We realize that most Americans didn’t vote for Trump (only 49.8%) and that most of those who did probably didn’t understand what tariffs are and how they work and we realize that Trump’s action and our response are going to hurt poor Americans, and poor Americans in red states more than others, but we’re not going to take illegal tariffs sitting down.

Just a reminder who Trump is pissing off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHSaHRd4Q48

https://www.911memorial.org/connect/blog/lend-hand-do-what-you-can-remembering-generosity-gander

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    581 month ago

    Ignorance is no longer a valid excuse. We all have access to all of human knowledge. “Not knowing how tariffs work” is no longer a valid excuse.

    • qprimed
      link
      fedilink
      English
      221 month ago

      the ignorance is by design. our entire society has been programmed for consumption not critical thought - and this has been done from all sides at the behest of the corporate oligarchy.

      as angry and disappointed and depressed as I am with the outcome, its a deep structural failure and I have a hard time placing the blame on those that simply decided to check out and not participate in their own civic education. every pressure on the american plebian has been to keep your head down, ignore the growing deficiencies and consume.

    • Cyborganism
      link
      fedilink
      101 month ago

      What if all that human knowledge was controlled by an elite few who control the narrative and also infect that information with lies?

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          English
          71 month ago

          tarrif

          Looking up how to spell it isn’t rocket science either, but apparently you didn’t care enough to do that. So maybe back off a bit.

        • Cyborganism
          link
          fedilink
          11 month ago

          No, but how it’s explained to people depends on where you find the information.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        51 month ago

        I tend to see most of Trumps fans as victims more then perpetrators. Nonetheless, its still hard to forgive even if it’s mostly an elite few creating the behavior through manipulation.