Last night. This got to me.

Jan 12, 2021 6:02 PM

Sauce https://youtu.be/Du5HjRpAliE

It's heartbreaking to see people not care so much that others crumble under the weight of it all.

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More empathy and kindness is needed. The last few years have pumped up the opposite.

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well, you'll hit 400 000 death by the end of the week...

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Ooooh weeeee women supporting women I fucking love this I am crying.

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Dr Ezike in IL has cried too. She was nice and she pleaded, then cried, then was angry. I don't blame her at all. People are dumb as hell.

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Wear a Fucking Mask

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CNN needs to bring her out of the field and let her get some much needed help. Heartbreaking to see her struggling.

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Not even people thinking it’s a hoax, guy I work with (50’s) says he doesn’t care if he gets it, so gathered for Xmas. Care for others, jerk

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Fuck.

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Here in NC anti-mask Covid deniers are all over the fucking place. So many people just do not care, at all. It's sick, blows my damn mind

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You wonder if some people just can't deal with the stress so they have to deny. Everyone has their way of coping.

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Socal here, already lost two family members since this shit kicked off. No sympathy for anyone who thinks it's fake

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Now imagine what the medical staff are living with every day.

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it fucking sucks...for everyone in healthcare. we either break, are numb to it, or have nothing left to give. I

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The L.A. hospital system is on the verge of collapse. Officials can't stomach more lockdowns so they've left the hospital holding the bag.

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It's not on the verge. They're rationing care, refusing transport for patients needing CPR, rationing O2. It's in the middle of collapse.

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She was reporting after attending a funeral in a parking lot for the second parent a woman has lost. Damn. Keep your distance, wear a mask.

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With all the coup stuff, we blew right past 375k deaths without batting an eye. Jesus

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That was a super-spreader itself.

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Yes, the prospect of a violent coup has distracted us from the plague. Can we stop fucking electing Republican presidents now?

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That's a conservative estimate too. Meta-analysis points to a number around 390k right now and the next 3 days will all hit 4k/day.

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..what? I thought covid died in April with the hotter weather.

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That’s Sara Snider who used to be an anchor here in the Bay Area. She’s always @ the worst stories because her reporting carries facts & ❤️

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Why are people of color more impacted? genetic reasons? Less mask wearing? afraid of hospitals? obesity? racism?

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Also, people of darker skin lack production of Vitamin D which is not good for the immune system. Watch JRE podcast with Dr Rhonda Patrick

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Long-term racism leading to more underlying (and untreated) health issues, poverty, etc. Most of my patients got it from their (1/2)

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(2/2) families who are all clustered into small housing with a few essential workers that brought it into the family.

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I had to go to the ER in Columbus Ohio last week. I was in debilitating and immobilizing pain. Because I didn't have covid it was still a

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10-24 hour wait just to get into a room! They said they could give me some tylenol while I wait. These hospital workers have so much of

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My sympathy. They have had to deal with so much. They had to look me in the eyes while holding in tears of immense pain and tell me

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They couldn't help me. That can't be easy to do EVERY DAY because people won't take this shit seriously.

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I'd love to give her a hug after we're both vaccinated.

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Whole world has a 1 year backlog on hugging that needs to be made right.

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I’m seriously thinking about getting one of those inflatable T-Rex costumes, just so I can start hugging fuckers again!

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I'd suggest checking out the local military surplus store for an CBRN kit and shower:

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uhhh ya may want to rethink that https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article248407560.html

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Well shit. Waiting for the vaccine it is then!

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? I would take a hug from a T-Rex ?

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Raises hand for hug when safe.

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So you can be another super duper spreader, no thanks. Buy a hazmat suit instead

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Why dont they just get flown to walter reed paid for with tax dollars

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Also reopening too early back in may/june, Thanksgiving travellers, Christmas mass attendance, erc

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True story. +1

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Why in the name of all thats holy does he make all these ridiculous faces?

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In case you aren't from DC, walter reed is < 20min drive from the white house, as usual this clown is wasting our tax dollars on himself

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I'll never understand why people can't just stop being poor

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Everytime I see this clip, I can't help but feel he's a puppet with someone's hand up his ass. Very animatronic.

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Worst. President. Ever!!!

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The fact that some committed literal genocides and I still have to think "is Trump still worse" says a lot.

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The thing is that as horrible as Jackson was, he lived in reality, he did horrible things but it benefitted the nation, trump only damages

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Make no mistake, they were just more successful at their atrocities; Trump would still absolutely go there if he thought he would profit.

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What is this clip from? Did he just stand there and make stupid faces?

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Trump is made of stupid faces, industrial strength tanning cream, and bullshit.

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One of the first Republican debates for the 2016 election

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I don't believe in god. But when she folded her hands i just lost it. Don't remember the last time i cried so much. Also, nice username @op

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It got me too with her hands. And thanks! Lol.

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Are we getting distracted from pandemic?

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We kinda are.

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Expect PTSD in the future.

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It's already happening. The amount of trauma this is leaving on so many people is already giving some people survivor's guilt.

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I cant imagine how that takes a tole on someone's mind set. I have had 4 friends get covid. 2 dam near died. One is still on hospital-

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It fucks you up. Watch them and the family's all suffer from it too. The isolation, the rules and laws they have to follow after.

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Anyone calling covid bull shit still, really needs a bitch slap.

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My grandpa died, not of covid, early into the lockdown. He was super outgoing and involved in the community, he should have had a funeral /1

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with hundreds of attendees. Instead he didn't even get a funeral. They were allowed 10 people at his gravesite to watch the coffin /2

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lowered. His 5 children, their 4 spouses, and 1 priest. He said a prayer and it was done. They just went home after, they couldn't go to /3

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My wife lost her pregnant niece and her father in four days over New Years. We are ALL going to lose people. And we didn't have to.

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Crazy thing is... Dem voters are much harder hit by Covid naturally. They are in densely populated areas, they are the huge majority of...

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essential workers. Jared's plan to let the disease run rampant and kill off a ton of Dems actually WOULD have worked if they hadn't...

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Also convinced all their voters to refuse to wear masks or socially distance. Had people actually treated this like a pandemic...

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The numbers would be muuuuuuuuch lower, but they'd be almost entirely democrats dying. Trump actually worked to both kill more people...

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AND kill his own base which with even moderate safety measures would have been relatively pretty safe.

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Bless her. She must be so emotionally exhausted seeing death day in and day out. This is also how our drs and nurses are feeling.

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And on the other side there are too many people out partying or rioting like there is no pandemic, and actively refusing to wear a mask.

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I agree. She’s just spent and over it.

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You can only hold it together for so long. I really hope people seek the therapy they desperately need now and when this is over

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Honestly, at this point most of the people in my hospital are just angry and over it. I kinda stopped caring late last year.

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That's a typical pattern for crisis. 6 months in you hit a wall and get numb. Just be aware, all the emotion hits when it's over.

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I survived the middle east, I'll get through this.

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Fair enough. PTSD isn't nearly as bad the second time around.

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RN. Confirmed.

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EMT. I'm dead inside.

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Thank you so much for all you do.

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Just want to hug you for all you do. Please know some of us still admire you. Thank you.

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Please don’t hug us, we spend too much time around covid, it’s a safety hazard for you

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Can I hug your dog(s) instead? I like doggies

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This is how they were feeling 3 months ago. 6 months of crisis is usually where you hit the wall. Then you get numb til PTSD kicks in.

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As an RN... yikes, that’s about where I am now. Feeling very numb at work lately. My heart keeps breaking for families, even so. Taking care

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of one that is dying tonight. He keeps hanging on and it’s torture for his family

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Super excited for the PTSD to kick in :(

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Well, fuck. I'm really sorry. My best unsolicited advice is a book: Pema Chodron - When things fall apart. Short and easy read.

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Not only should she not apologize,this report should have more exposure. There are so many people who still think this hoax can’t touch them

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When I got the moderna vaccine there was a jagoff on a bullhorn screaming out that coronavirus is a hoax. I told him we know crazy is real.

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You can expose it all you'd like. The problem is if someone thinks it's a hoax, empathy is definitely not a virtue they hold.

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CNN should really let her rest for a while, get someone else on those locations. She has been around death for far too long.

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The once deniers in my family now say they would beat it easily. They don't care about the medical staff being overwhelmed either.

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How about identifying a beautiful free holiday island for covid deniers w/o hospital? Seems cheaper for society.

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This clip has been on a lot of other major news broadcasts to emphasize how bad it is.

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I can't speak for other places, but around here, this vid wouldn't change any minds that haven't already been changed. As far as people here

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are concerned, it's just the flu and she's an overreacting lib or it's a conspiracy and she's acting. I've seen people whose families have

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been DIRECTLY effected (meaning dead family members) continue to downplay and act like nothings happening, not wear masks, etc.

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Agreed. I just can’t wrap my mind around why people think this is bullshit.

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If they only listen to right wing media they haven't heard it. Any of it

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It's not all about what they believe. It's about what they think the majority of everyone else believes. It's crazy.

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I can think of one reason and he's still causing trouble.

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Because it's easier this way. And also it lets them be angry at their "enemies".

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But the jaded pet of me thinks that if they already believe it’s a hoax, they’d watch this and say she’s an actress.

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My first thought too :(

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It's CNN, so the majority of the people who need to hear that won't believe this is real.

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I keep seeing friends on fb who are getting their vaccines who were also the ones who have been out socializing this whole time...

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a lot of my 'essential worker' friends kept going out because their lives didn't change much. They still had to get up for work every day so

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it didn't really change their routines. Now they're vaccinated while I've been staying home every day and have to wait who knows how long

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People will mock her because she's "unprofessional" or "too emotional" (dog whistle), but only because they completely lack empathy.

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I'd be so mad at people calling her unprofessional. It literally took all of her strength to not cry, and she still did. I feel for her.

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We can’t all be Walter Cronkite. Bless her for being human.

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Vietnam had less than 60k deaths and WC was pissed off to the max.

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I would hope they have resources provided for counseling. I imagine with war correspondents and such there is some PTSD experience with reps

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Those same people are the ones afraid the end of America is coming because democrats are evil Satanists. Facts not caring about your

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feelings doesn't mean your feelings don't influence what you do with facts, and we can't pretend otherwise.

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Imagine having a President with that amount of empathy!

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Why imagine? I remember Obama holding back tears after the Sandy Hook shootings.

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I only mock her for wearing that jacket in Los Angeles, I mean it's LA, not Jackson, Wyoming...

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Maybe, and this may be a stretch, but maybe she's from somewhere warm

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It never gets colder than sweater weather in LA, and this is coming from someone who lived there for 10 years, having spent my whole life in

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warm climates in CA leading up to that...

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I'm living here now. If she's from somewhere warm and is colder than how you feel, then why not wear a big coat? Lol what a simp

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I don't think you know what a simp is haha

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Everyone has their breaking point. I’m guessing covering 10 hospitals in the better part of the year will do that to anyone.

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AND George Floyd's death, riots, covid. This poor woman has covered it all. 2020 has taken its toll. Hope she can get some help. PTSD.

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And worse, having idiots tell you that what you're seeing doesn't even exist.

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Even as the fucking breathing tube is going their throat!

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And soon as a woman starts to show emotion they act like it's ok to dismiss her. Its infuriating.

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Apparently women are too emotional, but being the biggest crybaby in the US qualifies you for cult leadership.

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true but men too. If a man breaks down on TV he'll be lambasted

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Unless it’s rage. That’s because they’ve convinced themselves that male rage isn’t an actual emotion.

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I remember when Shep Smith broke down on air when he was covering Katrina. Never had more respect for the man than that moment.

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We need to Normalize showing emotions. We arent robots!

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That's toxic masculinity right there.

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And now I'm pissed cuz I'm thinking about that guy talking about jumping out of a 3 story window to escape his girlfriend and people laughed

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That's true, but at least it's unlikely he'll be pre-judged as being "too emotional".

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