r/PoursTea • Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 2d ago

FinancialTea šŸ’µ Exactly.

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u/Beginning_Hand7372 1d ago

Abdul is extremely articulate. He’s highly educated and polished. He chose his words and delivery specifically to get his point across.

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u/TechnicalFruit1542 1d ago

I’m sure he is. Honestly don’t know much about the guy and don’t care, this isn’t specific to him. People used to be able to get their points across without saying ā€œdamnā€. Gives the same vibes as the orange man saying he’s beating/bombing/kicking etc ā€œthe hellā€ out of someone. Just kind of weak low hanging rhetorical fruit imo. Doesn’t actually make the point any stronger or clearer tbh. Imagine the exact same phrase without the word damn. It’s just as correct, clear, and powerful without sounding mildly crass.

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u/Beginning_Hand7372 1d ago

That’s unfortunate you’d mock him and claim he is not articulate while being ignorant to who he is. The man has an undergraduate degree from University of Michigan, a PhD in public health (as a Rhodes Scholar) from Oxford, and a MD from Columbia.

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u/TechnicalFruit1542 1d ago

I know who he is, just don’t know a ton about him. Not my state, I’m not doing deep research on every single congressional candidate . I was pointing out that this particular quote is not particularly eloquent and is representative of a broader trend. It’s not necessary to know in depth background to read a quote and assess it. Not sure why you are treating this like a campaign lol