Patton Oswalt Gets Attacked By Troll On Twitter, Turns His Life Upside Down After Seeing His Timeline
Ilona BoredPanda staff
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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"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.
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.
Looking at the comments here I really don't understand, why it is so important to find a culprit. Isn't it better to use one's energy to find a solution, like those two guys did? Not only Mr. Oswalt reacted in a good way, Mr. Beatty did, too. Even he reflected on his words and admitted, that he said some nasty things and was wrong about Mr. Oswalt. And i don't think that this kind of reaction is the norm. Many people wouldn't have said anything or would have taken it for granted (he wrote, he would pass it on), denied the outstretched hand etc. Let's take their reactions as a good example instead of pointing fingers.
Yes!!! In France, my country, people always need to find culprits when something goes wrong. Even for stuff no one can really control. Always gets on my nerve when I go back there...
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Carrie de Luka has President Trump personally thrown out an insult to Mr. Oswalt? If not, there was no reason for him to go out of his way to publicly insult President Trump. THAT'S what I mean.
Trump is a personal insult to every decent human being.
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Sei Ichirou it's not about finding a "culprit". It's about the fact that so many people are overlooking Mr. Oswalt's REPEATED bad behavior online. WE GET IT. He HATES TRUMP. That is where this entire story originated. Those initial nasty comments are what got those initial negative reactions from Mr. Beatty. I tried to make this point earlier. Be nasty, get nasty in return. Be kind, get kind in return. Even being as neutral as I could, I began to get downvotes. Why? Because people don't want to see the truth in this story. That although Mr. Oswalt, in the end, helped this man, he started with negativity and hate. That is what I pointed out. That is why I got downvotes. For seeing the whole picture. That picture is that Mr. Oswalt is not the angel he is being portrayed as. So, continue with the downvotes. I'll gladly take them, knowing my eyes are open.
If you want the whole picture you HAVE to include Trump's constant unpleasant comments. Now there is a hater.
BTW, I'm not a hater. I like Mr. Oswalt. I have been a fan of his since United States of Tara (one of my favorite shows of all time - Toni Collette is AMAZING!).
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.
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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Ah yes, the USA. The greatest damn country on the planet. Where EVERYONE wants to come and live. God bless it!!
"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.
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.
Looking at the comments here I really don't understand, why it is so important to find a culprit. Isn't it better to use one's energy to find a solution, like those two guys did? Not only Mr. Oswalt reacted in a good way, Mr. Beatty did, too. Even he reflected on his words and admitted, that he said some nasty things and was wrong about Mr. Oswalt. And i don't think that this kind of reaction is the norm. Many people wouldn't have said anything or would have taken it for granted (he wrote, he would pass it on), denied the outstretched hand etc. Let's take their reactions as a good example instead of pointing fingers.
Yes!!! In France, my country, people always need to find culprits when something goes wrong. Even for stuff no one can really control. Always gets on my nerve when I go back there...
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Carrie de Luka has President Trump personally thrown out an insult to Mr. Oswalt? If not, there was no reason for him to go out of his way to publicly insult President Trump. THAT'S what I mean.
Trump is a personal insult to every decent human being.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Sei Ichirou it's not about finding a "culprit". It's about the fact that so many people are overlooking Mr. Oswalt's REPEATED bad behavior online. WE GET IT. He HATES TRUMP. That is where this entire story originated. Those initial nasty comments are what got those initial negative reactions from Mr. Beatty. I tried to make this point earlier. Be nasty, get nasty in return. Be kind, get kind in return. Even being as neutral as I could, I began to get downvotes. Why? Because people don't want to see the truth in this story. That although Mr. Oswalt, in the end, helped this man, he started with negativity and hate. That is what I pointed out. That is why I got downvotes. For seeing the whole picture. That picture is that Mr. Oswalt is not the angel he is being portrayed as. So, continue with the downvotes. I'll gladly take them, knowing my eyes are open.
If you want the whole picture you HAVE to include Trump's constant unpleasant comments. Now there is a hater.
BTW, I'm not a hater. I like Mr. Oswalt. I have been a fan of his since United States of Tara (one of my favorite shows of all time - Toni Collette is AMAZING!).
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.
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.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Ah yes, the USA. The greatest damn country on the planet. Where EVERYONE wants to come and live. God bless it!!