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Old 12-18-2022, 03:17 PM   #479
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I'd be surprised if trauma and mental illness doesn't play a big role in the Fleury-level vax deniers. It really isn't a binary process of "if traumatized --> be terrible". That Kennedy is a wonderful guy doesn't necessarily prove the whole idea incorrect. Trauma adds a complexity and sensitivity to life. Many will be able to overcome the terrible hand they were dealt and many will not.
This. I would not be surprised if his life trauma has had a huge negative effect on his mental state.

I knew people who grew up with Fleury, including close relatives, and can say that his trauma didn't begin in junior hockey either. He had a really rough childhood from day one. Some of the stuff I heard about his home life was pretty disgusting. I was told about this back when he still played for the Flames.
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