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.
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.
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.