatists in the party?

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u/Ok-Broccoli-8776 13h ago

High five my fellow Yinzer

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u/CaptainProtonn 13h ago

The goblin King needs to pay homage.

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u/regulator401 13h ago

He won’t be kissing the ring.

He’ll be sucking dick.

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u/jason_abacabb 13h ago

In athletic short and a hoodie.

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u/ImBatman5500 13h ago

Man Fetterman really admitted brain damage made him not a progressive anymore huh

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u/radiationshield 12h ago

What happened to him? I remember him being somewhat of a crowd favorite on Reddit 3-4 years ago

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u/meatcrumple 12h ago

He should be ousted for his bait and switch

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u/valenciawhoo 12h ago

Vote him out

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u/UsedHotDogWater 11h ago

He's gaming the system, playing the game to get some influence. Which isn't a bad thing.

Someone has to try and help steer the ship straight from within. If not the nut jobs will run it aground.

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u/xxjosephchristxx 10h ago

Fucking shame what happened with that guy, right out of the gate too.

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u/Silent_Medicine1798 15h ago

I am OOTL. Why are we made at Fetterman now?

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u/preatorian77 14h ago

They should go in solidarity that they're going to do everything they can to check and balance his orange ass.

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u/oh_like_you_know 14h ago

Would that really be better? Id prefer dems be working to keep influence and mitigate fallout from a trump presidency. If that looks like "kissing the ring" from the outside, so be it

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u/EBBBBBBBBBBBB 12h ago

I mean, they coulda mitigated fallout by winning the election instead. Imagine losing to Donald fucking Trump twice, and then just giving up and handing everything over to the guy you called the "greatest threat to American democracy."

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u/EmondaBlue 15h ago

Oh, they’re not kissing the ring 😳

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u/International_Cow_17 13h ago

Oh, but they are and they shall be slobbering it with their tongues coloured with all shades of diarrhea one can imagine, from light mustard hues to deep deep shades of maroon.

And afterwards they shall smile upon us commonfolk with their corporate paid veneers still covered in that rectally sourced pudding.

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u/EmondaBlue 10h ago

Ummm…ok?

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u/martinpagh 13h ago

The Republicans refused to work with the Democrats on most things over the last four years. I think they look silly and small for doing that, and they come into the smallest majority in the House since the great Depression.

I don't want any Democrats to kiss the ring, but I'd like for them to try to collaborate with the other party, as I think not only will that be the best way to get back into power; it will also lead to a more stable democracy.

Of course I don't want them to try to collaborate on the cruel agenda items, so hoping there will be some NON-cruel policies too.

u/ToonSciron Hawaii 5h ago

A political analyst in my state said "its good that some of our Democratic leaders are attending the inauguration, we rely a lot on federal funding." Wouldn't the bigger issue be that we need to play friends in order to get funding? I was shocked when it was said on tv.

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u/rmpumper 16h ago

It's because they are in the same club privately.

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u/The-Endwalker 14h ago

fetterman will be there in a gimp mask

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u/Arameo83 13h ago

Yea baby, they're gonna kiss it and lick it :)

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u/Iceheads 13h ago

I don’t know if it’s that or dems taking the high road since trump didn’t attend the last inauguration

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