• Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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    RFK also drove one of his family members(brother i believe) to suicide, preceded by heroin which also driven him into.

    apparently with memhet oz they already begun cutting medicaid, and required min work hours per month, with bi-yearly authorization.

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          David Kennedy? He did OD, that’s true. Hard to find information on it anymore, though.

          With the ex-wife’s suicide by hanging, it was pretty straightforward that it really was deliberate suicide and that RFK Jr had everything to do with it.

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            RFK jr drove both of them to thier deaths. david, with HEROIN until he OD, and his former wife, suicide first by drinking and making her give up her career.

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              You may well be right. I would not argue the point, lol. It’s just that as old as I am, all the tragic Kennedy stories have started to blend, if you know what I mean. For me Jack and Bobby are standouts, Jackie and JFK Jr sort of, and the rest, well. . .

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              Weren’t they all fucked up anyway from all the assassinations and other crazy shit going down in that family?

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    Don’t shit on RFK Jr for being a recovering addict, shit on him for being an idiot trying to force his idiocy on the whole country

    Or for being a nepo baby and skating through life, that’s fine to make fun of

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      Ya.

      This meme takes a good point and then phrases it in the most peak smug lib voice possible.

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      I just get a vibe that he didn’t stop being an addict because he wanted to improve himself or right wrongs. It was getting in the way of him having access to the family wealth and status.

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      I mean I appreciate you taking that point.

      But I am going to shit on that guy for whatever reason, because he basically shits on the rest of us like that.

      I don’t mind recovered or recovering addicts, as long as they have a modicum of humility about their behaviour.

      This fucker has none, he’s unrepentant. My shit will go there, unrelentant.

      He’s destroying any health safeguards and killing many by proxy. He will not have my respect. I will shit on his grave like he shat on his family legacy.

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        When you make fun of RFKjr for being an addict, it doesn’t hurt him. But it does hurt addicts who can hear you.

        It’s like making fun of Trump for being fat. It doesn’t hurt Trump, it just hurts any fat people in earshot.

        Both of these guys are terrible people for reasons that have actually nothing to do with drug use or body weight. Focus on that shit.

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          I do not make fun of addicts. I think I’m this case his being a former addict it’s even irrelevant, as he’s a shit person first and foremost.

          Most recovering addicts one known have taken a very positive and beneficial outlook on life and that is praiseworthy.

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        People in recovery already deal with enough stigma. What we are saying is shit on him for things that don’t also shit on folks in recovery. The list is a mile long you can pick as much as you like, but leave folks suffering from addiction and those who are in recovery out of it.

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          Agreed and it is immersive enough to try and kick an addiction. Most former addicts I known have become a very much better person on top of that terrible struggle.

          In this car him being a former addicts is maybe even besides the point. He’s just a horrible person. Dot.

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          This man, in a professional capacity, has boasted about snorting off of toilet seats.

          He brings more harm to refoering people than anyone could by mocking his being a heroin dealer who is now controlling vaccine policy.

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            Its okay not to get it, but your doubling down on some nonsense.

            A persons behavior during active use usually carries a lot of shame. Its not unusual to want to tell some of colorful stories from that part of a persons life, especially if they are now living in recovery.

            I hate this guy as much as the next but saying his boasting about a pretty tame drug story does more to hurt addicts than anyone just isn’t true. And on top of that its simply more stigma.

            What you are implying is that a person who has done that has no business being in [insert respectful career].

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    A smart person was mean to them once while explaining something to them and they’re holding that grudge as a 2nd religion.

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    I mean, mostly I’m against people demonizing others for being addicts. But I’ll make an exception this time

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      I just remember him saying this

      RFK Jr. replied, “There are many really gold star rehabs that do it for a tiny fraction, like $20,000 to $40,000 a month.”

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        I think that’s what pissed the 1% off more. The illusion was dispelled. Nothing bad happened, people got along, and work life balance was harmonized.

        Well harmonized for some. Healthcare workers are still getting fucked over by administration changes they rolled out to squeeze them for every ounce they could give.

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      Cringe conspiracy crap. Attacking the vibes because there’s not really anything substantial to attack. Who cares if he’s arrogant? He’s a doctor setting public policy, not my friend. If you fall for an article like this you are extremely gullible.

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    I’m not a fan of RFK Jr. but there are much better ways to make fun of him than putting down people with what is essentially a mental illness.

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      People with such a severe mental illness as RFK, who are actively endangering the nation, should be put down. And I mean that in every conceivable sense.

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        I’m sure you do, I’m talking about junkies, not RFK Jr. here. There’s no reason to punch down a group of people unassociated with RFK Jr.

        He sucks without all that.

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          You’re criticizing one small aspect of the meme and insisting it be taken out of context to do so. Not buying it.

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            I am not taking it out of context at all. The meme says he is a junkie and is implying you shouldn’t take his advice because he’s a junkie. It’s just not funny. I’m done arguing about this. It’s shouldn’t be controversial to not want to make fun of addiction.

            The dude is an idiot, had brain worms, and has made some of the absolutely most bonkers statements about health, food, and innumerable other crap. Plus, his skin looks like leather. Plenty of material there.