Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months ago

ELI 5 Why is everyone all of a sudden lining or aligning with Trump and trying to kiss his ring when they critized him and stood their ground. Why are they now folding? Is it fear or something?

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ELI 5 Why is everyone all of a sudden lining or aligning with Trump and trying to kiss his ring when they critized him and stood their ground. Why are they now folding? Is it fear or something?

Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months ago

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Opportunism and fear.
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  I was gonna say fear and greed, but opportunism might encapsulate it better. Either way, pretty much the two strongest driving forces in America.

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