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[deleted] t1_iubctpd wrote

Reply to comment by Xaero_Hour in NYT columnist thanks Ye for raising awareness on antisemitism by boogerfact

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Xaero_Hour t1_iubjcdu wrote

None of those are excuses. They're what happened.

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boogerfact OP t1_iubmdy4 wrote

Seriously. It's like saying "Charles Manson is a psychopath" is making excuses for him.

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Moist-Diarrhea t1_iubo0gx wrote

Also, “a messy public divorce”? He was the one who made it “messy”.

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v8dreaming t1_iubr24q wrote

No one said he didn't.

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Moist-Diarrhea t1_iuc51ab wrote

What I meant was, the person said his messy divorce caused him to act out - when he was the one who caused the divorce in the first place.

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throwaway15642578 t1_iucdr7l wrote

It’s like a feedback loop. His fault but that doesn’t mean it didn’t make it worse

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Richizzle439 t1_iudj2ps wrote

When did they remove blame from the messy divorce? They said it was a factor in these episodic rants he’s been having not that the divorce was someone else’s fault.

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Sir-Kevly t1_iudbr88 wrote

Divorces are messy for everyone involved, especially when kids are part of the picture.

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Picasso5 t1_iubsy6d wrote

Well, in his defense, it WAS a Kardashian.

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ChickenNuggetator t1_iubmwyy wrote

Mental health issues going untreated combined with being rich enough that people blow smoke up your ass all the time is definitely part of the reason. No one's saying it makes it any more acceptable, but he could likely improve with treatment.

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LimeMime565 t1_iubdg5r wrote

Regardless of him being a bad person he definitely has some mental issues like bipolar disorder. Just being a bad person doesn't mean you suddenly don't have a mental health disorder.

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countryyoga t1_iube74p wrote

Great, but I also have bipolar disorder and I'm not a bigot or a mean person. Mental health issues DO NOT give people the right to be assholes. Mental health issues certainly can make it easy to be an asshole, but if anything it puts a greater responsibility on them to keep themselves in check.

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Dark_Styx t1_iubfk4p wrote

An explanation is not an excuse, even if it often sounds like one.

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Willingo t1_iubpcvh wrote

He's not at fault for his disorder, but he is responsible to have it treated. If he were poor you might excuse not being treated, but he clearly had the means.

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snjwffl t1_iubs9l6 wrote

Reasons are not always excuses.

"I got drunk last night and overslept today" is a clear reason you missed work. As an excuse? Not so much.

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sexybimbogf t1_iudtlqy wrote

I hardly give a damn about his music, I'm more pissed about the antisemitism.

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