How much contempt do the Republicans have for US citizens?

[goaded]

Here is what they're claiming about tariffs, which are obviously made up numbers with no basis in fact. How do I know?

Heard and McDonalds Islands have ZERO population

So who's imposing the tariffs?

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https://youtu.be/yuOHbyuanbY

[MisterWack]

The truth is, Canada & USA were trading billions of USD worth of goods back and forth with no issue until Donald Trump constructed a narrative, a lie, and a fear to benefit off of. When you manufacture an issue that isn’t there, easy to sell an unjustifiable solution to those you deem gullible, to those you deem gullible.

The American Public were fed in 2016 ‘The Wall’ would fix immigration and now they no longer care about the wall that never finished, they now focus on the new fake solution since it worked before, why change strategy right?
When public servants view you as ‘you stand for nothing and fall for everything’ they’ll do just that to trick you and make you to be fools. My fellow Americans aren’t fools! Donald Trump is the fool and if more looked into it, they’d be able to push him away and his conmen who play to his tune.

Republicans, Democrats, Independents all have their own ideological views and their own solutions… Politicians shouldn’t trick you into supporting their dreams and desires, they should try to win your vote by supporting your dreams and desires. Trump failed those that elected him once, now he’s done it again.

All fingers will be poked at the politicians & political figureheads that the voters entrust with honesty, dignity, and transparency when they are in control. Shame on them because they know better, yet here they are tricking those that entrusted them to do a good job.

[goaded]

I know you're right wing. I look forward to a future where we disagree on issues, but based on facts, even though it will mean we disagree!

[MisterWack]

@goaded I’m honestly Left Leaning though Center, would classify as a Progressive tbh.
Like I don’t see a lot of Right Wing sticking to things I believe in : Small government, Capitalist, and such though Climate Change initiatives, Environmental protections, and aligning for past Liberals & Progressives makes me closer to the Left in all honesty.

[goaded]

American left wing is pretty much central European! Or at least it used to be. But welcome to the reality based community!

[MisterWack]

@goaded Thanks. I will say I want the US to learn from European nations / Canada / Australia and others to be able to solve the many crisis facing our nation like gun violence also criminal justice along with wasteful consumption habits. That starts when we learn from those that did a better job at solving those issues. America is lagging behind and must improve based on the potential benefits that come from learning from the world instead of being isolated to America.

[msc545]

A tremendous amoutn of contempt obviously. The economy is crashing over tariffs today.

[Amy10223]

This party, which is loved by Trump because "they are so stupid they will believe anything", his own words, caters to the rich oligarchs now. This is happening right now under our noses. The Repubs will cater to the top 2% of the population, and have the greater population---the poor and middle class, pay for the rich so that the poor remain poor. They care nothing about the regular citizen.

[Still-alive]

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/02/trump-tariffs-australia-uninhabited-heard-mcdonald-islands

did you see that one of the places being tariffed is an uninhabited island near Antarctica?

Only penguins live here

[goaded]

I did, indeed. In fact it's in the question! :)

[WindAtMyBack]

Not gonna bother checking out those numbers. But I do know that the US has some of the lowest tariffs in the world. I know that Trump is not "starting a trade war", he's simply responding to one that's been going on forever. And about damn time. He's absolutely right about other countries ripping us off.

More more more. If the liberals don't like it, touch shit. They can all go fuck themselves.

[goaded]

Seriously? Penguins on an uninhabited island are not tariffing the US at all. The US and EU had tariffs totalling between 3 and 4% on each others' goods. Not 39%.

[DryGermanGuy]

„I love the poorly educated!“
- Donald J. Trump

[Ariesman81]

"I'd rather deal with a liberal"
-Donald J. Trump

[Dargil]

How much contempt did the Democrats have for US citizens when they let 50,000 illegal aliens flood across the border?

[DrPepper12]

Careful! You're what about is a miss showing!

[OddBeMe]

Lots. They're the party that gains when fewer vote. Always toss racist red meat... and then never take accountability.

They'll prob say Trumps Crash was Bidens fault

[Dongie]

Yeah, YOU'RE the one who knows better than the billionaire president! 😂

[goaded]

Yes. Almost everyone does. Why don't you?

[Dongie]

I'm not delusional. There's a reason Trump has had the level of success his whole life, Musk too.

[goaded]

It's obviously not attention to detail or hard work.

[Dongie]

Yeah, it was ALL given to them. 🙄

Did you know Elons dad was broke, and he himself started with nothing?

[goaded]

Elon's dad: "Errol Graham Musk is a South African politician and businessman,[49] who was elected as an independent to represent Sunnyside on the Pretoria City Council in 1972.[50]

Musk had a lucrative engineering business which took on "large projects such as office buildings, retail complexes, residential subdivisions, and an air force base." He also owned an auto parts store, at least half a share in an emerald mine, and even "one of the biggest houses in Pretoria".[51][52] He was married to Maye Musk from 1970 to 1979.[53][52]

Maye's book recalls that at the time of the divorce, he owned two homes, a yacht, a plane, five luxury cars, and a truck.[54]

In the early 1990s, Errol, then aged 45, married Heide Bezuidenhout, a 25-year old he described as "one of the best looking women I've ever seen in my life".[55] They had two children.[56] Jana Bezuidenhout, who later became his romantic partner, was his stepdaughter from that marriage, four years old at the time Errol became her stepfather.[56][57] "
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_family#Errol_Musk

[Dongie]

Elon was broke for a time. I'm not so obsessed that I researched his life, I'm not saying you are either, but I read where he was busted flat. I'm not sure of his age. Then he got going and at one point had to loan his broke dad money.

[Dongie]

Also that he has a trans son.

[goaded]

He does not.

[exitseven]

How about China., Japan, The EU?

[goaded]

Trump has contempt for anyone who understands there is reality.

His family recently started another crypto scam, by the way. You're against crypto, aren't you?

[exitseven]

i ma not against crypto but think the government has no businss screwing around with it. It is sort of an oxymoron.

[DrPepper12]

INFINITE!!!

[pacificopete]

BUY American!!

[goaded]

In a few years it will be "buy Americans", again.

[pacificopete]

Depends on whether you guys vote for another dementia patient for president.

[Shiprex]

You spelled it BYE Americans hope you enjoy the poverty you voted for (this is the rich in that country who put a Reality TV twit into the white house because they could

[pacificopete]

😂🤣😂🤣😂😭

[jimmy2]

It's Dems

[goaded]

What is? There's literally not a single person on those islands, how are they imposing tariffs on the US? None of the numbers on those lists should be trusted, and, by the way, guess who's not on the full list: Russia.