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“This is what I voted for?”: Trump supporter loses farm and income to tariffs, only to be mocked online (wtfdetective.blog)

submitted 1 day ago by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world

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A small business owner who voted for Donald Trump recently posted a video on TikTok, pleading for help as crushing tariffs on China threatened to bankrupt his operation, which imports alloy wheels. His call for support, however, drew little sympathy from some fellow Americans.

“Votes have consequences,” he was told, with many comments from Twitter/X users relishing the notion that another MAGA voter was suffering because of their political choice. The backlash prompted a second video from the man, in which he dropped several F-bombs while criticizing the apparent heartlessness of those celebrating his hardship.

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[–] banazir@lemmy.ml 30 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Dear Horrendous Cunt. I'm not American, so I don't judge you because you "didn’t vote the same way" I did. I judge you, because you knowingly voted to place tariffs on your own business. Better yet, you dismissed everyone pointing out that this would only ever hurt you (and hurt pretty much everyone else besides, and some worse than you). Now that it is hurting you, I judge you to be terminally stupid, because everything you have done is stupid and you are stupid.

With all sincerity, go fuck yourself like you fucked your own livelihood.

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[–] fadhl3y@feddit.uk 13 points 13 hours ago

At least he can get work occupying Greenland

[–] Dogiedog64@lemmy.world 35 points 18 hours ago

"How could the Leopards I voted for eat MY face???"

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Greed and hatred motivated them into casting the ballot, and look at what they got.

[–] sundaymidnight@lemmy.world 77 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

At this point, it’s not even about economics anymore—it’s a moral failure. You can't claim to love your country while cheering for policies that ruin your fellow citizens, only to cry when the bill finally comes for you too.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 44 points 19 hours ago (6 children)

My UK family always used to ask what makes Canadians different from USAians, as they saw us all as America. And it was hard to describe.

But talking to US coworkers lately I found a common theme: While Canadians may not seem very patriotic, we do work towards a common goal of making a society better for all.

In the US every comment I hear from coworkers is "I Got Mine, so I ain't worried." And made me realize USA thinks patriotism is living as an individual in a grand country, but not actually caring about their country as a whole.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 13 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

That's the definition of American conservatism. That's not a quip. Self reliance and fuck everyone else is the philosophy.

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 22 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

..made me realize USA thinks patriotism is living as an individual in a grand country, but not actually caring about their country as a whole.

that's because none of us have felt represented by our government since before Regan. Why should I care about my country if it is actively hostile towards me? My entirely life it has wanted to make things impossible for me to succeed. Actively destroyed any possibility of succeeding.

the only thing I learned in my life as an American is that I'll lie cheat and steal my way to a better tomorrow, because at the end of the day morals and ethics don't fill your belly and warm your bed at night. it doesn't protect my family. it doesn't create opportunities for my kids.

fuck this country, fuck this government, fuck every single politician and corpofascist that allowed this to happen.

I'm not a bad person, I just have to be bad because they won't let me live any other way.

[–] PetteriSkaffari@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago

In a democracy, it all boils down to who votes for what. Too bad that people are so susceptible to propaganda, which taps in to their fears and low moral values. It's okay to blame the politicians, but don't forget the voters who have given them permission.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 22 points 18 hours ago

Congrats!! You did it! You got what you voted for! I’m happy for you! Good job!

[–] Sarek@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 16 hours ago

Serves them right. I wonder how many small businesses and farmers have gone under and how much of that business has been snatched up by large corporations.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 55 points 22 hours ago (4 children)

Did I know he was going to increase the tariffs? Yes, I did. However, I thought that the infrastructure would be set up prior for small business to come back to America and manufacture in America.

No, you were told what the result would be. You knew the outcome. You decided to follow your cult instead of common sense. You got what you voted for. I only wish everyone else didn’t have to suffer because of your evil.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I mean, is he expecting pre-fab factories to pop up overnight?

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[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 25 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

I work in logistics. The whole industry has been saying amongst ourselves the whole time there's barely a chance that suppliers of assembled goods will move the majority of their warehouses of manufactured products to the US. Let alone the manufacturing itself.

Absolutely delulu.

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 29 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (3 children)

When Trump first started talking about tariffs this is exactly what everybody said. Unless you also introduce schemes to assist with setting up infrastructure in the US then the tariffs are not going to have the desired effect.

Nobody is going to set up a factory if there's every possibility that the tariffs will go away at some point in the next 4 years. Not unless the cost of setting up that factory is ameliorated somehow. Otherwise companies are just going to accept they're going to get fewer orders from the US for the next few years.

Especially if setting up a factory in another country means that your staff are likely to get abducted by ICE for no reason.

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[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 237 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (10 children)

The backlash prompted a second video from the man, in which he dropped several F-bombs while criticizing the apparent heartlessness of those celebrating his hardship.

Heartless shit upset that his vote to cause extreme hardship for others is actually causing hardship in his own life. Imagine throwing rocks at people and expecting sympathy when one bounces back and hits you in the face.

~~May you live in interesting times.~~ May you live in the times you voted for.

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (7 children)

How can we support the people realizing their mistakes in voting Trump? Seriously. That's how we change hearts and minds.

I want to support them, and then together, I want to march with them against these assholes.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 18 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

You are gonna be so shocked when those idiots lose everything, but then still vote GOP again, cause they are so much dumber than you could ever hope to understand.

[–] PetteriSkaffari@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, they'll probably blame left-wing liberals for what is happening right now.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

They do, its the " all powerful, but super weak" rhetoric that fascism relies on

[–] OCATMBBL@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago

By letting their lives burn down. Seriously. They won't learn a lesson if they get bailed out now. If they keep hurting, maybe they'll vote better next time.

More likely they'll vote Libertarian, aka Diet Republican, and pretend they did something worthwhile.

Democrats fail to fix things (on purpose) while Republicans actively worsen the nation. That's our only choices until the Democratic party gets massive reform (hopefully) when the old fuckers die.

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