Trump’s MAGA might not admit it, but many will pay dearly for their vote
Trump’s MAGA might not admit it, but many will pay dearly for their vote
Federal cuts will hit them harder than most
Summary
Trump’s trade wars and tariffs are hitting his own voters the hardest, with retaliatory levies from China, Canada, and Europe targeting industries in Trump-supporting states.
A New York Times analysis found that nearly 8 million Americans, mostly Trump voters, work in affected sectors like farming, steel, and manufacturing.
While some remain loyal, others are voicing frustration over job losses and economic strain. States like Kentucky, Wisconsin, and Indiana are particularly vulnerable.
Cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security could further impact Trump’s base.
If I were American I would worry more about the US turning into a fashist autocracy. Everyone can handle 4 years of economic hardship, but once you have the autocrats in power you can't get out of that shithole for generations. Just asked the North Koreans, Chinese or Russians.
We lost that battle when we let corporations become people. Since then corporations are the only people that matter. The rest of us are only consumers. This is capitalism cannibalizing itself.
Everyone can handle 4 years of economic hardship
I believe that’s what most Trump voters are thinking about. They’re willing to make some economic sacrifices to get the country to change in a way they agree with. And the fact that their liberal neighbors will also suffer economically, and more than them psychologically makes this sacrifice more palatable.
No, they want to punish anyone who's not like them, and they'd eat a turd if meant that their bad breath would bother a lib.
I think there are many people who can't handle 4 years of economic hardship. A lot of folks are barely making ends meet as-is.
Even so, endless fascism is still even worse. They won't go willingly, and they won't respect election results. Leave it too long and it will be as difficult as overthrowing Hitler or the USSR. Actually more difficult, because those regimes faced actual opposition from abroad, whereas now it feels like the whole world is going fascist.
Or Palestinians
Actions should have consequences
They've gotten away for a very long time with not having any direct consequences. Oh no that was the previous guy, oh no that was COVID, oh no no one could do any better.
It's pretty damn clear at this point which stage of the FAFO everyone is in
I’m so happy to see them get what they voted for, I’m also sad that all of us have to be onboard with them for the car crash.
I have a really hard time feeling sympathy for them. Like lots of people who didn’t want this are getting hurt a lot more now, so anything that comes to them is well deserved
Don't buy stuff made from those states whenever possible.
Food is the one the one thing I buy regularly, that I directly purchase and can know the source on. So I'm sitting here with my little local CSA farm-share all lined up, and a tiny garden set up out back. There'll be things I'll have to buy, but I'll either get them at the farmer's market, or I'll make sure to purchase imports. I'm absolutely determined to avoid red-state produce.
The leopards are eating good tonight.
At this rate the leopards are going to need to speak with a nutritionist about how to better balance their diet and daily exercise.
I hope so. If you voted for Dorito Mussolini you deserve everything that's coming to you.
Don't forget the people that didn't vote.
Musk literally said that Americans will suffer but that has to happen to "pull through this"
They'll wait till the next administration and blame them.
Bold to assume there will be a next administration
As long as the nation becomes racist and homo/trans phobic they won't care.
I'm fine with that. They can sacrifice themselves to Moloch if that's what floats their boat. Better with them out of this world than in, frankly. What I'm not fine with is them dragging the rest of us into it.