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OC375

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2. Hurt people, hurt people.

Reply to reACTIONary (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 10:33 PM

Jun 19

Ever had an eBay laptop sale to Europe go south over VAT? Tried becoming an EU citizen with no ties to the EU? Mad your washer needs replaced every 7 years?

People blame all sorts of stuff on unfair trade. Politico’s talk mumbo jumbo but nothing changes for them.

But… Tariffs. That’s visceral. Deportations. Fair’s fair. You can see that. Someone’s hurting. Hehehe…

That’s how I see it. Hit something. Go to work. Repeat.

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Why do some Americans support tariffs, even when it costs them? [View all] reACTIONary Jun 19 OP

Lack of Information And Cultism VBNMW_Realist Jun 19 #1

Hurt people, hurt people. OC375 Jun 19 #2

Perhaps people whose jobs they worked at for decades making widgets moved to China or Mexico ? MichMan Jun 19 #3

I think that we are just particularly fucked up as a species. NewHendoLib Jun 19 #4