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.
My UK family always used to ask what makes Canadians different from USAians, as they saw us all as America. And it was hard to describe.
But talking to US coworkers lately I found a common theme: While Canadians may not seem very patriotic, we do work towards a common goal of making a society better for all.
In the US every comment I hear from coworkers is “I Got Mine, so I ain’t worried.” And made me realize USA thinks patriotism is living as an individual in a grand country, but not actually caring about their country as a whole.
that’s because none of us have felt represented by our government since before Regan. Why should I care about my country if it is actively hostile towards me? My entirely life it has wanted to make things impossible for me to succeed. Actively destroyed any possibility of succeeding.
the only thing I learned in my life as an American is that I’ll lie cheat and steal my way to a better tomorrow, because at the end of the day morals and ethics don’t fill your belly and warm your bed at night. it doesn’t protect my family. it doesn’t create opportunities for my kids.
fuck this country, fuck this government, fuck every single politician and corpofascist that allowed this to happen.
I’m not a bad person, I just have to be bad because they won’t let me live any other way.
… And this was one of the goals starting with the Reagan revolution, mid 1970’s.
In a democracy, it all boils down to who votes for what. Too bad that people are so susceptible to propaganda, which taps in to their fears and low moral values. It’s okay to blame the politicians, but don’t forget the voters who have given them permission.
That’s the definition of American conservatism. That’s not a quip. Self reliance and fuck everyone else is the philosophy.
For example, I watch bushcraft and survivalist videos for fun and education, and the prepped survivalists almost universally are preparing to defend their homesteads from literally everyone.
I prefer the ones that cite the Amish and similar communities works. They understand survival comes from both skills and community.
They’re not self reliant though. Most of them work for someone lol
That and other blind spots in their logic
Damn. As a USAian, this sish hits hard.
I think the US isn’t really a country despite what they say, it’s just a bunch of people living in the same area.
Thus the guns, cuz your on your own in the wild west
I don’t know man, it doesn’t feel that way up here as strongly anymore. I’m increasingly seeing more american-style conservatism
Well even that seems to show we have our own style, and can feel “American” style seeping in