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Don't be ableist. He's evil and corrupt because most politicians are. Get money out of politics!
It’s not ablest to discuss a brain injury affects one’s cognitive function. Especially not when it’s in regards to a public figure in power. Your next door neighbor? Maybe inappropriate unless they’re causing trouble. A senator? Totally appropriate.
Yes and... this guy literally had a stroke and then his political actions took a 180.
I would have to agree with the guy above You. When he was pretending to be left wing, the right blamed his stroke and the left said it had nothing to do with that. Now that he turned around it's suddenly a problem? He was just always a grifter. Watch Some More News on him.
When he was pretending to be left wing, the right blamed his stroke and the left said it had nothing to do with that. Now that he turned around it’s suddenly a problem?
Unless the person you replied to personally exhibited both dismissing it the first time and caring about it now, I don't see how this is relevant. "The Left" is not a monolith, and even less so than other groups often mistakenly treated as a monolith.
Watch Some More News on him.
It's not ableist to point out the verifiable facts as we know them. It's also not ableist to discuss real world adverse effects from medical conditions. There was a marked change in many of his stances after the stroke.
Money in politics is a massive issue, and the root of a lot of our current problems... that doesn't mean we ignore history or we simply ignore possible reasons why a politician's stances change.
I'm sure if you had a stroke and suddenly turned into a bigger asshole you'd want the benefit of the doubt for your opinions until that stroke instead of being lumped into always having been a giant douche.
Yep. There are so many other things to criticise people on than their disabilities.