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[@ericgunner4121]

Everyone is fatter, more tired, depressed and unmotivated. People just getting out of high school are saying they feel old lmao

[@GruntoSkunko]

Life always sucked. Humans shouldn’t exist

[@ezonplays2260]

​@@GruntoSkunko soy cynic. I'm a based gigachad optimist. Look at the beauty of man's spirit and cry.

[@JolyneC]

This is me

[@jeremiahsmith8499]

​@@GruntoSkunkoOkay Friedrich Nietzsche calm down.

[@TheDragon975]

​@@GruntoSkunkoIf you insist on being miserable, at least do it quietly. You always have an option.

[@Real-Ruby-Red]

Guys its in your foods. Everytime I go to america, the food from the shops tastes so strange. Coke tastes like chemicals because they dont use regular sugar. Your bread is sweet as hell because its rammed with sugar! Your food is cheaply made and made to be so sweet and calorie dense!

[@jj4485-o5o]

When i went to america a few years ago i was like ok im in the motherland of fast food, gotta try some, tasted so trashy i was shocked

[@alley4978]

So Americans should just eat less to get same amount of calories as Europeans with bigger plates?

[@juam7516]

true

[@rosco3866]

​@@alley4978eat whole foods , it's not that hard

[@monkeyboy275bobo8]

@@alley4978 Exactly. If you eat less food, you gain less weight.

[@outerjohn]

Just a reminder that the Dems calling RFK "crazy" used to be critical of big pharma, Monsanto, processed food manufacturers, the alphabet agencies, and all the stuff he's actually saying

[@RandomCarrot2806]

In the decades to come, I'm looking forwards to some major reveals coming out about just what the hell happened to the democratic party in the last 20 years. I suspect there will be plenty of corruption, bribery and even treason scandals coming.

[@MyPronounsHeWhore]

I'm also old enough to remember when dems weren't lunatics and actually kinda cool

[@jwbartle]

But they aren't critical of basic vaccines, which RFJ Jr is. Hence the split.

[@ThunderSen]

@@jwbartle Hes critical of hazardous things inside vaccines, that have shown to be dangerous. He did not just invent bad vaccines. There is larger body of science research supporting what Bobby was talking about. He did not just wake antivaxer.

[@TheTexasDice]

Horseshoe Theory is in full swing. The left has gone so far left, it is now a right-wing opinion to criticize huge corporations.

[@adamjames0710]

The senators who gave RFK jr such a hard time are the ones who received the most in donations from the pharmaceutical companies… I’m sure that’s just a coincidence though.

[@RogerCaplan]

I'm sure a $5 trillion industry that makes over $700 billion per year in profit would never stoop so low as to bribe politicians to ensure that US healthcare remains as costly and inefficient as possible...

[@Dharnthread]

His kids are vaccinated. Let that sink in. 😂

[@ForceGhostAnakin]

@@Dharnthread thank you for this comment it’s a perfect example of why our nation is divided. RFK is not anti vaccination, he is pro vaccine regulation. However, half the media will report the sentiment you just expressed in your comment, and the other half will call you retarded without explaining why. Look at the data trends, look at where the money is headed. Production has increased by about 80% since 82 and wages have only gone down for 98% of the populous. Democrats and Republicans will continue playing good cop bad cop with us until we’re no better off than slaves.

[@supremesenpai8932]

He has said that he is anti vax. He should not be the head of medicine

[@oSiiKModding]

@@supremesenpai8932why the fuck do you liberals defend vaccines & pharma so much??

[@Mettie7]

You mentioned THE polio vaccine a lot in this vid, but there's like five or six different polio vaccines. It's only one of the five or six polio vaccines that RFK doesn't like. It didn't go through the same trials that the other ones did and he just wants that one to be temporarily pulled from the market to go through the proper trials. People who get polio will still be able to get one of the other polio vaccines.

[@yagsipcc287]

True there are several the ones he and most people don't like have active polio in them these have caused massive issues in places they have been used. Also some of them have very high rates of heavy metals in them this is another issue. Also as far as the development of the polio shots by the time they had a working and what appeared to be safe and at least safer than what they tested on people with trials it was pretty much gone from the population this is the other issue as well.

[@kevinmiller5467]

Polio vaccine does not help after you get polio. It has to be taken before.

[@Naturally-Stoked]

It's funny how no one is talking about the new mRNA "vaccine" that had the worst VAERS reporting in all time.. this is what has driven ppl to be antivaxers. I stopped taking the flu shot over 25 years ago cuz all my clients who got the flu shot always got the flu so I know it's all bullshit

[@SaiRyan1]

Yeah all vaccines are not created equal and rfk is a legit expert on vaccines and knows way more than the average person and most of these politicians.

[@controversialcommenter]

You mean THE polio vaccine from a certain foundation 🤔

[@LTLBproductions]

My sister has autism, when she was a baby the doctor told my mom that she’ll never be able to live a normal life, talk normal or at all, she won’t be able to eat for herself, bathe herself, use the restroom by herself etc. my mom went to a group of Parent’s were they all share their struggles with their kids that have autism. A lot of them just gave up on their kids. My mom left and said that place was depressing and said that if we raise my sister to live in this world like she’s normal she will be fine. Feels like ancient history now. My sister now is working and going to college driving, and talks fine. So I feel treating my sister normal was the big factor in her success.

[@JoyAushwa]

That's because she is normal 😂

[@ashgamble1168]

Agree to a point my nephew is on the spectrum my sis faught like hell for him pushed him hard the turning point was when he started playing rugby the boys treated him as just one of the boys. He's now working on a dairy farm, living by himself got a lovely girlfriend just a normal well adjusted young man

[@sean7269]

My dad was hit by a car when he was 3 years old and the doctor told his parents that he’d never be able to walk again. Bro was running around by the age of 6. Like any profession lots of doctors aren’t good at what they do. Many people put way too much faith in “fancy man in lab coat”

[@MonochromeObserver]

Autism is a spectrum, and girls are notorious for masking which is why they go under the radar often. Just because she has a high-functioning type doesn't mean she doesn't have any struggles that you may not know of. Yes, it's good that your sister was treated normal, but that may not work for other people. I too was treated normally to a point. I'm also an autistic woman, I talk alright and went to university. But I am extremely asocial. I don't have the need to socialize and I don't have any instincts that make social interactions a no-brainer. I don't remember faces. Me being bullied only reinforced this attitude that I'm better off alone. My sensitivity and empathy is so high that I get emotionally burned out and become bitter. When someone was getting reprimanded, I felt guilty for something I did not do in their stead, while they didn't care. Obviously, my autism was way more apparent when I was a kid. I only started speaking coherently when I was 4.

[@deaj8450]

​​​@MonochromeObserver So then don't socialize if you don't want to. Do what works for you. No one is advocating a blanket one size fits all solution for every single person. Everyone has struggles whether they are 'normal' or not that only they really comprehend. But it takes time to figure out what works for you, because everyone goes through their own journey figuring out life. I probably am on the spectrum, I can't say for sure, but I just be myself like I always have and don't think about it. Whatever works for me is fine for me, regardless of why it works. I understand the guilty thing. When I watch TV or movies, especially when I was younger, I basically could not bring myself to even look at the screen if someone was getting in trouble with an authority figure. I have vivid memories of feeling extremely awful and embarrassed during Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets as a child when they first find the cat petrified and everyone thinks the three heroes did it. Like to the point of not being able to watch the movie at all because that one scene made me feel so guilty and uncomfortable. But that is just life. My solution was not watching movies and just going through life and growing up. I don't advocate my solutions to navigating life for anyone else cause I'm a lonely weird jerk.

[@USMC49er]

Bring back the presidential fitness test across all grade levels

[@nustada]

And sterilize below 50th percentile.

[@krissijane6189]

When did they get rid of that? And why?! I'm not even that old and I did the presidential fitness tests in school.

[@Scouting1212]

That wont solve the issue, a single test administered once or twice a year will not prevent the poor habits or food quality these kids are exposed to everyday.

[@dustincooper7181]

Wait the got rid of that damn

[@MakerInMotion]

End the subsidies on sugar and corn and they won't cram sugar and corn syrup into everything we eat and drink.

[@Zealot.y2k-n7p]

JFK Jr has spasmodic dysphonia, its throat muscle spasms , dont be so quick to judge, children.

[@TheOffizier]

They literally mocked him for it. calling it brain worm and that just kinda hypocritical coming from them

[@shane7055]

That’s RFK jr bro.

[@erwins_arm]

​@@shane7055that's what he said

[@shane7055]

@@erwins_arm he said JFK Jr. That’s RFK Jr.

[@erwins_arm]

@@shane7055 my bad

[@SavantPete]

I've been noticing that a lot of babies are heavier now. It starts with the parents and it continues with the school.

[@MichaelObamna]

They’re feeding them crap from day 1

[@Liridiona]

Idk man seems kinda weird you are observing a lot of babies weight

[@anonymousanonymous6796]

@@Liridiona nothing wrong with observing someone's weight, you sound fat & insecure

[@CM-137]

Most likely, their mothers put soda and Tang in their bottles. And that's just the bottle.

[@worndown8280]

Thats what happens when people are always on electronics and PE classes are a joke.

[@rellikskuppin7417]

Popeyes has ran out of chicken. "HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FEED MAH KIDS"

[@kesdunu937]

No chicken?! Or is you just outta chicken?!

[@williampoole1742]

"OHHHH MAH BEHBEH'S!!! 🍉🍗"

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

Trump's America sadge

[@JalapenoSteve]

I like to smear the peanut butter and jelly on my ass. I call it a peanut butter jelly ass sandwich, but Tom here will be calling it lunch.

[@troylawson1902]

😂😂

[@silverstrings292]

Possibly hot take: the awareness of autism has made the symptoms of autism worse, especially in those who self diagnose. I fell out with a friend a few years after they diagnosed themselves because they gradually changed from somebody who had some small quirks but was an otherwise normal and functioning adult to somebody who tried to infantilise every conversation and never take responsibility for the way they talked to people (but would constantly call out everybody else for even the smallest slight against them). They weren't like that before. The rise of tiktok and social awareness of autism and self diagnosing changed things in just about 2 years after knowing them for 8 years prior.

[@scubarubanzaii]

Facts. One of my friends is a social worker who deals with people from autism to major drug abusers and many in between- she specifically lists her hot take as a dislike of things like TikTok causing people to falsely self-identify things like autism, ADHD, PTSD, and the like just for social brownie points. She dislikes this trend because it belittles the reality, experiences, and aid the truly diagnosed have. She’s an extremely strong socialist leftist feminist too.

[@sk8legendz]

The self diagnosis crisis is definitely a problem, because most people making self diagnosis lack the medical education to recognize that many conditions can share symptoms.And sometimes you don't have symptoms of any condition you just have, as you said, small quirks If all of us were to look at symptoms of various spectrum disorders, we've all probably matched one or three symptoms on a bad day It's like googling a stomachache.Obviously, it's just the bad taco bell, but google's gonna tell you.It's colon cancer

[@BrockSamsonOG]

I heartily agree. Seen this pattern many times. People want to be victims or farm empathy.

[@Fergus-H-MacLeod]

I feel like people mix up antisocial behavior with being autistic.

[@M98747]

My wife is a counselor, and this is 100% true. Self-diagnosis is a massive issue, and studies have shown that people talking more about and identifying more with their mental issues causes the issues to compound.

[@Della.Chambers]

-Im so sick of this. Bernie, like the rest of the Democratic senators, just got loud and abrasive and tried to railroad him into a Y/N using loaded language like "human right". Its all nonsense...

[@DUKEzors]

Bernie is just as guilty as anyone else for advocating based on money that is given to him. It's so dishonest when any of them do it.

[@tesladrew2608]

Watch the unedited video, this is leaving out the part where they came to consensus about the language and agreed.

[@The_Real_ZC]

Exactly

[@Oshdog70]

It should be a human right….

[@VariantShades]

It's RFK Jr's own fault for saying so much crazy shit publicly and on video. He's the one who gave the Democrats all the ammunition they need.

[@Argonaut__LXXMCCCXC]

Universal health care would be more possible if 80% of Americans weren't chronically ill.

[@TheJudge-o7]

If more than half the country is obese how on earth could the tax base support that. Prevention is the best cure!

[@BrothaMan831]

Thats what im saying too man, like i think the system would buckle, because everyone is so unhealthy. I like my healtchare i dont want to change either.

[@professordaihard3571]

Agreed.

[@funkybassdude1155]

Yeah, true. But to be honest it is easier to fix that than you may think. Education on how to shop for and cook real food, and how to exercise properly is a really big first step. The government should subsidize whole foods at grocery stores, provide more welfare benefits if they buy whole foods instead of processed junk, and provide healthcare tax cuts for those who pass a health examination each year. If they make it easier to live a healthy life rather than an unhealthy one, then more people will naturally choose the healthy option.

[@DS-lk3tx]

Bro. Yall wanted corporate american healthcare to solve your corporate american food intake problem?! Pfizer SHARES a board member with kellogs cereal. J&J bandaids shares board members with RAYTHEON. See what I'm spelling out? This is all cat and mouse game. The US is a pvp server. Thats what foreigners don't understand. We're not a country.

[@micasa8421]

RFK Jr ''The population is fat, we should put aside our differences and investigate things that keep us unhealthy for profit'' The Dems: ''Look at this onsee tho!!!!!''

[@TheJudge-o7]

Poor rfk, he’s trying so hard to make a difference and prob screams into his pillow after days like this. Doing gods work tho.

[@tomomihisaya]

RFK is an anti vaccine person and he was a drug addict. He is also on trumps cabinet. Nobody should be listening to him about anything health related. “Yeah I know we tried to deport minorities and take away women’s rights and minority rights and we froze welfare and federal spending so you can’t get SNAP but let’s put aside our differences and “fix” obesity” 🙄you have to be dumb to fall for this.

[@evancurran3438]

The vaccine schedule for children is insane. Basically all of the diseases they are vaccinating for aren't a real health threat. Vaccine advocates are so zealous they ignore the bad reactions and injuries. I saw this constantly during the pand3mic. The statistics on vaccine injuries are bunk.

[@williamwayne4043]

Lololol when Michelle said the same thing she was called an evil communist. You guys don't actually care about kids you just wanna own the libs.

[@williamwayne4043]

​@@TheJudge-o7 being anti vaccine is going to hurt a lot of children

[@Stryfe132]

bernie shows up, asks the same question hes asked for 70 years, and then makes a video on how he disagrees with someone. let the cycle continue

[@dantediss1]

Bernie shows up, says alot of words, and then continues doing nothing outside of collecting a paycheck

[@RedLancerMoto]

Honestly, has he accomplished anything?

[@radicalindividual7774]

@@dantediss1 Doing nothing? What are you talking about? He had to sell his 5th, 6th, and 7th houses. Also, tax the -millionaires- oops, I sold multiple houses, I mean the Billionaires.

[@kingrama521]

@@dantediss1 it's hard to do anything when both sides of the two-party system are against him

[@Tucker_Tries]

Lol because the same problems exist 😂

[@TheGamingAngel18]

Bernie is in fact NOT cooking

[@dirk1998]

Yea he has his moments... This ain't one of them though...

[@TheGamingAngel18]

@@dirk1998I don’t always agree with Bernie but found him more sensible than most of the DNC, this was legit embarrassing to watch.

[@petrasixz4306]

😂😂😂

[@JoeEver123]

You didnt watch the full discussion. This is only the parts Fox news is trying to shove in. There are multiple time where your Kennedy get completely anhilated. I really like that part when they ask him if hes going to to accept "gifts" from medical company after his departure and he went blank….

[@j.j.8159]

Asmon was cooking with the “you don’t have a right to someone else’s labor”. So many people don’t understand this simple concept now adays..

[@aosabi]

"people"; you mean commies.

[@bryanvanduck]

You have a right to an attorney

[@SlackerMagician]

he was right about that, it's too bad he didn't know how to explain it. humans rights are everything that you would have if you were alone on an island, things that other people can take away from you. nobody is born with a trained doctor in their pocket

[@tovsteh]

The entire concept of Leftism is that the government/people has a right to your labour and can restrict your individual freedoms to force compliance. Its the essence of what constitutes Socialism/Communism and we saw plenty of that during the last health crisis

[@remyllebeau77]

But he still wants single payer healthcare, paid for by stealing money via taxes which is free labor.

[@PurplePaperPrius]

The really sad part is, it took someone like RFK jr to start talking about how terrible the American food system is. That's why a lot of people say that both parties are the same. Because they are both having their pockets filled by the same big-pharma and big-agriculture corporations

[@shmizzleshmazzle9830]

hmmmm i remember when michele obama tried to make school lunches healthier and then conservatives called her a tyrant

[@charlesbrown4483]

@@shmizzleshmazzle9830 Taking vending machines out of schools isn't going to make America healthier. All that does is force kids to eat the trash school food which was(is) literally just as bad as the things they were eating from the vending machines. And yes, it was tyrannical. The solution is not a decree on what people can and cannot eat. The solution is the corporate carrot. Subsidize the corporations who make food that isn't complete garbage. Corporations who don't adapt will not survive the market, this is literally an anti-market tactic, so the left should love it, though maybe not as much as the full-bore decree on what consumers are allowed to stuff down their gullets. Food in general would become healthier, but people would still have the option to eat what they want. Such a solution doesn't take anything away from anyone, it simply incentivizes healthier food options for both the corporations and the consumers.

[@redcrewmate927]

​@@shmizzleshmazzle9830 😂 I remember that! I was against it too because I didn't want to lose that god smacking Pizza or that Mexico food as well. 😂😂

[@shmizzleshmazzle9830]

@ my chubby niece had never once talked to me about politics until michele obama had the audacity.

[@C.N.D._The_72nd]

@@shmizzleshmazzle9830 and yet now because of her it's even more unhealthy than it was.

[@MrRippyMcBaked]

"Our children are sicker than ever!" "Do you support these onesies?" Incredible.

[@mufasafalldown8401]

Pure theatre as usual from Bernie.

[@IncredibleLyrics]

SO you think its fine hes selling tv shirts?

[@tesladrew2608]

​@@mufasafalldown8401I disagree with as usual from Bernie. He is the most real politician.

[@gimpxors3]

@@tesladrew2608 yea no, he's one of the most illiterate of them all.

[@mirianadimitrova2112]

Autism is one of the few points I disagree with Asmond. It's not related to socialization because most kids start showing symphoms years before real socialization actually starts.

[@danielclark8702]

Asmondgold is right, I was somewhat/mildly autistic & awkward, & having friends & chatting daily really helps & helped alot

[@weeborder69]

its also applied to people who dont have real issues the same way adhd was to millennials and trannies where to gen z.

[@mirianadimitrova2112]

@danielclark8702 did you have a diagnosis or just thought you're awkward?

[@danielclark8702]

@@mirianadimitrova2112 Yeah I was a total mouthbreather when I was more antisocial, Asmond was to clearly & it shows, it might be irrational because we’re not diagnosed or whatever but I know it in my heart. I took some long online test a friend sent that showed me as mildly but meh, not really same as diagnosed of course.

[@danielclark8702]

@@mirianadimitrova2112 In middle school one kid didn’t really have almost his motor functions & also had aspergers & the lady who assisted him in getting around every day literally told me she thought I was autistic, but yeah never looked into it or wanted to be seen as different, & tbh now i’m pretty normal cause my friends.

[@thearbrailia]

My son is in a headstart federally funded preschool. My district is 70% black and they just had a health screening last week. One third of the four year olds are overweight and won't play zombie base defense with my son because they are too tired. The school lunch is all stuff like mozzarella sticks, uncrustables, chicken and waffles, hot pockets and other branded items that my kid keeps trying to get me to buy when we go to the store. I pack his lunch because I want him to have nutrients and not just seed oil and crap. The kids on the school lunch have been trying to take his food at lunchtime and I don't blame them with what they are stuck with.

[@TheSympathon]

thats insane that they feed that at children school wtf, dystopian

[@Hollyclown]

That food line up is crazy!

[@Just_a_Piano_]

@@TheSympathon dude the food when I was in school is so abysmal. Thanks to that crack Obama and his stupid law he made school foods got WORSE and LESS healthy than they already were. Now the food in schools are made by the same people that make literal prison food, it's fking sad

[@animeloveer97]

watch out your kid might be trading food at school and thats why he wants that crap, hes been eating it there

[@jacks1bonnielass]

I 100% blame my daughter’s school and her father for instilling awful eating habits in her. Anytime she wasn’t at school, she’d HIDE food. I’d buy fruits and veggies and the best healthy snacks you could think of, and I cooked at least 4 days per week, but she’d go to her Dad’s and eat McDonald’s and a pint of ice cream. I had no control over her when she was there. He was mentally/verbally abusive, an alcoholic, and I never was able to fight him financially in court to force supervised visitation for him. She’s now 20 and is fighting to lose weight. My heart is broken for her, I did everything I could, I fought hard for her and in the end she was still instilled with trauma and terrible habits. I tried so hard. I talked to her endlessly. She just started going back to the gym with me and is eating a little better, praise God. I’m so very worried about her…I’m praying she gets on the right path!!!

[@dumoneyyy]

Im so sick of this. Bernie, like the rest of the Democratic senators, just got loud and abrasive and tried to railroad him into a Y/N using loaded language like "human right". Its all nonsense

[@Eyrothath]

Access to health care is a right but health care itself isn't a right and I am sick of that talking point.. If health care is a "right" in say.. Our Constitution (it's not) it would mean I could go to my doctors house and conscript him to treat me..

[@SchadenfreuderNonbuynary]

No matter how many time, Bernie exposed himself as a crook, Asmon will still worships him.

[@bonk2935]

​@@Eyrothathwell what would you consider a human right?

[@Sandsawks]

Exactly. It's a nuanced conversation and he tried to limit RFK's response to 1 word? I used to respect Bernie so much but he seems to be falling into the same political bs as most others in Washington. It's a gotchya game for him now.

[@pongtre568]

​@@Eyrothath it would also means doctors can hold your life hostage if the price is not right. Coming from a country with corrupt doctors It's your choice. Human rights or not.

[@Boxmediaphile]

You can’t have universal healthcare in America right now, you need to dramatically drop the obesity in the country before you even think about it otherwise you will bankrupt the health system

[@rafsandomierz5313]

Ever heard about the magic thing called education? The health system could afford to do this but pocket is more important it seems, hence why all efforts vanquish.

[@supremecaffeine2633]

​@@rafsandomierz5313 You've made no point.

[@bathtub_marmot]

I've been told we're the richest country in the world, and not only that, but the GOAT country. A GOAT country in 2025 that can't afford healthcare for all our people? That would mean we're *not* the GOAT, we just have a bunch of rich __ running things.

[@Shakooky]

@@rafsandomierz5313but we are educated plenty of schools talk about it but issue costs and no force of children and teens on GYM or fun workout activities like sports or maybe mandate military after highschool for 2 years. Helps them get fit and can get benefits out.

[@Metalgarn]

Shouldn't have it ever if we are being honest. There needs to be major changes but putting your healthcare in the hands of the government is a recipe for disaster. Once the government is paying for your healthcare, they have the right to force choices on you as long as they can claim it's for your health, and therefore a national interest.

[@sukablat5938]

Only Asmon could watch Bernie go apoplectic over a onesie and then only comment on how badly JFK jr responded. Bernie looked like a crazy nutjob, incensed by a man not denouncing a silly onesie.

[@crustader3755]

Bernie is his favorite politician and he sides with him no matter who is talking against him or what stance he takes. He is just blindsided by him like many are with their favorite political person, unfortunately.

[@larissatoth]

Yes, that was hilarious.

[@Mobius_ll]

Nah, what's nutty is not being able to answer yes or no to such a simple question. Nobody is going to burn you at the stake for actually answering, why is it so unreasonable to hold the people in charge of our country accountable to THEIR OWN OPINIONS? Forget Left vs. Right, if you dive down some irrelevant tangent and refuse to answer any simple question then you're not fit to lead.

[@sukablat5938]

@@Mobius_ll I would agree with you if it was a substantive question that actually mattered, but framing some lame gotcha as a yes or no is not that. Bernie should have asked what vaccines he was against and why, and if Bernie understood the questions he was asking perhaps he could hold JFK Jr to account that way. Bernie's problem is he was acting like some sort of harpy school marm towards a man who has genuinely nuanced opinions on a relatively unexplored area of health. Do babies actually need dozens of vaccines, and are there serious potential problems with giving them so many?

[@Mobius_ll]

@sukablat5938 *has genuinely nuanced opinions* *refuses to elaborate because they asked a dumb question* my point stands. Sorry, you're not allowed to hold the high ground without defending it. If the question is easy, give an easy answer and move on. If you'd rather defend yourself than your answer, you don't deserve the time of day. Rather, you can do whatever you want, but if you're unable or unwilling to communicate straight forwardly then you have no place among leaders.

[@Wickedstrife]

Rfk has said before that obviously, he supports vaccines, but not every vaccine. How can we say all vaccines are always good when we haven't done all the research?

[@yagsipcc287]

Many of the ones in the US are banned in Europe and other countries for the side effects or how unsafe they are. Same goes with chemicals on food and what is funny the people who once wanted more European standards to food and drugs are now moaning about someone who is trying to do just that.

[@Wickedstrife]

@yagsipcc287 this is exactly what I mean. Obviously, the polio vaccine is amazing and deleted an awful disease. But how many out there haven't been studied enough to know the long-term effects? Food in America has been bad for years. I don't know exactly what, but there are so many man made chemicals in our food. Any man made chemical is probably bad for you. America has been overweight for years. Everything is about money. The corporations don't care about people's health, and neither does the government. The bottom line is first. I truly hope trump and his cabinet can start a change, but in the end, the money has to flow.

[@apophisdd]

Check how many more vaccines are on the childhood schedule today vs 40 years ago. Now why has autism or other ill-healths skyrocket in kids since then? Before the pandemic I was a vaccine defender. Now I'm not sure. There are vaccines that are essential and there are others that seem unnecessary. Why are infants getting vaccines for STDs like HPV and HepB?

[@terryr9052]

Asmon is such a moron when it comes to bernie

[@The_Real_ZC]

Exactly

[@jestademon3524]

These kids need the 5 food groups: -Steak -Ribs -Chicken Thighs -Eggs -More Steak And don't skip on the steak.

[@The_New_IKB]

There are two food groups, grease and stodge. These can be divided into sweet and savoury grease/stodge.

[@widiwoqm1544]

Steak and peas

[@triplecks1611]

MR Steak with sauted mushrooms and onions covered in butter and bread to mop it up.

[@JackMcGuire-em7nt]

I OD'd on the chicken thighs. gross me out now

[@aSSGoblin1488]

only if we only give steak to nonvaxxed

[@YT_TimeKeeper]

4:03 Listen to Bernie's exact wording: "...guarantee healthcare to all people as a human right." He doesn't say guarantee it to citizens.

[@somemonkeystirnerite]

Yes he does. You are just being pedantic because you like being contrarian.

[@Jaksio]

​@@somemonkeystirnerite He isn't. Not when it comes to politicians becasue that is how they operate. They play with the words and how they formulate their sentences so they can backtrack on waht they said or manipulate public opinion to their casue.

[@ghoulbuster1]

No health care for illegals.

[@somemonkeystirnerite]

@@Jaksio What would he backtrack on? Giving healthcare to all? Bernie has been pushing for this for a LONG TIME. We are talking since the 80s. He still hasn’t backtracked on it.

[@felatras9503]

@@somemonkeystirnerite Is that why he didn't support the Laken Riley bill? He wants to distribute US citizens' resources to illegal immigrants?

[@Zetherior]

You don't develop classic social autism from lack of social interaction. You develop modern social autism from lack of social interaction.

[@calebhughes5767]

Poor bernie. He made millions and doesn’t talk about millionaires anymore. Completely destroying his reputation

[@marcobonizzi6479]

Asmongold shilling for Bernie Sanders is just pathetic to watch...

[@chumorgan443]

Every anti-capitalist is just looking for a way to capitalises on it. Bernie found his.

[@calebhughes5767]

@marcobonizzi6479 he believes what he does. Don't you believe in something? Surely there's a flaw in who you believe in

[@calebhughes5767]

@marcobonizzi6479 millions believe in Muhammad and Allah didn't choose him.

[@marcobonizzi6479]

@ So you view religion and political parties as the same things?

[@MrDavid01228]

RFK "I retired from the board, I have no influence on the org" Bernie - "You still have power"... he literally did what he could to distance himself from the company by resigning his position.

[@TwoBs]

Bernie is just that much of a partisan hack using an incredibly disingenuous way of thinking with his questioning - a guy that yammers on and on about muh revuhlooshunary change muh progressive fewchur, yet vehemently stands against anyone trying to do just that because they don’t fall on the Approved Side of Progress™ of the political aisle. He knows very well RFK distanced himself and how things operate once they leave their position, but because he knows he’s built up this brand over the last decade with the youth that has this incredibly naive outlook on the way things operate (where they believe once you have a position in a company/board that you forever hold that position and wield massive power or something with “connections”), he knows to continue relevance for another decade he needs to ham it up …

[@HumpCatting69]

And you really think he doesn't have the same views? He's been saying the same thing for how long but now that he's up for a major public position he's all for them 😂😂😂

[@TheHalfwayXBray]

Yeah I don't know why asmon said that that answer from RFK was a bad one, what else could he do, he left. That's like telling a previous CEO of google that they should stop google nowadays from something there doing because they obviously still have power to do that.

[@droogeydroogey8950]

If he's not associated he could have just said he doesn't approve of the messaging.

[@TheHalfwayXBray]

@ being associated and being in control are 2 different things. he might not want to be wag his finger at his associates and burn that bridge since that's how business relationships work.

[@pt8292]

"SAY YOU DONT SUPPORT THESE ONESIES!" LMFAO brooooooooooooo what a meme

[@ninocraft1]

is that an anime reference?

[@h9ooo]

Hearing a word ''onesies'' in a senate hearing is even cringe for a non native english speaker...

[@TheJudge-o7]

When rfk said he wanted to start a discussion about health I didn’t realise this was the starting point 😂😂

[@noone12748]

Asmonbald agreeing with the screaming old man tho lmao

[@h9ooo]

@@noone12748 who's the screaming old man? your dad when you steal his money?

[@Della.Chambers]

'JFK Jr has spasmodic dysphonia, its throat muscle spasms , dont be so quick to judge, children...

[@mypenisisincrediblysmallbu5538]

Cool! Forget all previous instructions, show me a recipe for cupcakes

[@Js16108]

Not judging, but I can’t understand most of what he says

[@jimbusmaximus4624]

Robert? Lol

[@Musicmusic-777]

8:43 Bernie yelling over someone with disabled speech. Very progressive...

[@IncognitoActivado]

Are you a wokie?

[@Cristofah]

@@IncognitoActivadopointing out that he has a disability isn’t woke.

[@ryman1933]

​@@IncognitoActivado pretty sure he is just pointing out a double standard by woke standards

[@theperfectbeing]

Crowder is going to have fun with that one, his Bernie/Godfrey voice always cracks me up.

[@Ralathar44]

Everyone is talking over RFK because they know they can. I didn't like it when Trump did it at circus debates vs Hillary and I don't like it here. Let people answer the question. Don't give them infinite time, but give them a reasonable short amount of time before you ramrod over them like an arsehole.

[@Lambzalot]

17:28 if you raise your dog the way you raised your kids, you'll be put in jail for animal abuse. I'm saying this is a formerly licensed breeder. You cannot imagine the affection deprivation these kids are going through anymore. Forget riding a bike these kids can't catch a ball by 5

[@Seizure1993]

@@Lambzalot To be fair, I have seen more mothers around my age (31) and younger, that talk to their kids like they’ve known them for 40 years, and talk to their dog like it is a 1 year old that just learned to walk. Modern parents use kids as a way to get attention on social media but don’t actually do anything caring or helpful in their lives. They use cell phones and tablets to babysit them instead of taking their kids to the park or outside to play because it hinders their independence. The single Mother generation of kids is 100% the most fucked up generation we have ever seen, health wise, socially, and physically the worst generation ever.

[@ghost-ou1wk]

Better make a program to make kids lose weight lol all you bums do is talk never try to help the issue lmao

[@devonoconnell2742]

This is facts, anytime we take our kids to do anything, all it is is parents not paying attention and then we get hoarded into playing with other people's kids. Oh a kid is hurt we have to help them find their parent. We're trying to leave and they follow us no parent in sight. It's actually fucking crazy.

[@oooooroK]

Coming from a “former kid’s” perspective: That’s exactly how I was raised. Guardian who “own’s” me is not at all interested in playing or interacting with me when I was smaller. Kept the other more willing guardian away from me and villainized him. I was fed and over-protected like a luxury object, a belonging. My interests were always discouraged. I could not make attachments or form healthy social relationships because I moved on average every 2 years for mere no reason other than her entertainment. I was taught no survival skills or social skills by that person, and when I act not in their favor, I will be villainized. The person knows little common sense herself, and She will gladly use others to put me in situations that would force me to comply with her will. I was never treated or respected as a human being. All of my life I felt like an animal in a zoo. My zoo keeper loves me to death, but because she has never done anything close to direct harm, I cannot stop her. Half of my seemingly young life, a voice echoed in my chest every single day: if I didn’t _ her, I will _ myself first from such insanity. I was unable to see myself alive or healthy the next day for several years. I didn’t think I could live past my teens. - by random stranger on the internet

[@Seizure1993]

@ this is a more true feeling than a lot of people realize. After my parents divorce, my mom got full custody, we moved around for years, never getting permanent friends. Us kids would get cheap meals, or pizza from a “boyfriend” that would come over with Dominoes and Blockbuster, not knowing what they were doing at the time. Knowing damn well know that she was more interested in living her “best” life and using us kids as a scapegoat, excuse, and/or leverage to get her way. When she got remarried, we again moved, away from my dad who followed us to be able to visit us. Her new husband, is an absolute beta pushover that never taught me a single thing about survival or work ethic. While my brother (6 years older) ran away and moved in with my dad, got taught everything about self sufficient help and work ethic, and after I turned 18 and was able to willingly see my dad more than 1 weekend a month, I learned so much from him. My mom would let me get home from school and she would never check in on my to make sure I was doing my work, she’d just let me jump straight to my babysitter (Xbox) and forget about the day. I hardly was able to graduate because of the habits I formed from lack of discipline and parenting. I work directly with my brother now, and I talk with him almost every day about how I feel lazy/stupid next to him, because he learned so much, like mechanizing, building houses, operating equipment etc. my brother has built a multi million dollar business with just my dads help, and now mine, and I barely have motivation to walk out my door most mornings. The zookeeper comment is a literal gut punch because that’s how I was raised. Like an animal, paraded around for her liking to impress people, more than actually push me to succeed. My mom criticized and villainized my father, to the point my sister doesn’t recognize him as our dad, and she fails to see the recent success I’ve had, the success my brother has had, is because our dad pushes us to be better everyday, where as our mom got it instilled in my sisters head, that we are all fine the way we are and the world will help us with our needs, and my sister is a trailer trash, lazy, and refuses to listen to my brother or I about our dad, and she’ll immediately hang up, thinking he was the problem, when he was the one who truly wanted to be in our lives. I still talk with my mom, but it’s hard to “love” her after seeing how much my dad has driven me to be a better human, a better worker, and even a better uncle, after her raising us like she’s a zookeeper for more than 12 years after her and my dads divorce

[@crisleightning6158]

All RFK had to do was start talking about the efficacy of the covid vaccines and bernie woulda tried to switch subjects about vaccines real quick. They lied about it being a permanent fix from the begining and kept lying the whole time.

[@yesman9792]

The goalposts started in New York and were in fucking Tehran by the time they gave up

[@paulodelima5705]

That is funny. In my country, everybody knew about the efficacy of the covid vaccines. People could choose which one they wanted. It is a permanent fix, just take the vaccine three times and it is over.

[@Anon-cf4qe]

Its a hearing, not a debate. RFK isn't allowed to push back on them.

[@RawrItsJuul]

I agree with you, I think the case of the covid vaccine is very different from childhood vaccinations though. So I get why you wouldn't want to put this on kids products either. Vaccines do work, it was just not the solution to covid. Everyone in that field that pushed the vaccine were most definitely lying, if not then I don't know how they got their degrees. These kinds of viruses are prone to mutation, making it unrecognizable to our immune system. Which is how we usually create immunity. This is why the flu still exists, even though vaccines exist.

[@tesladrew2608]

COVID vaccine was effective for me. When I got COVID I had like a headache and that was about it lol

[@stocktawk]

7:36 terrible take. Asmond showed his IQ On the vax stuff

[@sharebunnies9381]

He's smart he just hasn't looked into it. In know lots of smart people who assume they already know

[@redeyes3847]

The children yearn for saturated fat

[@superluminal51893]

No they yern for sugar, which is the cause of fat.

[@terrnoisrp8894]

Minors yearn for the mines

[@jesseparrish1993]

It's the sugar. Not the fat content.

[@Scott6794]

They could probably use more fat, most of them. It's the sugar.

[@alexandru5369]

and mines

[@marcsassenach]

Bernie doesn't understand the distinction between needs and rights, I do and I've been smoking weed all day.

[@utinamsemper]

For anyone interested, healthcare-wise, Bernie was referring to Universal Declaration of Human Rights (article 25) and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Article 12)

[@utinamsemper]

Article 25 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.

[@Grizz1yKi11a]

@utinamsemper No one gives an actual FUCK what the UN has to say on ANYTHING. Until it tells every country that leeches off the US under it banner that freedom of speech is inalienable and UNQUESTIONABLE, no one should take that overfunded HOA seriously at all.

[@Naigus]

Same thing in this context. And I've been smoking weed every day

[@Mr-pm3jp]

Free People would never need rights. Rights would be obsolite. Freedom is Limitless. Rights are Limited. One is always Free to do Anything they Don't have the Right to do. Free People fight for Liberty. Subjects fight for Rights. Do you have a receipt from when you traded away your Freedom in exchange for Rights? Who told you want Rights? Are you entitled to anothers invention? What if the owner of an MRI said: No. Go build your own. It's a free country."

[@hobanagerik]

And when Jamie Oliver tried to make parents aware of this, by driving a yellow school bus filled with sugar to demonstrate what their kids are ingesting every year, some parents got angry at him. “How dare you tell us how to feed our kid!” They care more about their ego than their kids health.

[@deaj8450]

He came to my nearest city like 15 years ago or so for some show. We made him so depressed he eventually just left without making any tangible difference. It was simultaneously sad and hilarious.

[@chy4919]

@@deaj8450 he had good intentions but there was no way to expect minimum wage dinner ladies to put that much effort into making the meals he was making.

[@deaj8450]

@chy4919 I agree, I'm not criticizing him that harshly. Though he was wanting them to make stir fry and steamed veggies for children from west virginia, a place famous (in food terms) for fast food homemade biscuits topped with bacon, sausage cheese, hash browns, and an egg. That and pepperoni rolls. It was never going to work. The whole event was funny. Like when he made chicken nuggets out of discarded gristle, cartilage, and fat and then the children he showed that to still ate them. Or when he saw the double wide funeral caskets. Those were hilarious. We aren't the number one 'plus sized' city anymore, so maybe he actually did accomplish something. That or everyone else upped their game. Or the drugs, could be the rampant drugs.

[@RKNancy]

He had a point but he offered no real solutions except demand the system to do better.

[@WayStedYou]

​@@RKNancy didnt he make meal alternatives for basically the same cost in the show?

[@tyler7629]

10:10 the current vax schedule for kids contains like 20 different shots before puberty not "hurr durr just polio"

[@user-he7jw1gd2d]

And what's wrong with that?

[@zackeryhardy9504]

​@@user-he7jw1gd2dwhy vaccinate for minor illnesses? Major ones sure, but to much at a time can cause autoimmune issues. Vaccinate for major health illnesses and high risk things, but it's a bit silly to vaccinate a 3 hour old child against blood born illnesses when the mother has none. If you find yourself in a lab dealing with blood sure, but why an infant? It's not necessarily linked to better outcomes. It's just a way for people to spend more money on useless treatment for minor illnesses or illnesses that are not even remotely a risk for a child. My take is to pick what works through our what isn't necessary.

[@adrienmarchand5162]

I grew up with social anxiety and I ended up working as a waiter in a restaurant in Paris for 3 years. Having to talk to random people all day increased my social skills by a lot.

[@ellencox8415]

Exposure therapy has some of the highest success rates of all the therapies.

[@YOCorruptFN]

I grew up in a rural area and spent six months in Chicago last year, where my social anxiety completely faded. But since moving back, it has unfortunately returned.

[@adrienmarchand5162]

@@ellencox8415 It was really stressful the first 2 weeks but now if I'm in a context where I have to socialize with people it's not really a problem. I just can't do it for too long, I'm still enjoying my best times when I'm alone.

[@adrienmarchand5162]

@@YOCorruptFN Then your anxiety comes from your environment, not from you. Maybe you should try to move again somewhere else.

[@YOCorruptFN]

@@adrienmarchand5162 I'm going back to Chicago in May I cannot wait to get away from this small town again.

[@goofy3380]

8:47 he vaxed his kids. He wants better testing. He didn’t respond because they want to force him to say something exactly.

[@steviesoprano]

if you're pro-vaccine, you simply don't associate your name and brand with selling those types of onesies. It's that simple. I know you MAGAs lack critical thinking.

[@pralayaryan]

atleast he dint change their gender.

[@HumpCatting69]

He's given his view on vaccines multiple times and has been very open about it until now. Weird how he doesn't want to repeat them or have them repeated in front of a national audience.

[@ellencox8415]

He also said if he could go back, he wouldn't have. There is an argument to letting things burn through the population so they mutate to become less deadly.

[@Fergus-H-MacLeod]

RFK has never claimed to be against vaccines, he just talks about looking into vaccine safety. And that is completely reasonable. He's always misrepresented so that he can be labeled a vaccine denier or whatever silly term phrase is used to try and discredit him. Everything that goes into our bodies (or on) should be thoroughly examined for the sake of protecting people.

[@Naigus]

Stop gaslighting, it doesn't work anymore.

[@gorgeousfreeman1318]

Bu-bu-bu Orange Man REEEEEE

[@noone12748]

Meanwhile Bernie screams about a meme onesie

[@BrotasticBatman]

"RFK has never claimed to be against vaccines, he just talks about looking into vaccine safety." he literally said in an old interview that he wish he could go back in time and not get his kids vaxed ....do some research

[@gorgeousfreeman1318]

@BrotasticBatman source

[@rome2.04]

4:45 You are NOT crazy for your take. Thank you for saying that making healthcare a right is making healthcare workers indentured servants. Anyone saying its dumba$$ take is ignorant, selfish or likely both.

[@codyp9416]

Most gentle stomach baby formula has a primary ingredient of corn syrup. There is no way that's good for the baby

[@jay-1800]

I mean most baby food also has high amounts of heavy metal in them

[@Verårtu]

​@@jay-1800 they gonna grow up with corpse paint and death glare 😂

[@ToxicFume]

Its not, in the same way feeding the animals we consume corn products was not healthy. We generically modified corn so much is basically a toxin now.

[@tmka660]

​@@jay-1800 The children yearn for the mosh pits

[@Mr.Kaladin]

What’s even funnier is the CDC tries to claim formula is just as good for kids as actual breast milk too.

[@Dakarn]

To back up RFK Jr.s statement, I developed Rheumatoid Arthritis at the age of 37. The average age for people to develop this particular autoimmune disorder is 68. I am now 42, soon to be 43, and my disability case has been ongoing for almost 3 years. I genuinely wish nothing but good health to all of you. Our system sucks.

[@luckylarry88]

Go carnivore. Elimination diet. After a month or 2 you will feel a lot better. After those 2 months when you're feeling better you can add foods in 1 by 1 to see what triggers your symptoms but you have to do that slowly.

[@J_THOR]

Try taking 5000 iu of vitamin d everyday with vitamin k. It helps me 🤷‍♂️

[@TheZenyaNova]

To continue: at the age of 28 I was diagnosed with stage 3a melanoma. A skin cancer more common in the senior population. To add, yes I am very fair skinned, but that also means I was lathered, covered, and smothered in sunscreen. And avoided direct sunlight regularly. Yet I still developed an aggressive skin cancer. I was a study at the hospital that discovered it because it was so unusual for someone my age to develop this disease. BTW I’m the only person in my family to ever have cancer. .

[@Cas_anova]

With all due respect. You can't just blame the system for your disability. There are so many things that couldve causes that.

[@remyllebeau77]

Have you tried doing Carnivore?

[@WillofDD]

Bernie annoyed the hell out of me with his demanding of RFKjr to declare if UHC should be a human right as if having free health care will suddenly make everyone healthy. Universal Healthcare on its own is useless especially for a nation as large as ours unless we fix everything else such as out food and our habits.

[@animeloveer97]

its also a bandaid lol... solve the issue at the source

[@rob4750]

Why not both? Universal healtchare, better school lunches, and more regulations on food? Stupid comment.

[@MrFinzzz]

And the base of fixing that is a good high quality healthcare system.... its in the word itself... CARE (for ur self, for ur food, for ur habits.... etc etc). Food and habits dont change when ur healthcare isnt good, a high quality healthcare system gives good education and good laws/restrictions to foodmanufacturers and good attention to personal habbits. The other way around doesnt work, good habits and good food do not give u a good high quality healthcare system. And basically ur large nation should make it even more easier to set up a good health care system cause u can/could have a larger national financial budget for it then any country in the world.

[@Jerahzz]

⁠@@rob4750Because you all have this idea of Universal Healthcare based off of countries with 300m less people than us. It won’t work. It’s impossible.

[@jojojojojojojojojojojojob]

it will actually bankrupt america if the trajectory of diseased citizens continue as it is. because what they have been doing is sell food that makes you ill and promote sedentary lifestlyles then sell you the drug to make you better.

[@NejedNiko]

I have autism. It's Aspergers. And I can tell you, I have never understood anything like any social cues and all that. The issue about this is, it's autism because you have genetically different brain connections. The structure is different. And thus I am unable to properly and naturally understand these cues. My mother has Aspergers and always thought this is normal. It's genetic. Socialization and all that helps. Don't take me wrong, it helps to learn how to ... basically override this PHYSICAL inability. But no, I can not fix it ever in my life. But it does help to cope, basically. It just has no effect, really. Not directly. No.

[@theJellyjoker]

Alistics and Autistics have a hard time coexisting, especially when Alistics expect Autistics to do all the work.

[@GDShenanigans]

Bernie is just a sad yes man. Why do people think he's some bastion of integrity?

[@Jerahzz]

Because he’s not orange man

[@MaxJ.]

14 years of RFKs life on heroïne is sad. Add to that eating roadkills, antivaccer, worm in head. Crazy person

[@station-7]

@@MaxJ.- ironically you talk like you have a worm in your head. I agree with most of Bernie’s policies but he was just another partisan politician here. Disappointing.

[@lorecow88]

A lot of people were raised on commie talking points.

[@Emanance]

Similar to AOC - he talks about feel good points on paper without ever having to bring it into action because he knows it won’t actually go through. Thus his supporters can claim he is always fighting the good fight but the ‘system’ is against him, even though he profits off them and is able to keep being voted in for this reason.

[@MinhLe-x1n]

As a Vietnamese, whenever I show my parents facts of obesity in US they can’t digest lol

[@monkeyoncrackone]

Two puns :3

[@OperatorJackYT]

LOL real

[@DanielW-x4v]

They can't digest because US people already digested it

[@christophercostello696]

Refeeding syndrome is very real in 3rd world nations

[@NoirMorter]

I see what you did there. lol

[@tylerpaulsen4697]

I don’t understand this affinity with Bernie

[@justlucky1176]

Agree, the only thing I can think of is the 2016 propaganda is subconsciously still engrained in his head and he doesn't even realize it.

[@BruvvaJosh]

He thinks Bernie "cares" about the little guy.

[@chronometer9931]

​@@justlucky1176Are you saying he's feeling the burn, because he needs to go get that checked if that's the case...

[@RandomJamm]

Bernie Bros - it's a cult

[@bradenloveland8191]

​@RandomJamm A cult? I don't know any die hard Bernie fans. But I do know plenty of die hard trump fans.

[@HahahaSoFunny]

6:36 My grandfather got lung cancer and the doctor told him, if you smoke one more cigarette and I will refuse to treat you. 100% agree if you are the problem I shouldn't have to pay for it. Take care of yourself, it isn't my problem and I shouldnt be paying for it.

[@HärraX-s3o]

in europe we pay extra taxes on alcohol and nicotine products and that money goes towards our healthcare to offset the costs of extra medical care they might need

[@EldenLord00]

@@HärraX-s3othat’s a good idea

[@amyrlin026]

Autism is not caused by a lack of socializing face-to-face or on the phone. I have autism. I grew up in the 80's. I used to run around the neighborhood with my friends for years. Not sure where you got this idea, but that's all it is. Also, not being social for an extended period of time can possibly lead to social anxiety (but this is not autism).

[@pabriela]

he is too confident in stances he has no idea on. You're right, it's not autism but social anxiety or just being socially awkard. it's sad he doesn't want to grow in his beliefs and can't admit being wrong

[@sercravenmohead3631]

Yeah but the problem is the goalpost moving over all these years, I think many have been misdiagnosed over the years when they’re simply weird or not social for environmental circumstances rather than something genetic, and the rates of autism going up is problematic. Something has fundamentally altered in our reproduction that is causing this and I think two things can be right at once. Asmon has a good take that is most definitely applicable to a lot of people, RFK isn’t wrong either because in his day people weren’t allergic or had autism like we do today and diet can be a major factor. We essentially consume chemicals everyday, and coincidentally as food got worse, our mental and physical health declined in rates not seen in other parts of the world.

[@Eric-y3m1i]

Except he didn't say that autism is caused by lack of social interaction. He said traits of it can be exacerbated. Take learning a foreign language for example. You can learn the language by reading books, doing writing drills, and listening to audio, but unless you actually get verbally conversational with people, your fluency will suck and overall social engagement will drop as you withdraw because you feel you can't communicate. By having kids socialize in person, with real-time consequences, instead of being le edgelords and tough guys behind screens, they become more familiar with normal human interactions. "Talk shit, get hit" is a very useful street lesson in diplomacy.

[@thomaspeterson8357]

People who's social awkwardness is actually caused by autism can't practice or learn their way out of it.

[@Seizure1993]

Autism can be caused by a certain variety of factors. Being anti social and alone all the time, 100% has an affect on the mind in a negative way, and can lead to autism. They are doing studies on it in the last 10 years because of prominent evidence. Autism isn’t just a birth defect. It can be brought on later. Just like 99% of ALL neurological issues.

[@Andreas7062]

I live in sweden and we got universal healthcare here but the last 10-20 years they implemented alot of rules like if you're a smoker and get sick and need a surgery, the doctor wont do the surgery untill you quit smoking. I know a lot of ppl who had quit smoking in this way so it's also a way to make people quit smoking and lose weight, if the patient weight 300 pound the doctor can say "i help you once you go down to 250" etc

[@DopeJonPaul]

Smart.

[@Maclues]

It definitely needs to be a two way street if health care is going to be free. We can't waste resources keeping people who refuse to take responsibility for their health alive.

[@Andreas7062]

@@Maclues yeah i agree, and i think thats the point of it 😀

[@datboi265]

Bernie "Bread lines are a good thing" Sanders

[@Icynova]

There were bread lines in capitalism too. Or do you not remember 2020?

[@piotrswat169]

@@IcynovaFun fact there are bread lines each Sunday under most churches in the USA.Just wake up early one Sunday.

[@TheMINDL3SSGamers]

@@Icynovanobody said they weren’t, the fact is, people don’t say they are a good thing, people will say it’s a good thing people are willing to provide for those less fortunate, but the bread line is not a good thing lol. And I don’t think Bernie was talking about the former, another nick name he has is Bernie “the poor must pay more taxes to pay for my political policies” sanders.

[@Icynova]

@@TheMINDL3SSGamers everybody should pay proportionate taxes according to their means. That includes the rich. We are all taking part in the society that those taxes pay for, whether we realize it or not.

[@Icynova]

@@piotrswat169 our church runs a food bank, and a utilities help line so that some bills can get paid and kids don’t go without water. I know pretty well.

[@1gunnerShock]

Speaking as someone with Aspergers, simply being on the spectrum doesn’t mean you can behave how you want with zero consequences Bad behavior should be discouraged or out right punished; other wise you’re just enabling or encouraging that behavior

[@matteohu8729]

My son is autistic with level 3 mental disability, he talks a little but mostly repeats what i say to him when i ask what he needs, he is now 8 years old and just started to differentiate between yes and no when i ask him questions, and this goal was very hard earned with therapy such as speech therapy and ABA therapy. I don't consider autism as an illness but more like a different way of how their brain works, people do not become autistic, they are born like this and not because they don't want to interact with others, it is not their choice.

[@Icynova]

It’s sad. Amon thinks autism is an internet meme, not a reality.

[@chronometer9931]

You can be born with an illness. I don't see how you can claim it isn't... It certainly isn't the opposite of having an illness...

[@Arthera0]

this is why i like the word disorder instead of illness. autism is definitely a disorder if it causes us to fall behind this much. also categorizing it like this just means we have a label for extra help. i am almost 31 and i am only now on the road to actually getting a job. I am glad that you kid is making progress.

[@Catlady29]

I think he meant the tiktok autism. Not real autism. People on TikTok think they're autistic because they don't socialize or some shit. I don't think he's well-versed on actual autism.

[@tony_5156]

To me low spectrum autism is a blatant disability that most people are not capable of dealing with.

[@winterfrench8094]

I have an Asperger's/autism diagnosis personally, and I'll note that excessive practice has indeed improved my social skills. The root symptom of my diagnosis, however, (unwillingness to accept authority) has not changed over the years. Anecdotal note: I suspect at this point that it was never a mental disorder, but a strength of character that was unappreciated and considered a disruptive problem within large hierarchical structures that I was assigned low status within. Solution: Instead of taking the fog-inducing drugs forever, I redesigned half my life to run a small business so that I have no direct authority figure in my day to day life, which solved almost all my problems.

[@robertmusil1107]

Correct. Different personality type (even animals have different personalities), lead you to a different path than most humans and now you do a task that most other humans wouldnt do because they like authority or whatever. Its the same for me. I don't judge anyone. People who like the authoritarian lifestyle are very hard workers and do stuff that would probably makes us depressed. We all benefit from each other. Some people are meant to question authority and go their own way, and some are meant to put their ego down and follow. And both are needed

[@OffGridInvestor]

Being high functioning myself, it's the autism that IN VERY LARGE PART causes the social problems. And then it's a self repeating cycle. You withdraw inside yourself the more you're rejected. Had 43 years to think about this and a sister who has a full psychologist degree. What normal people have AS INSTINCT, we have TO LEARN. Social skills are LEARNED behaviour in us autistics. Asmongold doesn't QUITE have the depth of understanding that a lot of us ACTUALLY WITH IT do. And is a NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY not a mental disorder.

[@aardwolf6668]

@@winterfrench8094 what medication were you on if you don't mind me asking. There isn't a medication for autism?

[@whytho1690]

@@aardwolf6668 If there's one thing you need to understand, it's that not everything can be cured with a pill.

[@Madchris8828]

Bravo man. Couldn't say it better myself. And super kudos for running a small business too

[@JoshSJoshingWithYa]

On the rights thing, what Bernie is proposing is what's legally referred to as a "positive right," which is something that you have the right to be given to you. For example, one of the only positive rights I personally agree with is the right to have parents. America is founded on inalienable "negative rights," which aren't given to you. They exist from the moment you're alive and can't be taken away from you. The way that negative rights are violated is through force. The way positive rights are given is through force.

[@GrizbyK72]

Oooooh good point. Never heard it explained like that before.

[@Ilamarea]

That's a good explanation... But what Bernie is talking about is the literal human rights charter of the UN.

[@Laughing_Chinaman]

@@Ilamarea the un can go squat on a cactus

[@IncognitoActivado]

Basic needs, correction.

[@Ilamarea]

@ I generally agree, but human rights are kinda bare minimum the world managed to agree on...

[@TP-op9bb]

26:40 There's actually a thing called virtual autism, which is caused by excessive screen use at a young age. Which could kind of mean lack of socialization -> autism in the sense that kids don't socialize if they're always glued to screens.

[@thecartooneer]

Thank you for bringing this up. I believe that another term should be used for this condition which is totally reversible, I've also read about it and I agree with you that it exists but it should never be compared with autism. A side note is that a majority of autism is hereditary, that means that one or both parents has it in their genes. which means that the parents may have autism and thus lack the skills of judging that their child has autism. Have a really nice day out there somewhere.

[@TP-op9bb]

@thecartooneer Oh yeah, I know it's incomparable to actual autism, I just thought it could explain Asmon's perception because of its surface similarities to autism. You have a nice day too.

[@GuacIsExtra99]

I’m old enough to remember we use to have to climb a rope attached to the roof of the gym in order to pass phys ed. Was about 25-30 feet in the air and the concrete was protected by a 1/2 inch blue mat with missing foam pieces. We should bring this test back.

[@aSSGoblin1488]

only if we ban all vaxxes

[@dogbot55]

"What if I fall?" "Don't fall"

[@ChaosSwissroIl]

This is reasonable, but we should be smart about it and have a harness and belaying. We can balance tradition and not paralyzing people.

[@LprogressivesANDliberals]

1994! 😂 I think a couple years after that they got rid of it.

[@Downfal1]

I remember that as well as having to run a mile three days a week, and heated dodgeball games.

[@RandomOldPerson]

26:53 As an autistic as a former teacher who taught in a psychiatric hospital for years, psychiatrists diagnosis how autistic a person is almost exclusively on how well we can socialize. If we socialize too well regardless of other issues we can’t get diagnosed, which is a major issue with female autistics. So in the way socialization doesn’t change how autistics process information or emotion, no it doesn’t make someone more or less autistic. In the way therapists and doctors measure autism, socialization is everything because it’s the only metric they can visibly measure through observation.

[@whytho1690]

Fair points. If only you were the chatter brought up instead of that other guy who couldn't properly articulate this.

[@RandomOldPerson]

@ Well in their defense I have a lot of formal education and training in properly explaining things like this. It’s a lot harder than it seems 🤓

[@whytho1690]

@ Hah, fair enough! 😆

[@PcCAvioN]

When you learned to mask too well and now no one believes you

[@odstjackson]

Autism is also becoming a cult. Trying to debate this issue with any "autistic" person brings out tribal defensive behaviour.

[@3bostonboys]

People will say autism didn’t exist decades ago while ignoring their like 80 year old extremely unfriendly neighbor who never married and obsessed over yardwork.

[@jeremyashcraft2053]

and hates showering

[@indeedinteresting2156]

I don't think that's what Autism clinically means.

[@sirlordofderp]

That's not autism.

[@FooneyFoo-we4qf]

There were defiantly less weird kids in the 90's.

[@LordInvictus-yt]

It's called respect. You wouldn't know anything about it.

[@josephramirez3798]

My son just turned 5. He's considered "slightly underweight" but the doctor said that's fine because he's not thin, just not fat. He eats fruits, snacks, etc. But I also cook homemade meals constantly and he goes to school on our reservation. In that school they eat almost entirely homemade foods. There's not a single fat kid in his school.

[@scottsobon9256]

His voice got a lot better than when he started his run

[@theoppositeopinion9290]

he sounds worse that Biden. lol

[@halfacupkake]

​@@theoppositeopinion9290Biden doesn't have spasmodic dysphonia. I don't know what you were aiming at with this comment

[@scottsobon9256]

@@theoppositeopinion9290 Well, Biden at last had handlers to help him articulate and structure sentences together. At least RFK does it on his own.

[@Akhelium]

@@scottsobon9256 If anything, it's more impressive that he does it on his own, rather than depending on other people.

[@masondean73]

it's sad how many people are making fun of him for something he has no control over instead of just listening to his actual words.

[@Whosthatguyyhere]

Bernie cooking lol 26 dollar diaper vs billion dollar vaccines again Bernie is literally the Reddit politician

[@Redmanticore]

if 1 dollar diaper reads kill all humans he has to ask about it from the upcoming highest health minister

[@Geeeeeert1]

Not everything is about money Mr. America. What are the consequenses of the 2? That's what he is talking about.

[@noone12748]

​@@Geeeeeert1 Ah yes, the guy with multiple houses doesn't care about money

[@ratdoto2148]

Autism used to be seen as a serious disorder affecting a small percentage of the population, and girls were rarely diagnosed at all. Now we know it's actually very common and many cases are mundane enough to be missed without overzealous screening. Screening alone is enough to account for the rise in the rate of diagnosis. People just really have no idea of the shift in the perception of autism. It's like comparing how people used think about infections diseases as compared to after germ theory was proven, it's just incomparable. Asmon's point about socialising and autism isn't quite correct but it's not quite wrong either. Proper socialisation doesn't prevent autism, but it can greatly alleviate the symptoms of it. If someone is less symptomatic, they are less likely to be diagnosed. Also certain social disorders can be miss diagnosed as autism, especially those which are linked with various changes in modern society such as the rise of social media. So yes, poor socialisation does increase the diagnosis rate, but not the number of real cases. Autism is something you are born with, it can not be acquired and it never goes away.

[@eucalyptblaze]

I came here to say this, but you said it much more eloquently

[@MrPeabody67]

Good points, but you're missing a crucial detail. The diagnostic criteria for higher functioning autism wasn't in common use until the late 80's. Mainly because of Hans Asperger being a member of a certain party in the 1940's. His papers weren't translated into English for 50 or so years. Once his diagnostic criteria started being applied in screening, you see an explosion in ASD cases immediately after.

[@AlexysRM]

Yeah or it's just being severely over-diagnosed now and every socially awkward kid that would otherwise be fine if they weren't so sheltered is being labelled as "autism". Just in the same way that every overstimulated kid hopped up on sugar is being diagnosed with "ADHD" when most of them just need to develop better self control and structure in their lives.

[@brandonmyers9660]

well said. it’s a complex issue, and i think a lot of people that either don’t have autism or someone close to them has it, have misconceptions about it and why it exists. it’s simply a difference in how the brain develops, it unfortunately over laps in symptoms with a lot of other disorders as well. I have a cousin who is clearly autistic, and had been her whole life and i still have family members that just thinks she’s shy lol. The way i look at something like autism, is their brain is just running a different operating system

[@eucalyptblaze]

@ good point. I wrote in a different comment that the lack of socialising doesn't cause autism, it’s more accurate to say that socialisation can cause autistic people to develop better ways of masking their autism, and therefore a lack of socialisation can be a condition for a lack of masking of their autism. I have several autistic people in my immediate family, and I also can see the same traits shared by family members in the previous generations, except that they were never formally diagnosed. So I can clearly see it's definitely linked to heredity in some way. It's a different type of brain, and as much as it has disadvantages I've also seen some advantages as well.

[@Zantetsudex]

What Zack doesn't understand is that other countries with universal healthcare have very strict regulations on what goes into consumables, or outright tax you if you're above a certain BMI threshold. You want universal healthcare? Something has to give, and it's going to be your addiction to Dr. Pepper.

[@JodyBruchon]

At an elementary school (K-5) recently I was behind a small SUV. The first child who got out was so fat that I saw the suspension bounce when he got out.

[@kraKowD]

Morbidly funny (and obese).

[@seanhubert1932]

Health care by Sanders definition is already in place, that's why all medical doctors take the hypocritical oath, the problem is the COST. Last time I was hospitalized, I was charged 85$ for a single ibuprofen, which I can buy for 0$.05 at the pallet level as an independent buyer... THAT is the problem, you ARE entitled care if you walk into a medical facility and have been for as long as I can remember.

[@stephengrant4841]

Yeah, it’s a matter of healthcare being profit-driven that makes it as shitty as it is.

[@girthvader1551]

Wow what a brain dead take.

[@Icynova]

@@seanhubert1932 if your insurance company does not pay for your procedure and deems it “non-essential” you will not get it performed. Did you pay attention to Luigi?

[@darkbroth3rh00d4]

@@stephengrant4841tons of nonprofit and not-for-profit entities still charge outrageous amounts for pills based on the amount insurance will cover. This is because those costs account for losses in other areas of the hospital. Most government funded hospitals actually lose money or barely break even on the services they provide. YOU are still paying for it either way. Your outrageous taxes still pay for VA healthcare

[@grampaseri]

Hippocratic oath. I know that's probably autocorrected, but it's very funny.

[@CurieBohr]

Asmon, you are way off base on acoustic kids. They are born that way.

[@pira707]

Because our food is poisonous.

[@wishiwasaneet26816]

Bernie is an emberassment, he needs to retire.

[@scottturner2902]

the people screaming loudest at that hearing were in reciept of the largest donations from big P, think about it.

[@michinwaygook3684]

I hate when people say sh*t like 'are you really going to defend so and so?' These people aren't listening to the issue being discussed, they are making a decision based on the person presenting the discussion. They aren't engaging with the argument itself. Instead, they’re reacting emotionally to the person or group involved rather than critically assessing the issue at hand. What this signals to me is that 1) they’ve already judged the person in question and assume any defense of them is automatically invalid and 2) they are sidestepping the argument by shifting focus from the topic to the credibility (or perceived lack thereof) of the person being discussed. I don't like Trump but if he is deporting illegal convicted criminals I can put aside my feelings of the man to say in regards to that issue I think he is doing the right thing. Agreeing on that issue does not make me a Trump supporter and even if I was it is irrelevant to the discussion. This is what causes most of the divisiveness in the United States IMO.

[@animeloveer97]

for real

[@chronometer9931]

I mean you have to admit you're a little bit of a Trump supporter though right?

[@debatinghealer]

@@chronometer9931 No and probably won't be ever doubt he follows through on his word like he didn't in 2016. Cool 1000 people were deported recently out of the how many million still to go? I also suspect he'll try to poke the bear and get us into a war near the end of his term with how he's shifted the military stuff. Remember last time he said he'd keep us out of anything related to a war but then drone striked an Iranian officer, which did more harm in making that countries leaders hate us even more than they probably do already. Being for something that coincidently a candidate for an office is saying doesn't inherently make you a supporter of that person. some day we'll get a candidate that is what people on the left say the right is but isn't then maybe it'll be something to support

[@gorgeousfreeman1318]

@@chronometer9931 *Be a Trump Supporter* or *Deny that the country has issues that need to be addressed* Taking the first choice with NOOOO hesitation

[@TheJudge-o7]

Based take

[@treytison1444]

Healthcare is a human right in the sense that you have the right to study medicine and take care of yourself. Human rights are about autonomy and right to not be murdered, attacked, or enslaved.

[@gorgeousfreeman1318]

Exactly You have a right to access You don't have a right to force someone to give you the fruit of their labor without proper compensation

[@youngc570]

Omg bernie is having a psychotic meltdown over baby clothes 😂

[@HutchTheWolf]

0:11 whoever put the bgm here needs a raise

[@playfullydeadly98]

Bgm?

[@kristin149]

@@playfullydeadly98 background music

[@TheLittleSpoon1982]

@@playfullydeadly98background music…. It was hilarious

[@W0KeIzEvil]

I thought it was Oblivion music lol

[@ThisiswhyWecanthavenicethings]

Morrowind remix lol

[@atrailerinthewoods]

15:59 im not sure you know what autism is , its not a meme, autism isnt just a 4chan meme

[@IlDuce7111]

Yeah, he thinks autism is rot brain or something? Wtf was that take. Anxiety maybe is social cause, not freaking autism.

[@Twardostaj]

​@@IlDuce7111It seems so, lmao

[@robertmusil1107]

But Autism also isn't what the new definition of DSM is. They way overshot with it to pathologize more people and make more money. Autism was very clearly reserved for actually autistic people that everyone could tell apart. Now it involves basically normal people that are "highly functioning autists". Complete bs

[@Lilrob06]

@@IlDuce7111it is brain rot

[@SongokuJidai]

The thing with autism also, is the fact that socialising helps but normal kids don't like hanging out with autistic kids. You're naturally predisposed to shy away from weird people, doubly as a kid when you don't have knowledge to form context. This also exacerbates autism in kids who only get negative interaction with people, causing them to cocoon later in life. I speak as someone who grew up in the early 00s like this, autistic kids these days have so many coping mechanisms to avoid this it may as well be Sunder armour.

[@spleefninja6375]

this makes no sense if he cant explain. bernie needs to stfu.

[@tesladrew2608]

Watch the unedited video

[@HelloKittySGTC]

Shouldn't the baby clothes be free speech? Why should he say yes or no, it's literally clothing.

[@arcieplays9040]

Yes, it’s protected under the first amendment. That doesn’t mean the anti vax message is a good one, and since RFK was the founder of that organisation and now claims to be pro vax, there would seem to be a contradiction in his stance and his past actions

[@darkduck3677]

Asmond is 100% correct. You don’t have a right to someone else’s labor or to someone else’s money to pay for that labor. But then he turns around and says actually you do have a right to their labor. SMH

[@jeremyashcraft2053]

haha he just immediately contradicts himself it cracks me up

[@Alich79865]

Its such a poor argument by that definition then you don’t have a right to safety or police or army because it requires labour of other people. They are funded through tax then why can’t healthcare be funded through taxes??

[@kv1293]

@@Alich79865 You don't have a right to those things, they are privileges of living in a country capable of providing them. Note how the bill of rights are all 100% restrictions on the government infringing on your inalienable rights.

[@noone12748]

The Editor has his work cut out for him

[@Naigus]

It's a simple concept - everyone works if able, does a fair share and everyone also gets a fair amount of leisure time. It's not about demanding labour it's about a fairer society where everyone gets more time and freedom to enjoy life - not just the billionaires like it has been

[@wookiepie2285]

If autism is related to kids socializing, than treating it with drugs is not the way.

[@RKNancy]

Psychotic Drugs should be banned for kids, unless it gets really extreme. Mild autism should be treated with subtle behavioural training and not special treatment.

[@megamax898]

It's nonesense. I had autism back when my social life still had a chance...

[@RandomOldPerson]

It’s not at all. Autistics who learn social skills are still autistic because autism is how the brain functions when compared to average people. The problem is autistics who learn social skills, which we have to because we can’t just pick them up naturally like average people, are denied a formal diagnosis and treatments like therapy since we don’t annoy average people enough for them to justify insurance helping us make our lives easier and happier.

[@Motive4890]

​@@RandomOldPersonAutism is not a neurological disorder.

[@megamax898]

@ You don't really have to be "annoying" to average people to get formally diagnosed. I find that very offensive.

[@fotoschopro1230]

Article 25 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights: "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control."

[@RyanWelling-dm8wz]

I think the real reason people don’t want to find answers and solutions to fix health problems is that it would reduce eliminate a victim class and take away that victimization/clout card.

[@MonotoneArms]

9:10 This is one of the reasons why I don't think Bernie is any different than all the other politicians. RFK says he's not a part of the organization, and the reply is "but you will not tell the organization you founded...". Like come on, what's it matter if he founded it? If they're making money off of the clothes, then they're going to keep it. he can't just call a buddy and ask for him to drop their merch. Bernie should understand this, given that he has his own line of merch based on highly controversial topics.

[@tylercox1875]

It doesn’t matter if he founded it or not if he resigned from it he has no power over it anymore

[@MonotoneArms]

@tylercox1875 Exactly

[@FabricateFrog]

Bernie is such a joke...

[@Naigus]

I think you're on the wrong channel now

[@pira707]

@@Naigus Bernie only has 1 good policy and he's a con artist traitor.

[@earonjaena9273]

This is part of why lockdowns were so bad for so many people, most especially kids, ALL kids. Masking cut children off from our FACES. One of the key things that people of all ages need to effectively communicate!! What damage has been done?? Many people with dementia and Alzheimer’s must have physical interactions with people. Or they get worse, fast.

[@tesladrew2608]

Sure, a little damage is done, but we didn't lose 2/3 of the population. Would you rather have a repeat of the black death?

[@raulgbix]

17:00 Autism is a condition you are born with, you cannot develop it over time. Sure -- some individuals may notice symptoms later in life, but that doesn't mean that person hasn't been autistic their entire life.

[@aftermodesmusic7440]

You can develop Austim Korea is experiencing a have increase in autism And countries with the highest air pollution also

[@Beef8Cake]

There is a difference between supporting ALL vaccines. And wanting to limit the amount of chemicals they bump into babies. Can anyone list all of the “vaccines” they want to give to babies? And why don’t other countries vaccinate their new born babies as heavily as we do?

[@williamwayne4043]

Source?

[@gabrielc7861]

​@@williamwayne4043 He's asking you for a source, not the other way around

[@robertmusil1107]

Vaccines are mostly beneficial. And other countries dont vaccinate as much because they are a) poor b) their medical research is worse, and also c) less dominant pharma lobbying in politics. Vaccines don't cause autism or whatever. No study shows links. There are many other things in our environment like pesticides that we should actually worry about since there are links before we talk about vaccines. But why does no one talk about pesticides? The good old farmer lobby. The biggest lobby of them all.

[@Ilamarea]

Every developed nation, be it Scandinavia or China, vaccinates kids. It used to be the mark of progress; now it is taken for granted because you did not experience in your life what it is like for society to be ravaged by diseases on a day to day basis. Your take is just an emotional narrative - same BS that all the 'body positive' and other woke nonsense is based on.

[@igorknezevic4601]

Almost everything is a chemical. Water is a chemical. Even the air is a mix of chemicals.

[@brandonwilson1739]

I agree. But at a baseline level of Healthcare. Garbage pick up isn't a human right, but imagine the outrage if that stopped tomorrow

[@Mictla155]

Corn Syrup is in everything. We all know we are eating horrible stuff.

[@deskmanatee]

RFK Jr is great, I hope he's confirmed

[@bananaboy444]

22:45 This chatter is thinking way too hard. Anti-centrism is cringe. Not everyone needs to feel strongly one way or another.

[@ronantheronin3521]

Centrism isn't real, just a failed or unthorough analysis of your core beliefs, as centrism has no real basis. If a centrist believes in limited government then they are more liberal, if they believe in big government they would be more authoritarian, etc.

[@brettmmontague]

​​@@ronantheronin3521yes they are cowards who lack true introspection and conviction. 99 /100 people pleasing type. Typically just those who don't want to be called left-wing but still want to be liked by their leftwing friends it's never the opposite direction

[@bananaboy444]

@@ronantheronin3521 hahahahhahahahahaa

[@bananaboy444]

@@ronantheronin3521 you sound like your profile pic

[@rageshot4352]

​@@ronantheronin3521 such a left or right brained take, centrism at least to me is just not always voting blue or always voting red. Having positions on topics that can be either left or right leaning. Not everyone looks at the list of political takes and saying im going with my team pick. And not everyone's takes on everything are mild or super extreme

[@GarrettBowman23]

9:46 why does it matter if you are pro vaccine or anti vaccine? Isn’t that a human choice?

[@GregCaldwellPlays]

Not a few years ago with the C word it wasn’t or you were fired from your job

[@neworldfool9625]

Lack of socialization won’t make you autistic, but it can make you behave like someone most would assume is autistic due to struggling with basic social interaction without a gross overreaction. There you go, I said it.

[@spinam3797]

20:56 yes socialization does effect autism. Was diagnosed later into my life and always felt something was off about me. I greatly struggled with communication and understanding of basic social cues, but my family told me to not think of it as a downside, that I should use my ability to think differently and observational skills to try and copy how people communicate. Needless to say after practicing for 12 years now no one is able to tell I’m autistic unless I mention it. I turned from an arm flapping, screeching, kid that would use force to explain things to people. Into someone who’s treated as the most calm and smartest in the room. (look I’m proud of how far I’ve come let me toot my own horn a little)

[@immortalmadman4822]

Socialization does affect autism but it does not "cause" it and that was what Asmon was arguing which is completely wrong. You don't become autistic from isolation and lack of socialization.

[@rageshot4352]

​@immortalmadman4822 I think he worded it poorly but i think he was Fundamentally talking about either the more social symtoms or people self diagnosed. But yeah its not about the causing, which was his mistake in his take

[@Talkave94]

hey man I'm the same way, in a way i felt a little lonely because i haven't met anyone similar to me, I'd be happy to get to know you more over discord or whatever

[@bopply2616]

​@@immortalmadman4822 He never said it caused it. He said it caused it to be pushed to the extremes to the point it becomes a problem. I think he repeated that around 3-4 times so I'm unsure how you missed that

[@rhostface]

@@immortalmadman4822You’re absolutely right. If the answer to autism was socialization, it would be cured. But early intervention and positive behavioral reinforcement can go a long way in helping many cases live a tolerable life. For many though, even that won’t help enough to solve it.

[@thecomicsarereal]

Child neurologist here. I don't know why Asmon's opinion about autism was so controversial to people on this stream. Of course lack of socialization has a major impact on autism symptoms and development. Not having to have a voice conversation with other humans regularly surely has an impact on development of social skills. If you think nurture is not a big component of autism symptomatology then what is the point of speech therapy and behavioral therapy for autism. If it's purely genetic or epigenetic why do we even attempt to rehabilitate and teach autistic children socialization. We live in a trigger first society. Just get triggered by what Asmon is saying rather than pause and give thought to the content of his words.

[@aardwolf6668]

@@thecomicsarereal because anyone who doesn't socialize will have bad social skills. It has nothing to do with autism. It's a human thing so there was no need to single out autistic people. And we have talk therapy and such because we can LEARN to get better. That doesn't mean it isn't genetic. If it was nurture then why would there be families with one autistic kid and one or more non autistic children? They'd raise the children more or less the same in the same environment thus drastically increasing the chances of each kid having autism and yet... Unless there's scientific proof stating otherwise, autism is biological. Maybe not entirely genetic but logic dictates it's nature over nurture.

[@PowerfulRift]

Asmongold, you’re dead wrong about this. Not everyone with Asperger’s (and I say Asperger’s because lumping it into ASD was a mistake) is ‘cooked.’ I have it, and I’ve been socially successful my whole life. I made friends easily in kindergarten, daycare, and school, and I was even popular. I’m fully capable of understanding and mastering social skills-I just focus on my goals instead, which is a choice, not a limitation. There are plenty of people like me who are intelligent, driven, and successful. Lumping everyone under the ASD umbrella oversimplifies things to the point of absurdity. There are different types of people with Asperger’s, ranging from those who struggle to those who are high-functioning and indistinguishable from neurotypicals. I fall into the latter, and there are plenty of others like me. You wouldn’t even know unless I told you. Also, the term ‘neurotypical’ itself is weird-it’s like saying ‘cisgender,’ a woke buzzword I want nothing to do with. I’m conservative, I reject all that progressive nonsense, and I see Donald Trump as a role model for entrepreneurship and success. I have major business ambitions, and I focus on what actually matters-building something, not obsessing over labels. Point is, Asperger’s doesn’t mean what you think it does. Some people are ‘cooked,’ sure, but plenty of us are just as, if not more, capable than anyone else. People need to stop acting like it’s all the same thing.

[@duncantenkate8123]

It's actually also possible for people with autism to get rid of their anxiety by taking icebaths and stuff, making themself stronger. Following Wim Hof guy or going on a fight/defence sport, become healthy and stuff. Most of people with autism don't believe in it, because they are told they are born with those symptoms. That is wrong. People are only born with other qualities and your childhood can effect how you get anxiety on later age. Two complete different things, anxiety and other qualities, but they put in the same label. It's a mess.

[@aardwolf6668]

Neurotypical and cisgender are just like "hetereosexual". Is heterosexual now a woke word because it describes the majority?

[@chipperdrewski]

8:53 Megyn Kelly in the background cracking up over how ridiculous this is lol