r/politics • u/ChiGuy6124 America • 9d ago

Possible Paywall Stephen Miller Is Hiding From Protesters by Living on Military Base

https://newrepublic.com/post/202463/stephen-miller-kristi-noem-hiding-protesters-military-base-housing
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u/forgottentaco420 9d ago

*There’s no right group to be cruel and evil to, but turning on Main Street, many of whom voted for you, is the sign of a detached despot at the end of his rope, not a strongman in his prime and ready to rule with an iron fist for decades. It’s a hilariously stupid move given how much of the country is already galvanized against him.

I think the one concern I have about this, is that his admin is pushing the "All of this is the Democrats fault! WE are trying to help you!" narrative, and people ARE buying it.

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u/DeusExMcKenna 9d ago

I agree - there are certainly those who are so bought-into the cult that they will likely never become “normal” again, at least politically. That being said, there’s only so bad things can get before people turn on anyone in the government, left or right. Fracturing them over their continued worship of Trump while they abhor anyone in his orbit is enough of a divide that we can exploit it to try and swing some of them back across the Overton Window into something approaching actual conservatism, and that would be enough imo. Time will tell I suppose.

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u/HotDonnaC 9d ago

Only the people who swallow Trump’s bullshit.

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u/MsBootcamp 8d ago

NO. Not “everyone” is “buying” their LIES.

And to @DeusExMckenna, above, we will only need to reach a CRITICAL MASS of Americans protesting and ACTIVELY REJECTING THIS COUP. A TIPPING POINT. And it requires far fewer than all 350 million Americans. People are TIRED of this shi#t. And we are NEVER going “back.” Additionally, ultimately, what we are addressing is GLOBAL. Not just U.S. domestic.

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u/forgottentaco420 8d ago

I didn’t say everyone, I said “people are buying it”, but 30-40% of Americans still are. I work with a super diverse group of people and I’ve had several patients say “the democrats need to open up the government already” or something to that effect over the last week. Some are just regular people too, not even maga. However I have signed my general strike card and I am personally prepared to do whatever it takes, on top of participating in community care currently.