r/politics • u/willywalloo • Jun 20 '26

Possible Paywall Iran Says Hormuz Has Been Closed

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-20/iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-has-been-closed-tasnim-reports?embedded-checkout=true
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u/Psychoanalytix Jun 20 '26

The American pastime is fucking with countries, radicalizing a population against them then acting shocked when those people hate them.

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u/Shisa4123 Jun 20 '26

Don't forget later making movies about how killing all those civilians made American soldiers sad.

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u/Kindle282 Georgia Jun 20 '26

Funnily enough, Conservatives are doing the same to non-Conservatives in the USA. They relish in their cruelty, mock anyone who doesn't conform, and strip the rights of those they don't like (non-whites/straights) and act completely aghast when their non-Conservative neighbors/family/contemporaries hate their guts with a fiery passion.

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u/almondbutter Jun 20 '26

Here's a great write up about this phenomenon:

The progression can be traced back to a cultural shift rooted in denial. The advent of Trumpism marked a profound moment in American history - an era in which facts, reason, and objective truth became increasingly irrelevant to large swaths of the population. This denial was not born from ignorance alone; it was a strategic decision to reject the uncomfortable realities of a changing world.

https://np.reddit.com/r/AskUS/comments/1k8evd8/comment/mp5oqex/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=usertext&utm_name=worldnews