Full title: “Shut the fk up!” Democrat storms out of event as voters voice criticism of anti-trans bill. “You can’t fking talk to me that way!” Rep. Eugene Vindman said before walking out without taking more questions.

  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    Th headline is misleading.

    Another committee member told him he needed “to shut up and listen.” Vindman argued that he’d chosen to continue the conversation, but was being “attacked.” The same committee member reportedly told Vindman to “shut the f**k up.”

    “You can’t f**king talk to me that way,” Vindman reportedly responded, before walking away without taking any further questions.

    No one has to take that sort of treatment.

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      1 month ago

      People all over the world are treated much worse than that daily, but sure, clutch your pearls because someone said “shut the fuck up” 🙄

      • Auli@lemmy.ca
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        1 month ago

        And they don’t have to. If I was talked to that way I’d get angry and most people would.

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        1 month ago

        Are you… clutching your pearls because he responded by saying “you can’t fucking talk to me that way”?

        Weird to accuse someone of pearl clutching when all they really said was that his response was justified…

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      I’d argue his job is to listen to his constituents, and since through his actions or inactions this person is coming to harm, that he is not listening. Perhaps he should “Shut the fuck up and listen.” The problem is that while she’s talking, he’s not listening. He’s just waiting for her to stop talking so he can tell her that she’s wrong. This has been a big problem with the establishment of Democrats for a very long time.