• noob
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    I want to understand how Vance appeared in the public sphere. Before he was running as VP, I only knew him as the author of Hillbilly Elegy. My wife started reading that book when it was new and popular, but decided to stop reading it because it was so shitty (she is a prolific reader and rarely doesn’t finish a book).

    • Cricket [he/him]@lemmy.zip
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      I know next to nothing about JDV, but the little that I know is that I understand that he was essentially groomed by Peter Thiel in his political career. It figures that Mr. “antichrist” would think that JDV would be a great candidate for president some day. Maybe it was his blue eyes.

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      From what we know, before his heel turn to a Republican chud, a trans friend of his…Did a few interviews. That would probably be a good starting point. To me, he seems like a social chameleon that doesn’t really have an actual personality but absorbs bits and pieces from others. Apparently, there is even a potentially credible account of JD Vance going on a date with a man too. But, I will leave that research to you, the video in question is on YouTube, covered in either the Humanist Report or Keith Richards, I can’t remember which one specifically. But, the you might have a hard time finding it because the Men of the Far Right have a lot of Gay/Bi/Pan scandals.