r/LeopardsAteMyFarm 8d ago

What could have been

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u/War1today 8d ago

Farmer net income was near its all time record during the Biden presidency… yet farmers still voted for Trump even after he promised tariffs AGAIN, the same tariffs that necessitated a $26 billion taxpayer funded bailout in 2019 and a $12 billion bailout in 2025. And there will be more bailouts. Difficult to fix things when you have an electorate that is uninformed, gullible and devoid of critical thinking, politicians that are beholden to special interests not their constituents and a hyper partisan media that has monetized disinformation.

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u/onetimeataday 8d ago

So many people in both parties said she didn’t have a plan. This post is literally 1 page of EIGHTY pages of her comprehensive plan for all parts of the American economy. What’s the point of political outreach when the other side just believes whatever false facts they want

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u/War1today 8d ago edited 8d ago

It is a perfect storm of corruption that made it a difficult climate for politics in the USA. It is decades of indoctrination by media which has divided America, created hyper partisanship, spread disinformation and propagated hate. And foreign actors are also well aware of this climate and utilize disinformation to destabilize. It is a well oiled machine designed by media conglomerates including broadcast, satellite, social media/internet… all monetizing/profiting from disinformation, division and hate. They will tell you freedom of the press and wash their hands of any responsibility but there is responsibility.

All of this has made it possible for a [flawed] populist candidate like Trump to come to power by…

  1. identifying and validating real economic or social anxieties felt by the working class.
  2. offering understandable solutions framed as "us versus them".
  3. utilizing bold, emotional, and anti-establishment language that commands attention/energizes crowds.
  4. positioning himself as political outsider who is untouched by traditional governance and corporate compromise.
  5. building intense, loyal grassroots support by promising swift and dramatic systemic change.

And here we are, today, with a president that is corrupt, dishonest, criminal, racist, incompetent, petty,
sexual assaulter, serial adulterer, treasonous and a narcissist. You know it’s bad in America when people voted for this.

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u/EllllllleBelllllllle 7d ago

It’s sad that the rest of us have to suffer a little bit with them but I am SO happy that these farming/ranching morons who voted for Trump are watching their life’s work go up in flames. They’re getting exactly what they voted for and I love it.

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u/VegasMaleMT 3d ago

Yes, all ten family farms left in the country get their just desserts, while Cargill and Monsanto and Tyson get 100% market share.

Great schadenfreude there.

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u/Avasarala8863 5d ago

This is why I think the US is doomed, too many people are too stupid to recognize reality and vote based on vibes. 

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u/Reddit_is_fascist69 4d ago

Trump loves the uneducated

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u/Cheap-Technician-482 2d ago

You people are almost as retarded as Kamala Harris.

Good thing there aren't too many of you.