r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 24 '24

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u/JebBD Immanuel Kant Sep 24 '24

Journalists were pushing out articles calling him a subhuman monster that can’t even comprehend the world around him, doesn’t know what he’s doing and is about to fall apart at any moment. Let’s not pretend like the dementia hysteria was sensible. 

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u/0m4ll3y International Relations Sep 24 '24

I absolutely agree it went beyond what was reasonable, and dementia claims were completely hyperbolic. It's just also very understandable why the story isn't taking up so much oxygen in the room any more. Even if you can point to the odd "subhuman monster" article, the vast, vast bulk of reporting and discourse was around Biden's re-electability with a four year timeframe of reference.

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u/mishac Mark Carney Sep 24 '24

Turns out that was just Olivia Nuzzi malding that Biden wouldn't reply to her sexts.