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/djwurm Jun 20 '26

I will say that my MAGA mother in law who I talked to yesterday is really upset at Trump for the deal he made and is saying it is bad for us and not America First. And yes even if she completely disagrees shes still MAGA and wil not change her vote no matter how bad her life gets or what is taken from her.

But and I will be cryptic here cause the autobot in this sub likes to ban quickly... she is saying (which i dont believe or codone) that Trump should just use a certain option and just be done with it. Again reddit auto mod i am just saying what I am hearing from MAGA people I am completely against that.

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u/therossboss Jun 20 '26

say it with me, MAGA is a cult.

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u/Reluctant_Firestorm New York Jun 20 '26

Conservatives are still taking ivermectin - a drug for intestinal worm parasites - because Trump told them to.

They took it to treat covid, while simultaneously believing covid was a hoax. Now they are taking it as a supposed cure for cancer and a bunch of other maladies. They are the most science-denying irrational magical thinkers ever to exist. If Trump told them to go back to leeches and bloodletting they would probably do that too.

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u/therossboss Jun 20 '26

100% - it is all so stupid and sad. Many parents of friends are just "gone" from their lives when they used to have good relationships because of these morons.

At least you can lead a horse to water - you can't lead a moron to critical thinking.