This is like setting people’s houses on fire then pivoting to talk about the homelessness problem.
Trump’s policies have predictably tanked the economy and a lot of his moves are like toppling dominos where it’s now too late to stop the effects.
People voted for this because they liked racism and mass deportations more than a healthy economy. We’re all about FAFO thanks to them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/us/politics/trump-affordability-economy.html
@carnage4life people voted for this because they didn't understand economics or governance, and because they didn't understand how the world worked they were misled into thinking that these policies were good ideas.
It's a great example of the adage Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
But we need to recognize it so we can address the problem and try to avoid this in the future.
@volkris @carnage4life The people who voted for these bad policies can't be told how to vote. Democrats appear to have no idea how to appeal to the low information voter. Their only winning strategy has been to let the fire get bad enough that people will look for change. Unfortunately they are not winning hearts and minds, just waiting for the wind to blow in a direction they can benefit from.
I think you put your finger on it: the Democrats in charge right now have no idea how to engage with voters that they need to engage with, so they end up saying things that are counterproductive and harming their own causes.
We need to stop reelecting these same ineffective Democrats.
It's actually not that hard to engage with the other side. I do it all the time. Unfortunately we keep reelecting politicians that lack the skill to do it, and that's why we are where we are today.
@volkris @carnage4life Where I live we get people running for office promoting the idea that their education and work background imply they are smarter. Often these people also promote right leaning policies such as eliminate socialist free lunches for children. Luckily people here are not fooled.
Still I get so frustrated how easily manipulated the voting public can be.