As much as I liked the “massive brain damage causes conservatism” narrative following Fetterman around, I’ve been hearing more and more that he was always a duplicitous asshole.
Our country needs a way to recall public servants when they betray constituents. Six years is too long to wait.
I’m not sure. His own staff has been abandoning him in droves. I supported him during the election and he without question changed. Was there a conservative quality to him to begin with? Sure, but he was closer to Sanders than Manchin. Unlike Sinema who was just an agent like Gabbard, I do think the stroke heavily exacerbated what little conservatism he had
The amount of lead exposure during your life would also contribute to this I feel, we are fucked until money gets out of politics as it seems it’s currently a DEI for older/damaged folk. Why do people have to have a fitness test to go and die but our people in charge don’t even have to have a physical in most cases.
I think a lot of that conservatism simply shows that they were always an awful person.
Like, when you’re young and you have no money, if you’re a greedy fuck, then you’re a progressive. “I want other people to give me money.”
But when you’re old and you have already made your money, and you’re still a greedy fuck, then you’re a conservative. “I don’t want to give my money to other people.”
You don’t really care about politics. You just care about yourself and your money.
I think sometimes people forget that, even if you’re on the good team, you’ll almost certainly have a lot of bad people on your team.
The man literally had a stroke that caused brain damage and he woke up a conservative. 🤷♂️
Wasn’t there a study on this - brain damage decreases empathy and so you become a conservative.
As much as I liked the “massive brain damage causes conservatism” narrative following Fetterman around, I’ve been hearing more and more that he was always a duplicitous asshole.
Our country needs a way to recall public servants when they betray constituents. Six years is too long to wait.
It’s a state-by-state option depending on their laws. Time to run for local offices and change the rules.
I’m not sure. His own staff has been abandoning him in droves. I supported him during the election and he without question changed. Was there a conservative quality to him to begin with? Sure, but he was closer to Sanders than Manchin. Unlike Sinema who was just an agent like Gabbard, I do think the stroke heavily exacerbated what little conservatism he had
The amount of lead exposure during your life would also contribute to this I feel, we are fucked until money gets out of politics as it seems it’s currently a DEI for older/damaged folk. Why do people have to have a fitness test to go and die but our people in charge don’t even have to have a physical in most cases.
He literally said in an interview that he felt the progressivism flowing out of his body when it happened
I’d like to read/hear this, link?
https://newrepublic.com/post/182504/john-fetterman-abandon-progressives-bill-maher
All conservatives have brain damage. Many are just born with it.
That would explain the rightwing shift that some people go through in their very old age.
Maybe conservatism is just an early sign of dementia or other kinds of brain damage.
I think a lot of that conservatism simply shows that they were always an awful person.
Like, when you’re young and you have no money, if you’re a greedy fuck, then you’re a progressive. “I want other people to give me money.”
But when you’re old and you have already made your money, and you’re still a greedy fuck, then you’re a conservative. “I don’t want to give my money to other people.”
You don’t really care about politics. You just care about yourself and your money.
I think sometimes people forget that, even if you’re on the good team, you’ll almost certainly have a lot of bad people on your team.
When I’m old you can have my money 💰