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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Crapping on Vets: I agree the media blew it out of proportion
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Did they? The headlines are using his own words, and the articles I read didn't say Trump was calling veterans weak, they said his intention appeared to be compassion but his words were demonstrating ignorance and perpetuating a dangerous stigma about mental health.
I saw the same thing about Clinton's comments about Bernie supporters in their basement. The headlines made it sound like some really bad comment, but in context she wasn't insulting anyone but sympathizing with young people trying to get jobs after the recession, trying to get out on their own.
I mean some sites of course blew both out of proportion, but fringe sites are going to do that with everything.
Judging reaction by headlines (which are designed to be click bait more often than not) probably isn't advisable.