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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't know what "thermostatic" meant in this context so I googled.

This phenomenon – where public preferences shift in the opposite direction of government action – is known as thermostatic politics.

I seriously wonder if Sargent can have any sort of normal conversations with ordinary people.