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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)

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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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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

No, it was the racism. I've tried having "real conversations" with these types. You just get shouted at by people who watch Fox News 24/7. A 5 minute conversation once in a while will not out weight hours and hours of being told it's the "illegals" and homeless that are causing all the problems and the Democrats don't do anything about it. This has been my experience going back to 9/11. They don't want to hear from you and they will infantilize you for disagreeing with them.

I'm also not exaggerating about the 24/7 thing. My mother leaves Fox News on for the dog to watch when she's not home. She then has some rightwing rag taking to her in her BT hearing aids when she's not in the house.

Also, I'm not "making fun of them". Nothing about this is fun. I'm just angry and depressed all the time. I've been watching this country slide down this path for over 20 years and been dismissed every time.