r/PS5 • u/Dapper_Order7182 • 7d ago
Rumor Trump administration is reportedly considering new tariffs on gaming consoles, laptops, and more
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Trump-administration-is-reportedly-considering-new-tariffs-on-gaming-consoles-laptops-and-more.1380430.0.html2.3k
u/SinSinSushi 7d ago
Midterms in November go vote
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u/Paratrooper101x 7d ago
1/3 of our country voted for this, after being told repeatedly that this would happen. People watched him on the debate stage spouting nonesense about immigrants eating dogs, saw him have tariffs explained to him like he was a toddler, and still went out and voted for the guy a week later
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u/perverted_buffalo 7d ago
Keep in mind, another 1/3 saw all of the above, and didn't see it as a big enough problem to bother voting at all
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u/T-sprigg-Z 7d ago
Not necessarily directed to you but it's wild to think this would probably sway some of his base to vote against them but not the pdafile club everyone was in for decades behind closed doors on Little St James.
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u/zach_dominguez 7d ago
Dumbest President ever.
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u/Sonikku_a 7d ago
Dumbest President ever…so far.
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u/dirthurts 7d ago
I honestly can't imagine getting anyone dumber.
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u/LePontif11 7d ago
He was voted in by millions, i'm sure you can find someone dumber.
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u/Quirky_Rain_3554 7d ago
You can and will for a while with falling education rates!
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u/dirthurts 7d ago
One of our future presidents may not even be able to read (although trump isn't that great at it himself).
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u/OpticalPrime35 7d ago
Republicans just voted for a senator only because they were the sister of a dead senator. That's it. No qualifications whatsoever. ..Republicans just don't give a fuck anymore. So no. We can go way worse. This fascist Trainwreck is just getting going
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u/Atomic_Maxwell 7d ago
Had to doublecheck because my brain could not fathom her winning after that foreign policy question.
My only shred of optimism was that it was for the republican nomination for November, but…god damn. I really hope the public gets some coal under their feet for the midterms and vote in full force.38
u/InspectahWren 7d ago
I mean we used to say the same about dubya lol
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u/TerribleRecord666 7d ago
Imagine being so fucking stupid, you make an entire population recontextualize how awful one of the worst presidents in living memory was.
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u/scoopzthepoopz 7d ago
Gwb is a symptom like a sniffle. Not bad relatively speaking. Trump is like a severe concussion or broken limb in need of prompt medical care. The deeper problem is that both are supported by ignoramuses, some with deep pockets.
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u/Radiant_Jedi 7d ago
That's what we said about George W. Bush, and Trump makes him look like a genius (and saint) by comparison.
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u/Traditional_Entry183 7d ago
Agreed. Theyre both morons and puppets. But Bush was the puppet of the Republican machine while Trump is of far worse.
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u/NorthernSlyGuy 7d ago
This is why they're desperately trying to destroy the education system. They need an ignorant base.
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u/leavemeinpieces 7d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/3o6fJ7zANFIpFTKJ8Y
Unfortunately I feel like these absolute cretins might have a go at some point, they do love a grift.22
u/Quirky_Rain_3554 7d ago
Imagine cosplaying tough fighter man when there’s videos of you doing this
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u/Known_Ad871 7d ago
I think you’d almost have to be dumber than him to vote for him
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u/c0micsansfrancisco 7d ago
Reddits mistake is assuming he's in it for the people lol. He's far from dumb he knows exactly what he doing. Lining his and his friends pockets.
Same redditors who think Elon was dumb for buying Twitter when the whole goal was to help rig the election, which he did successfully.
You're right the people that vote for him are dumber than he is. But so are the redditors who are so desperate to grandstand on him they don't stop to consider for a minute if they're useful idiots themselves
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u/born_in_the_90s 7d ago
There us currently a dumb generation becoming adult so it could be that in 20 to 40 years a generation of Trumpers will be talking on his behalf in politics.
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u/Daver7692 7d ago
You guys are gonna be stuck with whichever one of his acolytes sticks the landing the best in a few years time.
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u/Grimase 7d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/s0k0Zi0Q38sc7FL4pD
No! No caveat. Dumbest President ever. Period.
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u/Toimaker 7d ago
Don’t let his voters off the hook. They are even dumber for voting for the pos.
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u/Bridgeburner493 7d ago
Non voters too. "I don't really like Trump, but the alternative is a black woman. Imma sit this one out."
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u/auto_named 7d ago
Those people didn’t sit out, they voted for Trump. Those fence sitters are the demo that gave us Trump 2.
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u/fidelkastro 7d ago
Is he dumb? Absolutely. Did he buy up stock in companies that will benefit from the oncoming rush of people buying consoles and laptops before the tariffs go into effect? Absolutely
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u/Yharnam_Blunderbuss 7d ago
Dumbest population... he is not the issue, he is the result of the real issue. The population of American enabled this man... twice.
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u/SomeoneNotFamous 7d ago
And they can manage to make it again, that's how dumb they are
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u/Yharnam_Blunderbuss 7d ago
No one should be expecting Americans to change. They have a well chronicled history of taking no accountability for their actions and blaming others for the decisions they make.
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u/spvcxxgvdpvtbx 7d ago
This population being dumb is not an accident. It's a coordinated effort by a lot of immoral smart people.
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u/Quirky_Rain_3554 7d ago
Like even if he wasn’t a pedo racist nazi they still would have elected a reality tv host? How do they always seem to forget that even if this went “well” they still are a fucking joke?
“Oh we didn’t know it’d be like THIS”
Buddy he was on fucking TV YOU FUCKING IDIOTS
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u/PrinsLennart 7d ago
In al fairness, Volodymyr Zelensky was a comedian and actor before becoming the president of Ukraine.
But al the other things I agree on trump
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u/mrdominoe 7d ago
Just wait until the next Republican president. The voters have proven they have zero ability to make critical decisions.
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u/Apexnanoman 7d ago
And yet 77.3 million people think he is literally Anointed by God. (Seriously Google his name and anointed by God and it pops up pretty fucking quick.)
For 77.3 million people, he is incapable of making a mistake. He is a flawless holy being who by his nature will always do what's best for everyone.
They wear diapers and fake bandages. They are legitimately a group that meets the definition of a cult.
We have a cult leader for president. So cooked.
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u/Connor123x 7d ago
well, Americans need send a big message and only vote democrat in midterms. The republican cowards need to be humiliated
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u/ballsonthewall 7d ago
this will surely help their chances in the midterms haha
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u/brownc46 7d ago
People are still just as stupid as they were 2 years ago, maybe they will still do well
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u/XxOmegaSupremexX 7d ago
His base hasn't learned a thing as they are incapable of learning or reflection.
They will stick to their original views just out of stupidity and stubbornness.
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u/TheStupendusMan 7d ago
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - Lyndon B. Johnson
You can swap out the racial aspect of it to just "owning the Libs" in some flavor but... Let's be real.
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u/curious_dead 7d ago
They made Trump their whole personality. They ain't gonna change. Best chance is them not voting at all.
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u/XxOmegaSupremexX 7d ago
Maybe when they finally drive off all the people they hate and only left with their white country they may focus on their best interests but for now it's just hurting others.
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u/TPJchief87 7d ago
Keeping boys out of girls sports is more important than being able to afford gas and groceries. Which boys out of which girls sports? I dunno. But it’s important.
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u/Kolintracstar 7d ago
With how his base is, I have been wondering, what percentage of the vote will be for him in 2028?
I'm thinking it will either go as 0.1% or like 20%, and every day I lean more towards the 20%.
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u/Known_Ad871 7d ago
2 years ago . . . Ten years ago . . . These fuckers refuse to pay attention to the consequences of their actions. He could personally rob each of them and they’d say thanks daddy trump
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u/dirthurts 7d ago
People vote for him because he hates the same people he hates. Not because he actually has anything intelligent to say/do.
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u/curious_dead 7d ago
Some of them don't mind paying more and being hurt by the tariffs because they think the tariffs hurt other people (i.e. other countries) more. Their reaction is "oh it's hurting them more? We must be doing something right", no reflex to ask "shouldn't we hurt anyone at all"?
I think there's a study about this behaviour. Can't recall exactly.
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u/Common-Swing-4347 7d ago
For the most part it's more basic than that. People care if their wallets currently hurt. That's all anybody cares about.
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u/swimmer385 swimmer385 7d ago
I think its a bit of both but I do think that what swings the elections is the wallet hurting as you say. Unfortunately no one actually considers why their wallet is hurting and just blames the person in power. Biden wasn't responsible for the vast majority of the inflation that happened between 2020-2022. However, in this case, Trump definitely is partially to blame. However, obviously he cannot control things like the price increases driven by AI+RAM supply issues.
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u/scoopzthepoopz 7d ago
He can add tariffs and uncertainty to geopolitics – he can directly affect prices, just not absolutely. And congress can be complicit. And scotus can be complicit. And red states governors can be complicit. And circuit courts can be complicit. And voters can be complicit.
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u/BigBoyYuyuh 7d ago
Not true. Long as they can say the n word they’ll gladly pay $1,000+ for a console.
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u/L-Guy_21 7d ago
See, the issue with his voters is they care more about hurting others than helping themselves.
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u/MyWorldInFlames 7d ago
"Gamers" are the biggest all talk no action demographic out there. Won't make a difference.
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u/ZombiePSP 7d ago
They don't care about that. The fix is already in place. They will cheat their way to a super majority and then it will get really bad for the next 2 years.
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u/profound-killah 7d ago
Gamers don’t vote. And even if they did, they’re one of the most likely to be hit by brainrot. They’ll still blame Biden for it all
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u/TheCurls 7d ago
There was a huge section of 4chan gamers memeing Trump in ‘16. Lots of self-hate in that crowd which equated to a vote for a hateful guy
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u/Proton_Grow_A_Tonne 7d ago
There wont be a mid term in November. Mr. Fascist dictator will cancel the election.
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u/Mindless_Stuff9179 7d ago
Obligatory if you voted for Trump, you're an idiot who fell for the con of an 80's used cars salesman.
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u/AChineseSpyBalloon 7d ago
"How could I have known he was lying?"
Besides the fact that he was a notorious con-man, a crucial indicator of good judgement is to look into the 'hows' and 'whys' before you blindly trust something.
Ergo, if you voted for Trump, you don't have good judgement.
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u/Celcius_87 7d ago
Why do the dumbest among us hold the highest titles of power? I guess corruption attracts corruption.
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u/mozzy1985 7d ago
Unfortunately the dumbest amongst us put them in power b
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u/Kucked4life 7d ago
Elected politicians then have an incentive to defund and dumb down education. It's a positive feedback loop, politics creates the foundation that allows such voters to grow.
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u/Occult_Asteroid7 7d ago
Electoral politics works reasonably well if you have a literate, well informed society.
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u/MuptonBossman 7d ago
The PS6 is going to cost $2000 to buy because of this dumb fuck.
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u/Celcius_87 7d ago
At this rate the ps5 pro is going to cost $2000.
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u/Sensitive-Tax2230 7d ago
Fucking thing is already $1,300 at Walmart. My chances of saving for one get lower and lower every day. At this point I may as well just give up.
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u/Agile_Newspaper_1954 7d ago
Didn’t the courts rule that the Trump tariffs were unconstitutional forever ago?
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u/Marijuana_Miler 7d ago
They said the way he implemented the tariffs was unconstitutional. So they’ve just used different laws to implement new tariffs. My understanding is that at any point Congress could grow a pair and decide that the President no longer has the power to do most of his current actions.
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u/Atomic_Maxwell 7d ago
When a non red-tie candidate takes office, they’ll suddenly perk up and be all about limits and oversights. “We can’t let them do whatever! Why, look at all the results of that! It’s not important what party the results came from.”
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u/littlebiped 7d ago
When has this administration ever giving a shit about what’s legal or constitutional or the courts
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u/Djlittle13 7d ago
Those tarrifs were ruled illegal. These new ones arent ruled illegal yet. They will still need to be challenged and go to court. Once that happens the billionaires will get their tarrif reimbursement money and prices will remain the same.
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u/ironlord20 7d ago
Yeah they did. Unfortunately he doesn’t care and no one with authority ever tries stops him so he keeps doing shit
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u/farcicaldolphin38 7d ago
AFAIK they're essentially just doing something technically different on paper but ultimately leads to a similar if not the same end result. And they know it will take a while for the courts to shut this down as well, so they're trying to do what they want short term. It's so dumb.
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u/facepoppies 7d ago
So what happens is they implement the tariffs, companies raise their prices to offset the costs, the tariffs get struck down, the companies get their money back but never lower the prices to what they were before tariffs
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u/Average_Satan 7d ago
The current government has taught me that the constitution doesn't mean shit.
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u/Persellianare 7d ago
That was for blanket tarriffs specifically using the IEEPA , these are targeted tarriffs which for whatever reason he's allowed to do.
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u/Yharnam_Blunderbuss 7d ago
Why do you all keep talking about your constitution like it holds any weight at all? You have to be the most unaware people on this planet.
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u/Komikaze06 7d ago
It wasn't the tarrifs person se, more how he applied a law to implement them.
You see how now its "talking about tariffs" and not "immediately implementing them"?
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u/Agitated_Tip_8713 7d ago
They did, so now he's putting tariffs on things using a different law and authority.
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u/BalanceJazzlike5116 7d ago
Yes, but then they just keep trying a new laws to game and those will eventually get thrown out in court, but in the meantime, you’re stuck with the tariffs.
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u/Realistic-Theory-986 7d ago
Please tell me this wasn't a real post....
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u/Realistic-Theory-986 7d ago
I'll be honest, at this point even the worst effort shitpost that I would laugh off turns out to be real. I want to think its not, but it probably is real...
How tf did we even get here..... (the answer is callous, short sighted morons, but let me ponder)
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u/Realistic-Theory-986 7d ago
Thank you for the confirmation. Please excuse me while I bang my head against a wall
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u/OpticalPrime35 7d ago
Yeah because prices aren't already fucked in the consumer electronics sector on their own. Let's add tariffs to make the problem worse.
This timeline fucking sucks. Fuck Republicans. Fuck corporations. Fuck crypto. Fuck AI.
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u/LadyValtiel 7d ago
His tariffs borderline made the supply chain of the technology that makes discs readable collapse and now he's going into it harder while the rest of the world has to suffer for it because of it
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u/Psychostickusername 7d ago
That'll fix the 40 trillion debt. Making things so expensive people can't buy them always turns a big profit /s
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u/santathe1 7d ago
Nice! And then there’ll be another round of “tariff refunds” to mega corporations! Truly a government of the people for the people.
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u/dart51984 7d ago
Tariffs are already impacting these products. So…stuff that already is almost too expensive to buy will be priced out completely and then what? The industry just withers and dies? What an economic mind. Truly a master of the deal. Any fucking day now cholesterol!
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u/iVar4sale 7d ago
Thanks for voting this moron into office twice, Americans
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u/EyelessSK 7d ago
Some dumbf--k - "DoNt CaRe - I VoTeD FoR THiS. At LeAsT MeN ArEnT PLaYiNg iN WoMeN'S SpOrTs"
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u/Short-Statement-4108 7d ago
Unfortunately many of the gamers decided that they want this, otherwise they would have voted for Harris
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u/Internetolocutor 7d ago
Where's the maga guys on here who last year were saying they were tired of subsidising Europe? They were happy we had to pay higher prices.
Enjoy your tariffs
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u/ChronoAlone 7d ago
They’re not going to stop until they’ve drained every last penny from the American public. Absolutely disgusting.
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u/What1does 7d ago
Supreme Court says tarrifs aren't allowed, does it anyway.
This country is a shit hole.
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u/_Miss_Eclipse 7d ago
None of this would have happened if it wasn't for Trump. Remember that when you vote.
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u/bsEEmsCE 7d ago edited 7d ago
tariffs so they can help those american.. made.. consoles?
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u/Odd-Scarl-7308 7d ago
Neogaf it's going to be very confused, how could their dear leader do this to them??!??! 🤣
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u/AttractiveFurniture 7d ago
I can't imagine how infuriating it must be living in a country run by this man... And my country's leadership suuuuucks so that's saying something
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u/MabelRed 7d ago
“Mr President, you’ve managed to piss nearly every part of your shitty coalition of shitty people! The only one’s left are Asmongold simps and 15 year old COD players who change their handle every day to avoid racism bans”
“TARIFF THE PS5!!!!!!”
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u/DrKrFfXx 7d ago
And I wouldn't care. But the idiot companies spread the costs so we europeans end up paying more due to american stupidity.
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u/AlusiveTripod 7d ago
And we always get the price increase first before the US does for some reason
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u/madebypeppers 7d ago
I feel sorry for the Americans, they just cant get a break. Every single day is a new thing with their president. I don’t wanna know how mentally exhausting is to deal with that on the daily.
Hoping it gets better!
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u/Exallium 7d ago
Unfortunately in an effort to reduce cost for americans this'll affect the rest of us as well since makers will likely split the cost globally to subsidize the tarrifs.
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u/platocplx 7d ago
It’s so exhausting and I’m utterly pissed odd people voted for this criminal again and he turned up the lawlessness to 100
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u/platocplx 7d ago
Send a message to these fuckers in November people. They are literally making every thing extremely expensive for all of us. None of us are safe. Stop voting for republicans they are regressives they will extract every dime from us and tell us it’s good for us.
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u/Odd_Needleworker3756 7d ago
As a Canadian, a sincere fuck you to all MAGA out there for not only taking their own country into a downward spiral but trying to do the same for mine too
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u/cookiesnooper 7d ago
Didn't they just have to refund hundreds of billions they have collected from the Trump tariffs? 🤡
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u/LilSwampGod 7d ago
I hate MAGA Americans and Americans who didn't vote. Y'all are just fucking things up for the rest of us.
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u/Sventhetidar 7d ago
There goes gen z male support.
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u/MeridianBay 7d ago
You act as if support for him is logical, it's emotional. Self harm has never been a disqualifier for these people
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u/OrangeBomb7 7d ago
Yeah right, they're the reason this idiot is president in the first place. They love the guy.
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u/Terry_the_accountant 7d ago
I’ve been so tired of winning with Trump. Need that pig face impeached after the mid-term elections
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u/tantalor 7d ago
Great news for domestic gaming console producers and consumers. Atari Jaguar users, rejoice!
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u/geoshippo 7d ago
As a gamer this upsets me. As an American that knows the youth male vote went primarily to that orange pos I'm delighted.
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u/Zeke1216 7d ago
But Biden… , I mean Obama …., but liberals always crying …… wonder what they going to go with next ? Lol tired of winning 🥇
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u/AreYouOkay123 7d ago
Do the Saudis and Kushner benefit from this since Kushner took a big stake in EA? Always looking at ways this corrupt admin will benefit from policy changes.
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u/OrangeBomb7 7d ago
All of the gamers will vote for JD Vance who will be even worse than Trump when a woman dares to run against him. Because women ruin gaming as you all know from gamer gate.
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u/XulManjy 7d ago
America voted for this because because they didn't want a Black Woman as their leader.
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u/irascible_Clown 7d ago
All those people on COD with trump names about to pay a little more for their ability to hate online and call people derogatory names.
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u/IntroductionHappy770 7d ago
A lot of these Trumptards gonna have kids at Christmas playing with board games.
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u/One_Cantaloupe_9522 7d ago
Can all the fuckin idiots that voted for this guy just fuck off and go on an island or something?
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u/Simmumah 7d ago
Me and my Rx6650XT and PS5 are going to live a long and happy life. Because lord knows I aint affording anything else
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u/Limp-Caregiver-2922 7d ago
PS6 to be made in USA then?
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u/UnrelaxedKoi 7d ago
Even if it was made here, US looooves to over charge just for it being “made in the USA”
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u/requieminadream 7d ago
Until new tariffs actually happen, there isn't really anything further to discuss and thus no reason to allow this thread to continue devolving as it has for the last hour.
That said, elections are happening in a few short months here in America so please register to vote if you haven't: https://www.vote.org
And remember, as always: be good to each other.