Iran says it's closing Strait of Hormuz, accusing Israel, US of violating truce

Re:Iran says it's closing Strait of Hormuz, accusing Israel,... by kelseyfrog on Saturday June 20, 2026 @02:13PM (#48611479)

That tracks. My rule of thumb is that political topics have a 33% group that will never budge and the remaining 4-5% accounts for the lizard man constant[1].

1. https://www.spencergreenberg.com/2024/07/the-lizardmans-cons...

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Re:Iran says it's closing Strait of Hormuz, accusing Israel,... by 0cf8612b2e1e on Saturday June 20, 2026 @05:26PM (#48613122)

Nixon was about 25% support before he resigned.

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Re:Iran says it's closing Strait of Hormuz, accusing Israel,... by kelseyfrog on Saturday June 20, 2026 @05:45PM (#48613267)

You have to multiply by the Lead-Poisoning coefficient for all events taking place in the 1970s.

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Re:Iran says it's closing Strait of Hormuz, accusing Israel,... by 0cf8612b2e1e on Saturday June 20, 2026 @05:52PM (#48613347)

Heh. Given the increased strength of party-identity, I fully agree that the floor of support will be higher than in the past.

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Re:Iran says it's closing Strait of Hormuz, accusing Israel,... by mindslight on Monday June 22, 2026 @01:40PM (#48633288)

"Strength of party-identity" kind of buries the lede, don't you think? The mainstream Republican party has become a death cult. Individually-tailored mass media is a hell of a drug.

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