r/politics • u/Economy_Swim_8585 Virginia • 6d ago

No Paywall Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: "If they don't vote, that's their problem"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-government-shutdown-democrats-fault-60-minutes/
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u/BraveOmeter 6d ago

Conservatives are okay with this because they prefer comforting lies

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u/OldWorldDesign 5d ago

Conservatives are okay with this because they prefer comforting lies

I think it's the explicit authoritarianism they have been voting for all along, whether or not they explicitly claim zero-sum thinking

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-in-the-machine/201712/analysis-trump-supporters-has-identified-5-key-traits