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Leopards Ate My Face

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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.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 hours ago

The worst part of owning the world's tiniest violin is having to look for it so damn often.

Seriously, bud. It's a damn shame that you voted to hurt people and ended up getting hurt yourself. I almost think it would have been better not to elect a nazi asshole.

[–] BoycottTwitter@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 hours ago

I know it's tempting to mock people who are leaving MAGA but actually the better thing to do is seize the opportunity to educate them and hopefully get them to never vote Republican ever again.

[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

The more those metaphorical leopards eat their face, the more radicalized against Trump they might become, and the more radicalized, the better.

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 32 points 12 hours ago

It is very hard to feel pity for people who only feel pity for themselves, and never for others.

[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 hours ago

All I can say to that small business owner is that they clearly are starting to come a loooooooooooong long way. https://redsails.org/

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 28 points 13 hours ago

to everyone in America who is suffering, I feel you you, unless they were MAGA, in which case eat shit you garbage of a human being

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 28 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

Are they being mocked, or are people just pointing out the reality of the situation?

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 hours ago

I mean, I haven't read anything specific to this case but knowing the internet and knowing how people treat others regarding "leopards eating faces"

It's almost guaranteed they were being mocked.

[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago

When you're delusional reality becomes your enemy.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 11 points 13 hours ago

well well well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions

[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 12 hours ago
[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 54 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

He voted for him twice and says would vote a third time. What a pathetic piece of shit.

[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 25 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Its not a sports team, and people like this don't understand that you don't just vote one way because its the team you cheer for. Vote for what affects your life in the most positive way.

This dumb ass got what he deserves.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I don't disagree with the sentiment, but I do disagree with your reasoning

Personally I don't vote for what affects my life in the most positive way, because that seems a little selfish although it's understandable.

I vote for what I believe affects everyone's life more positively, even if it's not necessarily a benefit to my specific situation. I might not be gay but I would vote for the candidate who supports gay marriage vs the one that might give me a $1000 check for tariff profits.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

You vote for the greater good

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago

...pathetic piece of terminally stupid shit.

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 34 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

He should be mocked and ridiculed until it penetrates his tiny brain that he is part of the problem and he is getting what he deserves.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

Critical thinking? In this world???

[–] rainbowbunny@slrpnk.net 21 points 18 hours ago (5 children)

On one hand he voted exactly for this.

On the other hand, he is a worker that was systematically exploited to be less educated about political affairs and then exploited further by having his work taken from him.

[–] BoycottTwitter@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 hours ago

This is the right take here. I'm sure without all the propaganda far less people would support Trump.

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 12 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

It doesn't take much education to know what a lying, fascist sack of shit Trump is.

With cleverer, more sneaky politicians, I might pity the man who didn't know. Not with this one. All the morons who voted for Trump knew exactly what they were doing.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 hours ago

I've said it before and I'll say it again. These people are both stupid and so propagandized so as to be effectively cult members, nothing will change until the propaganda sources are annihilated and their economic backers hanged, butchered, and burned to ash.

[–] Star@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 8 hours ago

I'm always torn between accusing people of willful delusion, and sympathy for the difficulty of breaking out of a cult you're culturally incentivized towards. I genuinely think that if the 'Left' had the funding the 'Right' does, this wouldn't even be a contest. But one side is playing with a crazy big handicap, and we know from history exactly the kinda of culture that leads to. Discourage critical thinking, and you will find yourself with less and less critical thinkers around you.

[–] fishy@lemmy.today 29 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

It's shitty that people relish in the suffering of another but it only takes a room temp IQ to have realized Trump was a con man in 2016. It took even less intelligence to realize Trump was unfit to lead in 2020. Voting for him post Jan 6th? You're a fucking traitor.

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[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

On the one hand, he's a fascist. On the other hand, HE'S A FASCIST.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

Well on the one hand, he IS a fascist, but on the other hand, he's ALSO a pedophile!

He's still a shitty person because he likely voted for the horrible things Trump would do.

[–] RedGreenBlue@lemmy.zip 44 points 22 hours ago

He can get a job as a picker on another farm. Maybe one owned by a big corporation. Maybe his own former farm once it's sold. They are freeing up work conventionally done by imigrant workers, right? Hard work pays off under conservatives, right?

[–] kyliemadison@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 20 hours ago

i had to eat notebook paper as a child, suffer beatings, and survive homelessness. pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get good, i guess?

[–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world 16 points 19 hours ago

Well 0 fucks given. Anyone Saying this wasn't told to them a million times doing the election are either fucking stupid and shouldn't vote, or clearly living in a fucking vacuum on Fox planet.

[–] unicornBro@sh.itjust.works 16 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Is there any reason to believe that he wouldn't vote for him a 3rd time?

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[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago

Wheelhead got exactly what he voted for. And Republicans have the answer: grab those bootstraps.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago
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