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Fetterman has to be one of the biggest disappointments for the left in recent memory (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Ragdoll_X to c/leftism

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/john-fetterman-tells-maher-that-near-death-experience-freed-him-to-speak-out-says-progressivism-left-me/ar-BB1nS49V

From the article:

The liberal comedian then asked Fetterman whether his shift in various policies had anything to do with his recovery from his 2022 stroke, asking if his near-death experience had given him a "freedom."

"Absolutely," Fetterman responded. "There's a line from the first 'Batman,' Joker's like ‘I’ve been dead once already. It's very liberating.'"

"It's freeing in a way. And I just think after beating all of that, I just really [want to] be able to say the things that I have to really believe in and not be afraid of if there's any kind of blowback."

So basically yes, the stroke made him a Republican. Pathetic and disappointing, but all too predictable.

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[–] stress_headache 46 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Other than his psychotically unwavering support of Israel what Republican positions has he taken up?

[–] kbotc 48 points 5 months ago (2 children)

He’s got some strange agriculture sponsored bills, banning oil sales from the strategic reserve, but most of his sponsored bills are aimed at helping low income people stay in housing, some pro union stuff, and a bit of fuckcars. He literally sponsored a bill to cancel school meal debt at the federal level. Not sure why he’s getting blasted here as a Republican other than idiocy that he’s not a AOC clone by the “Palestine became my only issue in the last 5 months” folks.

A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to ensure that striking workers and their households do not become ineligible for benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

Yea… Real Republican stance. /s

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse?sponsor=456877

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's it? I'm reading this comment section for 5 minutes trying to find what right-wing things he's done that are making everyone so upset, and it's all just piling on with everyone nodding to each other about how bad he is. Comments like "the stroke should have killed him." Weird.

[–] Fluffy_Ruffs 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This is how it goes. The second a politician shows even a fraction less than 100% commitment to the party line, people turn on them. Politics is all black and white and it's insane. There's no middle ground.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

Insert "leftists are not liberals" meme

Fetterman is truly for the left, he stands for the working class against the wealthy.

Everything else is a distraction, and he realizes this fact. We need more lawmakers like him, not noisemakers like AOC going off about the unimportant issue of the week.

Seize back control our society from the rich and everything else will follow.

[–] PancakeTrebuchet 3 points 5 months ago

I guess his refusal to wear a suit while on the house floor could fall into the "fuck your feelings" category.