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Following the disastrous shutdown so many stories will focus on whether Trump won or lost, but in a functioning society we would be focusing on the personal hardships it caused, the loss of faith, the senseless endangerment in every measure from security to safety.
That gamesmanship mentality ensures that each side can declare victory while the actual people who suffered, and continue to suffer despite the reopening, are turned into hostages that can be used as bargaining chips as the political calendar continues.
When you really look at it and examine this system of pageantry and game theory, it’s not just dehumanizing, it’s unbekievably dangerous to the people affected and poisonous to the health of a society. This is literally killing people and ruining lives.
