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    Yes. Prospect for land. Work with local regulators on zoning and permits. spend millions.

    Hire architects, contractors. Go through several phases of designs and decisions. Spend millions.

    Research manufacturing equipment. Price sellers and eventually buy manufacturing equipment. Spend millions.

    Hire and train staff, costing millions.

    Power on manufacturing plant (costs millions).

    Pay employees (costing WAY more than it did overseas)…

    And then like, yeah, smooth sailing baby…?

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    Oh fuck that guy. He knew good and goddamn well those tariffs would hurt people. He just didn’t care because he thought they would not affect him. Cry that your cruelty backfired all you want, but I also love this for you. I hope he gets even more of what he voted for.

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      On one hand you’re probably right. On the other hand, lack of empathy is how we get here to start with.

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    However, I thought that the infrastructure would be set up prior for small business to come back to America and manufacture in America. So to wish ill on someone and to love the fact that they’re suffering, to love the fact that their family is being negatively affected, because I didn’t vote the same way that you did is [expletive] up

    This guy is a double idiot. That he would think the manufacturing would be around before the tariffs went into place. it’s just silly thinking.

    But also that he believes “go woke, go broke” isn’t the exact same thing he’s facing, is a whole other level of ignorance.

    There’s no way this person isn’t just rage bait. No one could truly be this fucking regraded. I refuse to believe there are people this genuinely ignorant who aren’t just out there for rage bait.

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      I keep saying this, but there was at least one Jew… In a concentration camp… That thought Hitler was a misunderstood hero of the Jews.

      He was nicknamed Berliner and beat other Jews into submission at Sobibor Concentration Camp. Eventually he was lynched by the other prisoners

      Human perspective is far too malleable.

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      My conservative parents literally believe that the tariffs are making it faster and easier to build US manufacturing because of the “money it’s raising”…

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      With that kind of naiveté it’s remarkable he even has a business to lose, but sadly, I have no doubt he’s every bit as stupid as he seems. I deal with a lot of very dumb small business owners in my own industry.

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        The “business” is just up charging and drop shipping stuff other people have made, it’s just scams on scams all the way down.

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      Lmao you haven’t been to Trump Country if you think someone can’t be stupid enough to be like this unironically. I live in a district that went like 80% for Trump and most people are like this here lmao.

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      Maybe, but cognitive dissonance is a powerful thing. Certainly could be rage bait but I wouldn’t be so quick to assume he didn’t legitimately believe tariffs would benefit him.

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      regraded

      Can we fucking not? Everyone knows you mean an abelist slur. It’s not less hateful because you changed a few letters. Also, it makes you sound like one of those weirdos that uses terms like “seggs” or “grape.”

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    It’s honestly so wild that these types thought Trump had some cohesive master plan that would all gel together nicely.

    Like he told you the whole time that tariffs was basically his whole plan on the economy, and you thought there might be something more to it? From the guy who can barely complete a sentence? Be for real.

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    The business owner posted a follow-up video Friday, replying to a comment that said “I love this for you,” criticizing the mocking response he was met with.

    “Yeah, I voted for Trump, absolutely. Did I know he was going to increase the tariffs? Yes, I did,” he said. “However, I thought that the infrastructure would be set up prior for small business to come back to America and manufacture in America. So to wish ill on someone and to love the fact that they’re suffering, to love the fact that their family is being negatively affected, because I didn’t vote the same way that you did is [expletive] up.”

    He went on to explain that he doesn’t judge people based on their politics and has friends across the political spectrum.

    “I’m sorry, a lot of you are [expletive] up … I hope you guys can be better people,” he concluded.

    But the comment section again wasn’t in the mood for sympathy.

    “I didn’t think the leopard would eat MY face,” wrote one person.

    “I’m starting to think this is rage bait because there is no way,” concluded someone else.

    Additionally, he ends his tik tok by saying, “[if he can’t get any help] it’s back to digging ditches again. Which I’m not scared to do, but it’s a little harder with a wife, two kids, and 45 years old.”

    lolol 💃🪩🕺

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    Small American businesses are adopting Leopards, no faces are expected to be eaten

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    “Damn that’s wild because I voted for you to have zero tariffs and a $50K tax break as a small business owner under Kamala,” reads the top comment under the video.

    One of the best comments because it’s true and he can’t dismiss it as people being mean or reveling in his pain, just stating reality.