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artaru t1_jcy5c0b wrote

Reply to comment by PigeonsArePopular in Bidens to host 'Ted Lasso' cast to promote mental health by Luka77GOATic

It wasn't too long ago that mental illness were dismissed as only a condition that weak-minded people have, not a real serious condition that deserves treatment and research. Public awareness is an important part of consciousness raising.

We should laud when pieces of media actually do an ok job in helping make invisible problems salient, which is what Ted Lasso has done (to whatever extents is up to your judgment).

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Certain_Yam_110 t1_jd0vybm wrote

Who's NOT aware mental illness is not serious?

Less awareness, more action, more funding.

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usernameBS t1_jd1plqp wrote

May want to read about shell shocked soldiers during WW1

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PigeonsArePopular t1_jcy66iv wrote

Pure cope, this is an ad for a TV show conducted by our political leaders

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mero8181 t1_jcy7cl3 wrote

Your point? There is not much he can do honestly

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PigeonsArePopular t1_jcy8h8o wrote

He's the president of the USA. Are you serious?

Pretty negative and cynical thing to express around here

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shotputlover t1_jcyaqhy wrote

This is the bully pulpit the president has. Tell me you don’t know what powers the president has without telling me. Smh. Go back to civics class and learn who legislates.

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PigeonsArePopular t1_jcyo4lq wrote

Didn't we elect this guy in part because of his awesome relationships in the senate?

I bet Joe Manchin would have been much more agreeable if the Biden DoJ were on top of his daughter for that little Epipen thing.

Stop making excuses, he's the prez, "the buck stops here"

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mero8181 t1_jcycvl4 wrote

Yeah, none of which is make new laws. He can only operate under current laws. Hence student loan forgiveness is in the courts.

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mero8181 t1_jcylx10 wrote

Yeah, none of which is make new laws. He can only operate under current laws. Hence student loan forgiveness is in the courts.

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PigeonsArePopular t1_jcyos7t wrote

"None of which is make new laws"

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mero8181 t1_jcyylcx wrote

You realize the things you link prove my point right? The build back better, was an agenda that had to go through congress. Executive orders are not new laws, they are operating within the current laws. Hence why some orders get haltes by judges.

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PigeonsArePopular t1_jcyzo88 wrote

I don't think they do.

It was a failed agenda that was publically destroyed by his own party. Everyone understood in 2020 before Biden took office that all roads led through Joe Manchin. That Biden The Senate Whisperer or whatever didn't sit down with him and Sinema week one and find out what they wanted to play ball is political malpractice. He totally failed to use any leverage, which he undoubtedly had

Executive orders seem a lot like laws when you are subject to them, I think you will find

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mero8181 t1_jd30xhx wrote

Okay, it was a fail agenda? Your point? Why did it fail? Because of congress.......Thus president had to power to pass it. He could only convince people to vote for it, but can't force them

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Executive orders are not laws, if they feel like it then blames congress.

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PigeonsArePopular t1_jd31pbi wrote

It failed because the guy who came up with it did a shit job getting anything passed, is my point. He didn't use his power at all, he punted.

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mero8181 t1_jd326j4 wrote

He had no power, he can't tell them what to do. They can change the agenda, but the sole power to pass it was in congress. He can only cheerlead.

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PigeonsArePopular t1_jd32juu wrote

Excuse making

Like I said, if he was serious about "cheerleading" Manchin on board, he could "cheerleaded" his DoJ to start investigating his kid for the Epipen thing as leverage on Manchin

President of USA had no power, are you listening to yourself? Why then was it so important to vote blue no matter who/against Trump?

Funny, when Trump is running, then the presidency is of VITAL IMPORTANTANCE but when Biden couldn't get jack shit passed through a dem congress, then he has NO POWER

Get real man

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mero8181 t1_jd33759 wrote

Because the President can veto or sign laws. You still need him. However, Congress needs to do their job first. With Congress split it becomes less important that he was voted in.

I never said he has no power, but he can't make laws.

And congrats you finalize realize congress is made up on individuals, not parties. Doesn't matter if a person is a Dem or Republican. They are individuals who can vote how they want.

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PigeonsArePopular t1_jd3dm1c wrote

"He had no power" - you, above, verbatim

They can vote how they want but the pres has a ton of power to influence their votes

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Coyote_Will t1_jcyxrkh wrote

Are you American? You should know that the president can’t do anything if the laws don’t make it through our messed up congress and senate

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PigeonsArePopular t1_jcyy6pu wrote

I am, which is exactly how I know that what you just said is a totally false, the presidency has a ton of power, including exec actions, hello mcfly

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spacewalk__ t1_jcyhte8 wrote

the president actually has no power at all so it's fine to do nothing!

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