RFK Jr. and Bernie Sanders get into screaming match over Big Pharma - eviltoast

Summary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused Bernie Sanders of taking millions from Big Pharma during a heated exchange, but Sanders refuted the claim, stating his donations came from workers, not corporate PACs.

Kennedy repeatedly insisted Sanders was the top recipient of pharmaceutical money in 2020, but financial data shows no corporate PAC contributions to Sanders.

Meanwhile, Kennedy has profited from anti-vaccine activism, earning millions from lawsuits and speaking fees.

The debate ended without Kennedy answering whether he would guarantee health care for all as HHS secretary.

  • daltotron@lemmy.ml
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    21 hours ago

    None of what you say is untrue, but if you don’t conform to codified grammar, then you’ll get harangued by a bunch of grammar apes that freak out as soon as you misspell something relatively minor, like -esque to -esk. Or you’ll even just find yourself getting hit with a bunch of clarifying questions about what your specific spelling actually was. So oftentimes it’s actually more fluid, and more clear, to use language that’s more codified.

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      19 hours ago

      Hot take, their original reply was right and the only mistake they made was spending energy engaging further

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        16 hours ago

        I mean, yeah, you’re right, feeding the troll is kind of a classic blunder, but I still think it makes sense not to go out of your way to give them any ammunition. Maybe I come off as a little victim blamey, but I don’t think it’s that serious