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From: kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey)
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Date: Mon, 26 May 2025 14:53:35 -0400 (EDT)
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Cryptoengineer  <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>There are lots of people who can be persuaded to vote against their
>own interests if they are told it will hurt someone they dislike.
>
>The recent election is an example.

I have a co-worker who has been very enthusiastic about Trump's wanting to 
do various things, and every time I pointed out that these things would
be bad for the economy he said "Yes, but we have to own the libs!"

This is added to Trump's own notion of the world being a zero sum game,
and if that if the other guy does worse it's just as good as if you do
better.  (This is not a traditional conservative concept and it's something
that Reagan blamed the left for doing.)  I am not sure how prevalent this
idea is among his followers but it does seem to be becoming more popular
which I find both disturbing and puzzling.
--scott

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