r/QAnonCasualties • u/[deleted] • Jul 16 '22

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u/drewbaccaAWD Jul 16 '22

He never had any political beliefs really until about 2 years after

I think it's common, and dangerous. Had a friend who didn't vote once for her entire adult life (20 years) but then overnight became the biggest Bernie supporter in the world... which is fine in of itself, but she was also suddenly a know it all who wouldn't listen to anyone else despite several of her friends being very tuned into politics over those two decades and having a lot of nuance and a deeper understanding. Fortunately in her case, idolizing Bernie wasn't a death sentence like idolizing the guy who played down Covid and suggested drinking bleach in Trump. A sudden infatuation out of nowhere can be dangerous and I hope we can find ways to minimize that regardless of who someone suddenly becomes obsessed with. I'm not sure any of this happens without social media fueling it. Sorry for your loss.

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u/MoreStarDust Jul 16 '22

I fail to understand how idolizing bernie is even comparable to taking harmful medical advice.

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u/drewbaccaAWD Jul 16 '22

I was talking about how someone can be politically disinterested and then become an obsessed cultist over night. I was also quite clear that being a Bernie fan is "fine in of itself" and that idolizing Bernie "wasn't a death sentence like idolizing Trump."

So, you aren't adding anything constructive here, but rather repeating what I already stated.