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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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[–] letsgo2themall@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

"I've got far left leaning friends" sure pal. That has, "I have a black friend so I can't be racist" vibes. Have the day you voted for.

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago

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

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

[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 63 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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

[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 day 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 9 points 1 day 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 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You vote for the greater good

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

...pathetic piece of terminally stupid shit.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 day 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.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (4 children)

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

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

[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

When you're delusional reality becomes your enemy.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day 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.

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[–] BoycottTwitter@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day 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.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day 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 1 day ago

Critical thinking? In this world???

[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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

[–] RedGreenBlue@lemmy.zip 45 points 1 day 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?

[–] rainbowbunny@slrpnk.net 23 points 1 day ago (6 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.

[–] Zexks@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

No. He has access to all the same information we all had. He chose not to care. Ignorance is not an excuse anymore.

[–] fishy@lemmy.today 30 points 1 day 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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[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 14 points 1 day 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.

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.

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[–] BoycottTwitter@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day 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 1 day ago

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

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[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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 17 points 1 day 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.

[–] sundaymidnight@lemmy.world 80 points 2 days ago (4 children)

At this point, it’s not even about economics anymore—it’s a moral failure. You can't claim to love your country while cheering for policies that ruin your fellow citizens, only to cry when the bill finally comes for you too.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 44 points 2 days ago (10 children)

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.

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[–] unicornBro@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 day ago

no, because he will if he has the opportunity

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[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 233 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

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.

Heartless shit upset that his vote to cause extreme hardship for others is actually causing hardship in his own life. Imagine throwing rocks at people and expecting sympathy when one bounces back and hits you in the face.

~~May you live in interesting times.~~ May you live in the times you voted for.

[–] paper_moon@lemmy.world 99 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (6 children)

Its so hard for these people to understand that when you spew hate at others, whether through your actions, your words, or through your ballot, that people have less empathy for your than other people that might experience similar hardships and haven't been spewing hate.

The whole comparison of "you laughed at Charlie thing, and now we're laughing at ice killing" is so hard for these people to understand why most sane people view these deaths differently.

Person C spent his entire life spewing hate and saying some crazy shit that puts other people down, or in danger with his gun laws thinking, etc.

Person R was just a normal person, not spewing hate as a career.

Cue the shocked Pikachu face when they realize I care more about person R, than person C.

Similarly, if this person voted for Trump and lost his farm, I'm gonna have a lot less sympathy for him, than someone who voted against Trump, and lost his farm.

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[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 39 points 2 days ago (4 children)

It is interesting to read the coverage. Many of us didn't relish anything. We find it ironic, we find it good for the lulz, and we ask ourselves, "Do you think he learned anything?" followed by the observation, "Meh, probably not. Reality never interested him, so why should things be different now?"

We don't want Trump supporters to get fucked. Rather, we want to live in a world where Trump can't fuck over anyone. But that's not the situation right now, and karma's a motherfucker.

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[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day 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/

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago
[–] Dogiedog64@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago

"How could the Leopards I voted for eat MY face???"

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

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

[–] U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 113 points 2 days ago (24 children)

republicans are so fucking stupid

[–] hanrahan@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

It's not that all conservative people are stupid but all stupid people are inevitability conservative.

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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 54 points 2 days ago (10 children)

Did I know he was going to increase the tariffs? Yes, I did. However, I thought that the infrastructure would be set up prior for small business to come back to America and manufacture in America.

No, you were told what the result would be. You knew the outcome. You decided to follow your cult instead of common sense. You got what you voted for. I only wish everyone else didn’t have to suffer because of your evil.

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