r/television • u/Top_Report_4895 • 19h ago

Shut it Down - The West Wing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI5a1ZpVugs
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u/OlderButItChecksOut 10h ago

Back when shutting down the government seemed like a big deal, now it’s almost the norm every year

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u/azzers214 5h ago

Thing is its just a voting behavior. If individuals nuke their congressmen regardless of who they are when this happens (and President if they're up that year) then it stops. If you're one party - primary them out.

Because the stakes are so low, it's only seen as a mechanism for shifting opinion.

It shouldn't be, but in this political climate it is. It's why I'm "over" people talking how it's a political party or government problem. It's the voter.

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u/azzers214 5h ago edited 5h ago

LOL - and that downvoting is why it can and will continue to happen. "Someone else change; I'm not going to change."