MicroWaveAug 30, 2023

Sen. Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again at a Kentucky event

https://lemmy.world/post/4149758

Sen. Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again at a Kentucky event - Lemmy.world

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze again Wednesday, this time during a gaggle with reporters in Covington, Kentucky, stopping for more than 30 seconds after he was asked if he would run for re-election. The Kentucky Republican froze in July at a news conference on Capitol Hill, going silent for 19 seconds before being escorted away from the cameras. McConnell, 81, returned shortly afterward and continued his news conference, telling reporters, “I’m fine.” When it became apparent that McConnell had frozen again on Wednesday, an aide came up to him and asked, “Did you hear the question, senator?” McConnell continued to be unresponsive.

Show threadNougatAug 30, 2023
Dude is having a series of small strokes right in front of the entire world. If this is happening multiple times in front of cameras, imagine how often it's happening off camera.
Show threadechoctAug 30, 2023
I hope they’re painful. He deserves it.
Show threadNougatAug 31, 2023

McConnell is a partisan hack and an absolute hypocrite, whose actions in the Senate have damaged the country in far-reaching ways.

I aim to be better than him in every way, including not being happy about his physical pain or other complications due to medical issues.

Show threadEssentialCoffeeAug 31, 2023

This is sort of like saying a parent shouldn’t want a punishment on someone who murdered their kid because they need to forgive in order to cleanse their soul or some other religious bullshit.

Perhaps if he weren’t an evil motherfucker, people wouldn’t wish ill of him.

Show thread30mag
It is much more like opposing the death penalty for murder because you believe killing people is wrong. Ever hear “an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind?”
Aug 31, 2023 at 6:28pmWeb
Show threadEssentialCoffeeSep 2, 2023

That’s not apples to apples at all. You’re talking about what consequences should happen for an overall system of punishment in a society where you’re detached as a whole.

What an individual feels about someone who has directly harmed them is completely different. Arguing that you should forgive the people who hurt you because it’s the moral thing to do is what abusers do.

Show thread30magSep 2, 2023

You’re talking about what consequences should happen for an overall system of punishment in a society where you’re detached as a whole.

There is fundamentally no difference between believing the death penalty should not be used by society in general because killing is an immoral act, and believing that the death penalty should not be used in a specific case that impacted you directly because you believe that killing is an immoral act.

Arguing that you should forgive the people who hurt you because it’s the moral thing to do is what abusers do.

You’re the only person that is talking about forgiveness. I did not mention forgiveness. @[email protected] did not mention forgiveness. No one said they forgave McConnell. No one said that he should be forgiven.

Nougat said that they believe it is wrong to take pleasure in the suffering of others when that suffering is not a result of their own choices. I’m inclined to agree with them. I don’t believe in karma and I do not believe random misfortune is a substitute for justice. I’m not forgiving McConnell or letting him off the hook for what he has done because his health is failing.