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.

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    We should show compassion towards all people who are suffering,

    As long as they’re on the right. The left can go hang. Show some fucking sympathy for the people this guy would kill if he thought he could get away with it.

    Or continue not doing that ever.

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      Here’s a scenario. Imagine there’s a cop, who just had a divorce.

      That cop will, later today, respond to a schizophrenic person in distress. The cop is armed.

      You get the opportunity to tell that cop one thing before they go to respond to that call.

      You can either say:

      “Fuck you, pig scum, I’m glad your wife divorced you, you fucking deserve it, burn in hell”

      Or you can say:

      “I’m sorry to hear that your wife left you, did she give you any reasons why?”

      Which of these responses is more likely to lead to a disabled person getting fucking murdered by an angry cop?

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                1 day ago

                Just tell the perfect holy officer what he wants to hear and he won’t murder you. If he does, it’s your fault.

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                    1 day ago

                    How is it any different at all? The officer isn’t the bad guy in your hypothetical. The guy being shot is. Just like when a fascist reacts to Renee Good’s murder with “well if she had just followed his orders she’d still be alive!”

                    Exactly like that in every last way.