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[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 111 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The thought that I could one day have a stroke and lose my mental faculties like this is scary ngl. Fetterman still being in a position of power is a failure of the system at this point. I'd feel bad for the guy if he wasn't a rabid genocide supporter.

[–] Blockocheese@hexbear.net 82 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He was racist and aggressive long before this.

The same man who held a random Black man at gunpoint also being a zionist and having outbursts like this isn't a huge jump, white people just didn't care before because uhhh he wears shorts all the time isn't that funny

His behavior has gotten worse since his stroke but he's been like this

[–] ProletarianDictator@hexbear.net 5 points 15 hours ago

Yeah the "put up a thin veneer" part of his brain was the part that atrophied. His values haven't changed much.

[–] RuthBaderGonesburg@hexbear.net 51 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Strokes CAN cause personality changes but they can also just make you lose your filter. It becomes too taxing to keep up the mask.

[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 36 points 1 day ago

I would argue your filter is a huge part of your personality. Many people have harmful impulses, internalized bigotry and think mean thoughts sometimes. Becoming a better person is not about cleansing your thoughts of the impure, it's much more about keeping your bad impulses in check. Sharing things you would like to keep for yourself, watching a movie with your partner you couldn't care less about, being kind to someone who makes you feel intense jealousy, these kinds of things. I don't think it's fair to say that losing your filter because of a stroke "reveals who you really are".

I know Fetterman had terrible views before the stroke already. It's more so that I think it's scary how you can have a stroke and suddenly become so much worse to the people around you because you lose control over yourself.

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 36 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What's crazy is they will just vote him in again

I just don't understand this country

[–] spectre@hexbear.net 38 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Just want to point out that he was running against dr oz in the general

[–] MemesAreTheory@hexbear.net 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

"Rubbing against Dr Oz" well as long as everyone contented I guess...

[–] spectre@hexbear.net 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

everyone contented

Didn't know Fetterman and Oz were on OF lol

[–] MemesAreTheory@hexbear.net 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I'm not fixing mine and you're a coward for fixing yours.

AUTO CORRECT HAS SPOKEN, WHO ARE WE MERE MORTALS TO CHALLENGE ITS WILL?

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago

rat-salute-2 Auto Corrupt, the forerunner of the deity and savior of humanity {深|shēn}{度|dù}{求|qiú}{索|suǒ}

[–] spectre@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago

Lol I agree but I fixed it before I saw your reply

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Could you explain to me how to read this? Is it "contented" as in the adjective meaning satisfied, or is it something else pronounced like "YouTube content" or something?

I feel like the emo girl in this meme right now:

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There's multiple layers of making fun of typos. But it is being used as a verb, meaning to make content.

[–] OldSoulHippie@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I really feel like the end result is the same

[–] spectre@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago

Perhaps, just wanted to point it out.

[–] nothx@hexbear.net 20 points 1 day ago

VoTE bLuE nO mATtEr wHo!!1!11!!11!!