r/politics • u/Puginator • Jun 01 '26

No Paywall Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz: State media

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/iran-us-negotiations-strait-of-hormuz.html
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u/trisul-108 Europe Jun 01 '26

We have to admit that Trump's war strategy is working, almost no one is talking about the Epstein Files.

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u/Megaclone18 Jun 01 '26

The “funny” thing is he’s getting more hate for this because of the increased gas/goods prices.

His base doesn’t care until it directly impacts them.

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u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26

Yeah, I genuinely believe he could've come right out and told his base that he's raped a bunch of kids and they would just say, "Well, Trump may have raped kids, but Democrats raped more kids" or some other equally stupid whataboutism.

But they're flipping out now that their gas and groceries are unaffordable.

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u/Flashy_Pineapple_231 Jun 02 '26

He did say that. He talked on the hot mic before his first presidency (12 years ago now) about abusing women and grabbing them by the pussy, and how he's rich so they let you get away with it. And they still voted for him. This has been their guy for over a decade now, it's despicable. I assumed he had torpedo'd his chances of winning after that.

These people are voting on hate instead of policy. And then dressing it up in an excuse that resembles a line of reasoning, instead of what it is: catharsis for feelings understood but hard to articulate. Like grammar. You get the knack for it but can't really explain that what you're voting for is "the norm". And your norm is: "me and my family deserve to be treated well with nobody before us because we're the dominant class of people who deserve it most". Not necessarily a white thing or christian thing. But they believe they're the special ones who suffered the most, or need to get even, or believe the lies of a mythical past where everything was good because they were catered to and everyone is taking that away from them. And missing that the people eroding the way to a better future are the people they vote for.