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Arodextoday at 4:35 AM6 repliesview on HN

Can we start a serious discussion about whether you might start taking responsibility of who you elect instead of wasting your time fantasizing?

I mean, it is not as if RFK was the darling candidate of HN at one time?


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epistasistoday at 4:40 AM

I've been a long time foe of RFK Jr., spend way too much time here, and have never been under the impression that RFK Jr. was a darling here at all.

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Waterluviantoday at 5:16 AM

The Americans have what’s basically a cultural trait at this point of deflecting ownership of their government’s actions with “not my president so not my failure” abdication of responsibility.

I wish we could open trade talks with these people instead. But, alas, that’s not how it works.

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monkpittoday at 4:37 AM

Yes because everyone else on HN is one hivemind, other than you of course.

rozaptoday at 4:42 AM

Goomba fallacy

SpicyLemonZesttoday at 4:39 AM

You might benefit from looking up the Goomba Fallacy. As a former anti-anti-RFK guy, I absolutely have to take responsibility, I severely misunderstood the wellness movement and didn't realize that inflicting disease on people was their goal. But I don't know why you think the person you're responding to supported RFK.

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lovichtoday at 5:26 AM

>I mean, it is not as if RFK was the darling candidate of HN at one time?

Wasn't my darling candidate. Mostly because I can read research papers and understand that drinking raw milk and avoiding vaccines doesn't make me healthier.