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[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 50 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hey Trump voters: feeling stupid yet?

Dumb fucks...

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 39 points 10 months ago (3 children)

The current line of delusion is “there will be some temporary pain in exchange for long term gain”.

Morons.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

The long term gain is reserved for the oligarchs that paid the lobbing bills, and Russia. The rest of the stupid fucks get to become serfs.

[–] nao@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

the temporary pain will also be someone else's fault

[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

...and the long term gain will only go to the oligarchs.

[–] Serpent@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This was the line after the Brexit vote (not before of course). Nine years later and I haven't been able to put my finger on a single benefit or gain. Not one.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago

We’re still on our way to the sunlit uplands. Any century now…