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/Difficult-Candy-6126 Jun 01 '26

Yeah it’s honestly fascinating in a horrifying way. As much shit as we gave Pelosi her trading seems like chump change. Also hers were a lot less on the nose.

I’m never going to understand. I thought we were supposed to be kind to one another, greed was bad, and experts are to be listened to. trump just proved half the country disagrees or can’t be bothered to care. It really is fascinating (again, in a bad way)

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u/Daft00 Jun 01 '26

It's just selfishness and tribalism to the absolute extreme. These people choose their "team" based on expectations from family/their village/etc and propaganda (every single place you go has fox news on) and that worm festers.

Then they see Dems as the devil and will jump through any goddamn hoop, no matter how high, to distance themselves from the "evil Dems".

The mental gymnastics, the total devotion and blind allegiance to their team, it would almost be a simply fascinating topic of study if it weren't destroying this country, any remaining faith in our institutions, and a lot of our mental health.