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Rush Limbaugh diagnosed with advanced lung cancer
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So, mods. What's the guidelines here?
Are we allowed to cheer the demise of evil people? Sometimes it's very hard to know on Era.
Are we allowed to cheer the demise of evil people? Sometimes it's very hard to know on Era.
Like, maybe I'd get whiny posts like this if the person who died or was dying had some redeeming qualities. Rush Limbaugh's entire life mission has been to stoke hatred purely for money. I can't think of a single redeeming quality here.
He said he started smoking when he was ~16 i think. He's now late 60s. He was right on the money that it takes 50 years to kill!
Thank you for these. I'm gonna drip feed them into my Facebook timeline.
Ehr, yes we are in complete agreement. I think Limbaugh is an utter shithead and the world will be a better place without him. I was calling out the mods being very inconsistent regarding when we can and can not say we hope someone burns in hell.
Cancer is a terrible disease but to say "you should not wish it on anyone" is utter hipocricy. Would I wish it on Hitler? Of course! On Trump? Anything to get him to STOP. On hateful people who actively try to promote hate, racism and a medieval worldview? Absolutely!
All life is sacred? Well... sort of. But there comes a time when some definetely are wasted and the continuation thereof is detrimental to a lot of other people's lives.
Rush did more harm than good with his time on earth. Hopefully few people loved him and his death can be a good thing for everyone. sad for his family/friends, glad he won't spread any more pain...
If you can point out one person in this thread who's saying "fuck yeah, the medical concept of cancer is my bias", then sure, I'll cosign to your all caps rant.
They might clamp down on it eventually, but they usually read the room a bit in these situations and let people vent their frustrations, which is probably good. Think of it as more unofficially stretching the rule. At least that's how I see it.
I have experienced cancer both extremely closely (my grandfather and 23 year old sister) and at a distance. I won't celebrate cancer, but I will absolutely celebrate the day Rush is gone, no matter how he goes.
I will not hold my tongue or fake sympathy for a monster.
When he had his heart scare in Hawaii, he publicly thanked the medical staff and hospital system, until he realized the hospital system in Hawaii ran counter to his brand. Then he attacked them through his show. I don't expect him to change.
My wife just found out about his diagnosis, she asked "Is it bad that I have no sympathy for him?" I replied "No."
But this isn't karma. It's possibly but not definitely the result of a sustained series of physiological behaviors. Since there are some addictive behaviors involved, there is likely some untreated mental health concerns in the mix that may complicate the effectiveness or ability to receive treatments, possibly rendering the he-might-have-allowed-advances point moot.
How this takes its course through his body, or leaves him financially, is also not karma. It would have to be karma for everyone else who experiences this for that to be true.
Instead it is a reminder of the physiological and social inequities of life, and those who were on the receiving end of the effects of the rhetoric, and the disease. Any actual comeuppance would have to come in the form of him and his ilk seeing his legacy and work dismantled and reversed, making sure his influence no longer holds people back.
If I was so sure that this process was to begin upon this diagnosis, I would be smiling now too. But being too familiar with the possibility space between now and whatever marks the end of his life, I'm confident in saying we're not there yet.
What is helping is when people in this thread are discussing and shining a light on just how shitty his legacy is. This gives me feelings of relief. Celebrating the medical and medical-system experience to come for Limbaugh, as karma or god's justice, does not. It was not karma or god's justice for our friends and loved ones. Hopefully people can understand this.
5-year survival rate for lung cancer is in the low 21%. Rush is not going to make it long if his cancer is at an advanced stage; typically the case for most people since they are asymptomatic. I wouldn't wish lung cancer on anyone. I've seen firsthand the pain and suffering that one goes thru as they go through treatment.
As a doctor I've seen how much pain and suffering late-stage cancer causes. I can't wish that on anyone.
Also, Rush Limbaugh is a horrible, horrible person.
Also, Rush Limbaugh is a horrible, horrible person.
If there is any lesson to learn from this, it's that life is short and it should be sacred. Spend the time you have here trying to uplift others and spread kindness. Use your talents and your platform to educate instead of spewing hatred and vitriol. Don't leave this place with regrets and worse off than when you entered.
I was going to say cancer sucks, and so does Rush Limbaugh.
But reading wikipedia he was actually evil.
But reading wikipedia he was actually evil.
Couldn't have happened to a better talk radio demagogue.
I don't want him to suffer though. Cancer is messed up.
I don't want him to suffer though. Cancer is messed up.
I don't wish cancer on anyone but, at the same time:
This is my PoV. Considering how toxic he is towards those who do not fit his ideal view.
Cancer is a bitch though. Feel sorry for anyone going through that, especially the family. Almost powerless to help.
Yeah this is a great way to post in this thread. I'd like to say more but this poster is far more measured in his response than I could ever be about this guy.