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I don't think the US has the culture to support this. I do not think Trump has the political capital to support this. Assuming elections still happen, that sce

by BobbyJo 7mo ago

I don't think the US has the culture to support this. I do not think Trump has the political capital to support this. Assuming elections still happen, that scenario would mean the end of the Republican party.

mrtksn 7mo ago
I used to think the same but according to the polls I keep seeing the support for war seems to be very strong, up to %100 among MAGA in fact. They used to say they are against war, against "jewish influence", against this against that but nothing seems to be changing their minds. I thought that this high ranking MAGA dude who resign over "Israel influence concerns" and immediately did rounds on the MAGA-sphere popular outlets doesn't seem to have any influence on the support for the war. They don't appear to be ideologues but demagogues. Maybe its some more primal urge to kill and get killed and Trump has control over it?
- testfoobar 7mo ago
  "Exclusive: Trump's approval hits new 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-approval-hits-new-36-low-fuel-prices-surge-amid-iran-war-reutersipsos-2026-03-24/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-approval-hits-new-36...
  - mrtksn 7mo ago
    Thats the general public that apparently doesn't have any grip. You can do whatever you want if tens of millions of people + the billionaires support you till the end when hundreds of millions are mildly annoyed by you.
- rsynnott 7mo ago
  It looks like about 30-40% of Americans look upon Trump's war favourably. That's _very_ low; I'm pretty sure that that's the worst _any_ American war has polls this early on. Approval of the Iraq war didn't fall under 50% until _2005_, and didn't hit 40% til 2008. > up to %100 among MAGA in fact. Sure, but I mean if Trump shat himself live on TV, he'd probably get about 90% MAGA approval for that, too. That's not really the point.
- BobbyJo 7mo ago
  > 100% among MAGA So, 100% of the people that made Trump their personality think he's doing a good job? Not a great barometer.

by BobbyJo 7mo ago

mrtksn 7mo ago

I used to think the same but according to the polls I keep seeing the support for war seems to be very strong, up to %100 among MAGA in fact. They used to say they are against war, against "jewish influence", against this against that but nothing seems to be changing their minds. I thought that this high ranking MAGA dude who resign over "Israel influence concerns" and immediately did rounds on the MAGA-sphere popular outlets doesn't seem to have any influence on the support for the war. They don't appear to be ideologues but demagogues. Maybe its some more primal urge to kill and get killed and Trump has control over it?

testfoobar 7mo ago
"Exclusive: Trump's approval hits new 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-approval-hits-new-36-low-fuel-prices-surge-amid-iran-war-reutersipsos-2026-03-24/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-approval-hits-new-36...
- mrtksn 7mo ago
  Thats the general public that apparently doesn't have any grip. You can do whatever you want if tens of millions of people + the billionaires support you till the end when hundreds of millions are mildly annoyed by you.
rsynnott 7mo ago
It looks like about 30-40% of Americans look upon Trump's war favourably. That's _very_ low; I'm pretty sure that that's the worst _any_ American war has polls this early on. Approval of the Iraq war didn't fall under 50% until _2005_, and didn't hit 40% til 2008. > up to %100 among MAGA in fact. Sure, but I mean if Trump shat himself live on TV, he'd probably get about 90% MAGA approval for that, too. That's not really the point.
BobbyJo 7mo ago
> 100% among MAGA So, 100% of the people that made Trump their personality think he's doing a good job? Not a great barometer.