• Novamdomum@fedia.io
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    3 days ago

    So do Americans (edit: who support Trump) understand that they are the ones paying the tariffs? When Trump tells them how many billions he’s collected in tariffs do they realise it’s their money he’s collected? I keep wondering if I missed something…

    • OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Yes, many Americans do understand this. But many others do not, and those are the ones in charge now. We don’t want them to be in charge but there’s not much we can do about that at the moment.

      I don’t understand why non-Americans assume we’re all as stupid as the trumpers.

      We are not a hive mind.

      • phutatorius@lemmy.zip
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        14 hours ago

        But many others do not, and those are the ones in charge now.

        It’s not a question of understanding. It’s a question of what they choose to tell the rubes.

        there’s not much we can do about that at the moment

        There’s a lot we could be doing, but we’re not.