This sounds like a stupid question, but I'm being genuine.

He is telling people to eat more meat, which sounds absolutely insane to me.

What qualifies him to give health advice ? Why are americans trusting him ?

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[+] 83 points 9 months ago (14 children)
  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (8 children)

    He spent his entire life literally destroying his mind. Is he bad because he is an addict? Perhaps not, but he has significant brain damaged because of the drugs.

    I am all for recovery but the truth is he will never have the mental faculties to be a leader because of his life choices. He will never be able to make a full recovery. That is not discrimination, that is just reality.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (7 children)

    No. This logic is fatalist bullshit.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Drugs have consequences whether you accept it or not.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    They do, i know. Theyre not certain. The consequences depend on lots of factors. To disqualify someone because they used drugs without looking more into how it affected that specific person is fatalist bullshit.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    Oh yeah, I totally get that. It is obvious that RFK has brain damage which affects his ability to think clearly. This is specific to him doing hard drugs for decades.

    Also, just because you wouldn't make a good leader because of damage you did to your mind does not change that you should be treated with dignity and care.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (3 children)

    When oxygen to the brain is habitually suppressed, brain damage can occur. That's not fatalist, it's just reality.

    That doesn't imply addiction is a moral failing. It's a disease, and diseases can have permanent effects.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I agree brain damage CAN occur. Thats not the same statement i was criticizing.

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    I do not need to take a hard look at this to clearly see that this is a person who does not approach life with the scientific method in mind.

    Being a drug addict does not accidentally happen. It suggests a flawed decision making process which should make someone ineligible to be making decisions which affect millions of people.

    I don't look down on someone for being a heroin user, but I do trust their decision making process less than I would trust someone who did not make that decision.

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  • [–] -2 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

    You can't get a security clearance with a history of narcotics addiction. Nor can you join the military. Because the addiction compromises you and your judgement.

    There is no such thing as a 'former addict'.

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