"After the June debate that so clearly exposed Joe Biden’s cognitive decline, news coverage questioning his competence to hold office for another term was seemingly never-ending, and for good reason.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to wbpeckham last edited by
@wpeckham Lucked out, you mean, right? I agree!
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Aloniaxxreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Simply because a person's private health is not public property. I'm sure there are mechanisms in place, or at least one would hope so, to prevent anyone so obviously unwell from gaining a position of power.
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Huntn00replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Wealth tends to be corrupting for perceived self benefit. Although I’m financially comfortable, not wealthy, that’s why I have an issue with wealth and how it twists society around its little finger in destructive ways. It’s a ME>WE issue.
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lolonursereplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
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I don't see that happening.
(& I also was horrified at the huge number of journalists, pundits, news people, media wonks... who attacked Biden, called him senile & demented - and never amended their attacks once it was clear that at least part of his problem had been how sick he was.) They aren't willing to be honest about TFG because they're afraid he will attack them, damage their income. -
lolonursereplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to lolonurse last edited by
@lolonurse I agree!
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lolonursereplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to lolonurse last edited by
@lolonurse When you say you don't see that happening, you mean you can't see the media giving up the sanewashing and directly addressing his cognitive decline, right? I fear you may be right, though there are some glimmers now, after the debate, of the media's willing to reassess their stubborn commitment to both-sidesism and giving Trump pass after pass
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Huntn00 last edited by
@Huntn00 I agree.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Aloniaxx last edited by
@Judeet99 Public figures are public figures. To point to very obvious mental aberrations in someone running for high office is not to invade her/his privacy. It's to do due diligence as a practitioner precisely because that person has a large public presence that promises to affect large numbers of people.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to lolonurse last edited by
@lolonurse @Huntn00 Oh, yes. Spend just a day in academic life and you'll encounter a world of folks like that.
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Aloniaxxreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy "Due diligence" could only be effectively done with a proper face to face assessment in the privacy of a psychiatrist's office in order to get the full picture. Anyone can make comments based solely on someone's public performance, be they psychiatrist or not.
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lolonursereplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
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Some of them are probably a touch embarrassed at being so transparent in their pandering, so are weaving in tiny bits of "truth" to appease some of their audience. But I don't think they'll go all the way. I believe they're greedy & scared. -
Martin Vermeer FCDreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Agreed, except that there never was a Biden 'cognitive decline' above or beyond normal aging. There was a loss of effective ability to communicate - a very different beast. Joe continues to be sharp as a razor - he just doesn't always manage to get the word out. Which is fatal in campaigning. But he continues to function as one of the best presidents ever.
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Martin Vermeer FCDreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy @lolonurse @Huntn00 Also, you said it right: 'have' degrees - for moneyed brats. Not quite the same as earned degrees.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Martin Vermeer FCD last edited by
@martinvermeer @lolonurse @Huntn00 As we can see from the biography of one Donald Trump (not to mention, say, George W. Bush), one can clearly have a degree, including from a prestigious institution, and not have done anything to earn it.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Martin Vermeer FCD last edited by
@martinvermeer Yes.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to lolonurse last edited by
@lolonurse Greedy and scared sums it up well — and arrogant and, because arrogance produces this, stupid.
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Huntn00replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy @martinvermeer @lolonurse Word has it that Daddy bought Donny his degree…
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Aloniaxx last edited by
@Judeet99 There's a world of difference between a clinical practitioner making a clinical diagnosis of a private patient, and a well-trained practitioner exercising public responsibilty by warning the public that a prominent public figure shows serious signs of mental deterioration.