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   Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 28-May-2024 10:58:27 JST Bread up, Bro
   muwahahaha, yes, amplify transactional politics, tim.
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     PopulistRight (populistright@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 28-May-2024 21:39:16 JST PopulistRight

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     @sickburnbro If Trump actually did what he said he would/will, a transaction might have some value - but he doesn't.
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 28-May-2024 21:39:16 JST Bread up, Bro

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     @PopulistRight You aren't thinking about this from a larger view. You are understandably frustrated by his previous failings.
     
     The reason the system has been able to get away with it is because a LACK of transactionality from conservatives. They have been willing to accept not getting anything back.
     
     A shift to transactionality sufficiently changes the playing space: no more "muh constitution" but just "yeah, what are you going to do for me" - because without the appeal to ideals, there is limited room to suffer someone who doesn't produce the results you agreed upon.