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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/john-fetterman-tells-maher-that-near-death-experience-freed-him-to-speak-out-says-progressivism-left-me/ar-BB1nS49V

From the article:

The liberal comedian then asked Fetterman whether his shift in various policies had anything to do with his recovery from his 2022 stroke, asking if his near-death experience had given him a "freedom."

"Absolutely," Fetterman responded. "There's a line from the first 'Batman,' Joker's like ‘I’ve been dead once already. It's very liberating.'"

"It's freeing in a way. And I just think after beating all of that, I just really [want to] be able to say the things that I have to really believe in and not be afraid of if there's any kind of blowback."

So basically yes, the stroke made him a Republican. Pathetic and disappointing, but all too predictable.

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[–] [email protected] 115 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

"There's a line from the first 'Batman,' Joker's like ‘I’ve been dead once already. It's very liberating.'"

You... you get that the Joker was the bad guy right? Who went on to kill a bunch of people? I guess it makes sense that this is your reasoning for becoming a republican but what a weird quote choice.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dude didn't even pick a quote from the 1 movie that attempts to cast the Joker as a sympathetic character. I swear...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

ah yes, "You ever dance with the devil in the pale moon light?"