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Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said in an interview that aired Sunday that he believed opening up to the public about his mental health struggles earlier this year would negatively impact his career.

In an interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press,” Fetterman opened up about his battle with clinical depression earlier this year and urged those facing mental health issues to seek help. He said that for the first couple of weeks while being treated for depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, he felt scared about sharing his experiences publicly.

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[–] RealFknNito 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Alright then you wouldn't mind a little piss in your cereal, yeah? The whole bowl isn't piss, it's just a little bit. Cereal will never be an all or nothing thing so take a fucking bite.

Or can a little bit of something be so revolting you get rid of it all? Fucking hell.

[–] WindyRebel 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Dude. You need to live in reality. You think all voters believe in and advocate for the same things?

No one wants piss in their cereal, but guess what? You’ll get it anyway. Just vote for how much.

[–] RealFknNito 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I've always been voting for the least pissed in cereal but the difference is you're telling me it's fine and I'm telling you it's not fine.

Submitting to the idea that there will always be piss in your cereal is a dark reality I refuse to accept.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The problem with your analogy is for you it’s piss, but a reasonable person who’s actually fairly close to you ideologically can come to a different conclusion. But you both like cereal, and maybe that’s more important.

[–] RealFknNito 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It's a genocide and he's supporting it. Yes, the analogy isn't perfect but trying to pick it apart now is just semantics. He is defending the indefensible and by doing so joins the fascists and zionists who want nothing more than Palestine to be glassed to make way for Jewish settlers. This isn't a game of Civilization, I don't give a shit if Hamas gave them a Casus Belli, this is genocide and it's sickening.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The slaughter of children is worse than piss in my cereal. Why is it not worse for you?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think they call that a straw man.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Actually they call it the current situation in gaza