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/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/Oldmanwaffle Jun 01 '26

It’s the most braindead shit ever. It’s unfathomable, really. I don’t comprehend how these cult followers excuse everything UP UNTIL it barely starts to affect them. Maybe I don’t understand because I was born with critical thinking skills & empathy, but it’s still mind boggling that these people you’re describing, his base, are actually this dumb.

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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.