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Patton Oswalt Gets Attacked By Troll On Twitter, Turns His Life Upside Down After Seeing His Timeline
Patton Oswalt has an active and outspoken online presence, with his amusing and often controversial tweets attracting a fair share of admirers as well as critics. And while some celebrities prefer to remain aloof from their fans, Oswalt seems to relish engaging with people reaching out to him, particularly his trolls.
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After this tweet by Donald Trump, Patton Oswalt decided that he had to respond
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However, this Vietnam veteran and Trump fan went after Oswalt
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The reasons why people choose to go online and spread hate toward people they don’t know are complex, but there are usually some deep-seated psychological issues at play. Oswalt’s usual method of dealing with these unhappy people is to shut them up with a witty comeback or putdown, but this time he chose to look beneath the surface and try to understand exactly why this Vietnam veteran was lashing out at him with insults.
He soon found a possible explanation. Micheal Beatty had recently been in hospital for 2 weeks, where he had been in a coma as a result of a variety of ailments including diabetes and sepsis. His continuing poor health and excessive medical bills are certainly bound to sour the mood somewhat. Oswalt found his GoFundMe page and decided that Beatty needed compassion, not comebacks. He donated $2000 to help his former troll get back onto his feet, and sparked an outpouring of kindness that left Beatty humbled to the point of tears.
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Beatty couldn’t believe this act of kindness
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Oswalt, who kicked off the donations with $2000 himself, responded with his typical humor
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The whole episode is an important lesson on how to deal with nasty people, sometimes you need to swallow your anger and turn the other cheek. Beatty’s GoFundMe page has since raised over $21,000, far more than he ever expected, and he has come to understand that kindness knows no borders, political or otherwise.
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Here’s what people had to say
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Alice Laughs 6 years ago
"When I think to myself, 'Someone should do something about this', I remember that I am Someone." I find this quote applicable from picking up litter to responding to someone's behavior. The world is sorrowful enough without hurtful people contributing. Choose kindness.
Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
I wholeheartedly agree with you, in general, but ... not when it comes to health. It would be more constructive to opt for universal healthcare. A no-brainer.
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DaVo 6 years ago
Ah yes, the USA. Where you need random strangers to donate you money so you can pay your medical bills. If that fails, you can always cook meth.
Jace 6 years ago
As an American citizen (born here, luckily into a lower-middle-class family), this is exactly right. The USA shits where it eats and cannibalizes itself for the wealth of a few.
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Master Markus 6 years ago
But ALSO, don't vote for people like Trump if you're very ill or have family that are ill, or you're just going to die or go broke.
Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
Sorry, but whyTF do you Americans continue to put up with your totally, completely RIDICULOUS health care system? The United States do not really belong in the developed world as long as you do not have universal healthcare. Yes, I am European.
Marnee DeRider 6 years ago
What would you suggest? Civil war? Obviously when a country can't pass a law that the majority of people are in favor of, that country no longer has a representative or Democratic government. We do not have a representative government. We have a "managed Democracy", otherwise known as "guided democracy": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_democracy. "Guided democracy, also called managed democracy,[1] is a formally democratic government that functions as a de facto autocracy. Such governments are legitimized by elections that are free and fair, but do not change the state's policies, motives, and goals.[2]"
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Gwinevere von Ludwig 6 years ago
I knew Patton in college - we worked at the radio station together. Even then he was just legitmately a nice person. I'm proud to have known him back in the day!
BusLady 6 years ago
I've always liked him. He comes across as down to earth. Nice that you had the opportunity to know such a nice guy. :-)
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Rosie Hamilton 6 years ago
Ah, understand. Sorry - so many people use empathy wrongly that I had a sudden rush of blood to the head. The point you are making is a very good one, of course.
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Jeannine Demers 6 years ago
As a Canadian, I can attest to the Universal Health Care. I have had a life threatening illness for the past 49 years. In that time I have had countless surgeries, I have been on and off dialysis for a total of 20 years, I have had 3 transplants and I have extremely expensive anti-rejection medications that I must take. I have NEVER paid for any doctor appointments, hospital stays, surgeries and/or other procedures (dialysis), medications or even trips to the ER. We never even got an invoice. If I had had to pay, my family would have been broke and homeless and without my treatments I would have died several years ago. If you are sick, you shouldn’t have to worry about gas, electricity, water or food. Even worse, you shouldn’t have to worry about losing your home.
William Morales 6 years ago
if we could just stop labeling/treating people as r or d, lib or conserv. and just be Americans, then maybe we could get to just being humans next.
birdhouse 6 years ago
This shows that no matter what your view point or opinion we are all still a giant family. Great job Mr. Patton Oswalt.
Rabite 6 years ago
I'm pretty sure that there are not few people out there, who take out of this story that insulting people is good and gives you success.
Load More Replies... Alice Laughs 6 years ago
"When I think to myself, 'Someone should do something about this', I remember that I am Someone." I find this quote applicable from picking up litter to responding to someone's behavior. The world is sorrowful enough without hurtful people contributing. Choose kindness.
Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
I wholeheartedly agree with you, in general, but ... not when it comes to health. It would be more constructive to opt for universal healthcare. A no-brainer.
Load More Replies... DaVo 6 years ago
Ah yes, the USA. Where you need random strangers to donate you money so you can pay your medical bills. If that fails, you can always cook meth.
Jace 6 years ago
As an American citizen (born here, luckily into a lower-middle-class family), this is exactly right. The USA shits where it eats and cannibalizes itself for the wealth of a few.
Load More Replies... Master Markus 6 years ago
But ALSO, don't vote for people like Trump if you're very ill or have family that are ill, or you're just going to die or go broke.
Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
Sorry, but whyTF do you Americans continue to put up with your totally, completely RIDICULOUS health care system? The United States do not really belong in the developed world as long as you do not have universal healthcare. Yes, I am European.
Marnee DeRider 6 years ago
What would you suggest? Civil war? Obviously when a country can't pass a law that the majority of people are in favor of, that country no longer has a representative or Democratic government. We do not have a representative government. We have a "managed Democracy", otherwise known as "guided democracy": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_democracy. "Guided democracy, also called managed democracy,[1] is a formally democratic government that functions as a de facto autocracy. Such governments are legitimized by elections that are free and fair, but do not change the state's policies, motives, and goals.[2]"
Load More Replies... Gwinevere von Ludwig 6 years ago
I knew Patton in college - we worked at the radio station together. Even then he was just legitmately a nice person. I'm proud to have known him back in the day!
BusLady 6 years ago
I've always liked him. He comes across as down to earth. Nice that you had the opportunity to know such a nice guy. :-)
Load More Replies... Rosie Hamilton 6 years ago
Ah, understand. Sorry - so many people use empathy wrongly that I had a sudden rush of blood to the head. The point you are making is a very good one, of course.
Load More Replies... Jeannine Demers 6 years ago
As a Canadian, I can attest to the Universal Health Care. I have had a life threatening illness for the past 49 years. In that time I have had countless surgeries, I have been on and off dialysis for a total of 20 years, I have had 3 transplants and I have extremely expensive anti-rejection medications that I must take. I have NEVER paid for any doctor appointments, hospital stays, surgeries and/or other procedures (dialysis), medications or even trips to the ER. We never even got an invoice. If I had had to pay, my family would have been broke and homeless and without my treatments I would have died several years ago. If you are sick, you shouldn’t have to worry about gas, electricity, water or food. Even worse, you shouldn’t have to worry about losing your home.
William Morales 6 years ago
if we could just stop labeling/treating people as r or d, lib or conserv. and just be Americans, then maybe we could get to just being humans next.
birdhouse 6 years ago
This shows that no matter what your view point or opinion we are all still a giant family. Great job Mr. Patton Oswalt.
Rabite 6 years ago
I'm pretty sure that there are not few people out there, who take out of this story that insulting people is good and gives you success.
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