Comment on Why are americans taking health advice from a former heroin addict ?

PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• innermachine@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yea it’s not the addiction or even the brainworms that disqualify him, it’s simply his stupidity.

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  • RaoulDook@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    But you must consider the possibility that heroin and brain worms damaged his brain, contributing to the stupidity, and his own stupid choices led to those circumstances that possibly increased his stupidity. Thus he remains open to criticize on all those topics.

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    • maccentric@sh.itjust.works ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I don’t think heroin addiction necessarily damages your brain, and if you make it out the other side you will have learned quite the lesson (presumably)

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      • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Anything that causes respiratory depression lowers available oxygen to the brain and can cause damage over time.

        I understand the sentiment of destigmatizing addiction, but let’s not lie and say it can’t cause permanent damage. It’s a disease, right? And diseases can have aftermath.

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  • Janx@piefed.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Stupid people are redeemable as well. But this asshole has seen the science, ignores it, and continues to spread his lies that will harm and/or kill people for political reasons…

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    • innermachine@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yea I guess you can fix stupid, but you can’t fix willful ignorance when presented with facts and evidence. I have long thought it made no sense that all these govt positions don’t require any expertise in the area they legislate.

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• FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Listen, I’d hire a former heroin addict for a job no problem, but I don’t think I would date one.

  Rfkjr is unqualified for his position.

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