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Comment by O3marchnative | original | Lutnick Pushed to Weaken Chip Rules That Overlap with His Family Business

[−]O3marchnative · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:05 UTC · link

I think that in this case it's about the "rules for thee, but not for me" aspect. If the average U.S. citizen attempted to do what Lutnick allegedly did, the consequences would likely be unpleasant, at best.

[−]LogicFailsMe · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:19 UTC · link

And the average US citizen re-elected the poster child president for "rules for thee, but not for me." And IMO if he hadn't started the Iran War, imposed tariffs, and driven inflation through the roof, his approval rating would still be 47%+ like at the beginning of his second term.

He betrayed his coalition. Never do that.

[−]kevin_thibedeau · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:31 UTC · link

It was 32% of the voting eligible population. The knuckle-draggers are a minority.

[−]LogicFailsMe · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:38 UTC · link

And the other 68% decided it wasn't worth voting. And that's a vote for whoever wins.

[−]justsomehnguy · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:55 UTC · link

Yes, silent vote. It's always amusing how the losing side appeals to 'but there were not that many votes' - yours were even less than that.

[−]skeeter2020 · 2026-11-15 Sun 19:07 UTC · link

failure to vote is not a "silent vote"; it's too lazy to care and they shouldn't be counted by either side as a relevant position.

[−]cwnyth · 2026-11-15 Sun 18:12 UTC · link

This is a non sequitur.