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[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 173 points 2 months ago

And immediately saw the error in his ways? Absolutely not. These people get sick to the point of dying. Go to the emergency room and get healed through real medicine and the efforts of a dozen nurses and a doctor or two. Then they leave and brag to their friends and family "see told you I'd be fine" and never give credit to the REAL medicine that fixed the issue.

[-] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 113 points 2 months ago

"See? Told you I'd be fine."

"Dad, you need to take off your leg to go through airport security."

[-] Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app 56 points 2 months ago

thanks Obama

[-] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

Airplane!_MetalDetectorScene.MP4

[-] binarytobis@lemmy.world 49 points 2 months ago

Many of my relatives are diehard MAGA. So, when Trump said not to wear masks or quarantine, my aunt and her husband and son went out of their way to basically spend every second they could at superspreader events. They were warned it was dangerous, not restricted in any way, but still felt the need to act out to validate political feelings.

Naturally, they all caught COVID in the early days. My uncle and cousin both passed, leaving my aunt as a devastated shell of a woman. When we would see each other at family dinners she would usually just sit with a far-off, forlorn look. Every once in a while she would tune in for a bit to spout some pro-Trump bullshit. I wanted to scream “He helped to kill your family!”

I decided to just stop spending time with these people before I said something I would regret.

[-] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

But would you really regret screaming 'he helped to kill your family'? I think it would be awesome ... unless there's a significant inheritance at stake.

[-] ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I’m a bit baffled by the upvotes on this.

I get it, I’m also furious at the MAGA crowd, but, considering this actually happened, I just feel sorry for that woman.

Losing your family must be horrible either way and if that doesn’t make her reflect, do you think yelling at her will?

You wouldn’t yell at a mentally disabled person, I hope, that’s basically who you’re dealing with.

[-] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 10 points 2 months ago

The problem is that American politicians are gutting the school system because they WANT more mentally disabled people. "I love the poorly educated" - DJT. People like this lady, who will manslaughter their families for Trump, are spreading his propaganda. I don't care how sad she is, if she's spreading his propaganda and telling other people to go through the same tragedy. Someone needs to speak up and stop the cycle of pointless deaths.

[-] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Mentally disabled or not, these people are destroying the country. They are hurting lots of other people. They should know better. They have made a choice to be that way and refuse to change even with the brutal consequences made very clear. If they won't see reason they deserve ridicule.
We don't say 'oh the poor Nazis, they were mentally disabled' - no, we fought them and sacrificed big time to destroy their evil ways.

[-] LostCarcosan@lemmy.today 5 points 2 months ago

If that mentally disabled person was killing people? Yeah, I'd yell at them. Other people dying doesn't mean anything to these people because they don't care about other people. The only thing they understand is themselves

[-] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago

We're mad and MAGAts deserve much worse than losing their husband and child.

[-] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

The woman's mind is broken. She's a cult victim. If she's not actively harming OP, why would being cruel help now? She's already killed her husband, in her mind. She's fucked already.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

She's already killed her husband, in her mind

Are you sure? Sounded like she might still be in denial.

[-] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 6 points 2 months ago

she would tune in for a bit to spout some pro-Trump bullshit

"Hey Marge, how's the husband and son? Still dead? Still Trump's fault?"

[-] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Good choice. There's no getting them out of it without professional help. This is an identity cult. They identity is tied to his, that's why their ego can't take any hits on him. They explain everything away.

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