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.
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