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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 10 months 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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[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (1 child)

I am once again reminded of that manufacturing company owner who was shocked by the price of a made in america machine going up so much due to tariffs

like mf do you not realize how that machine gets made? the people who make it in america buy tons of parts from other countries because it's cheaper, so yeah when they have to buy those parts here or pay tariffs because they literally cannot get the parts here, its going to cost more.

the number of people who own businesses and are absolute fucking dumbasses is just astounding to me. like good on them for having initiative, but wow is it ever surprising how many are stupid

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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

the people who make it in america buy tons of parts from other countries because it's cheaper

There are also an unimaginable amount of parts and raw resources that are only available from very specific suppliers or countries. The economy is global and in 2026 no country is an economic island. This was always going to be the outcome. Every economist, manufacturer, and logistics expert on the planet pointed this out repeatedly. And that’s before we even touch on how shitty these factory jobs are. Dangerous, tedious, awful jobs are what you want for your country? No, the whole thing was always about robbing USians to give give free money to billionaires.

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