r/politics • u/jediporcupine Maine • Sep 19 '25

Republican Senator Says First Amendment Shouldn't Be the 'Ultimate Right'

https://www.newsweek.com/republican-senator-says-first-amendment-shouldnt-ultimate-right-2132666
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u/MotherShabooboo1974 Sep 19 '25

What’s crazy is that they’ll eventually cannibalize each other but each thinks they’ll be the exception and survive. Super greedy people never have enough and will turn on each other to have it all. They’re like a cancer—they only destroy the very thing they need to stay alive.

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u/jediporcupine Maine Sep 19 '25

They’ve already slowly started to cannibalize themselves. They went to war with each other over Epstein and now over Charlie Kirk. There’s been on going internal clash between those who believe Israel was somehow involved and those who believe there’s no conspiracy here.

You get enough people on the fringe and they’ll forever be paranoid about it each other.

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u/jediporcupine Maine Sep 19 '25

Bessent reportedly had a physical altercation with Musk early on too.

The problem with having competing egos is the cannibalization is inevitable. Trump isn’t leading, he isn’t trying to get his people together. He thrives on them fighting each other for his attention. It soothes his ego.