▲ 847 ▼ The tariffs are being paid by Americans. Why is that a surprise? (discuss.online) submitted 1 year ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 106 comments fedilink hide all child comments Video and source: https://xcancel.com/dieworkwear/status/1951851958559703117#m
[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 year ago (3 children) Why does it continue to be a surprise? permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 1 year ago* People talk about it being "difficult" to determine what's real and what's not on the internet... But more and more, it's become clear, that these people just purposely close themself off to reality completely. The real world does not penetrate unless something affects them directly. And even then, they will do everything they can to avoid facing the reality unless it's literally a brown person's fault. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) right? how fucking stupid are these people he literally thought his equipment supplier made this shit in a vacuum and 100% in America. who could be dumb enough to think a complex machine like that doesn't have material cross borders permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago he literally thought No, he didn't. That's the problem permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 1 year ago* People talk about it being "difficult" to determine what's real and what's not on the internet... But more and more, it's become clear, that these people just purposely close themself off to reality completely. The real world does not penetrate unless something affects them directly. And even then, they will do everything they can to avoid facing the reality unless it's literally a brown person's fault. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) right? how fucking stupid are these people he literally thought his equipment supplier made this shit in a vacuum and 100% in America. who could be dumb enough to think a complex machine like that doesn't have material cross borders permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago he literally thought No, he didn't. That's the problem permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago he literally thought No, he didn't. That's the problem permalink fedilink source parent