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It’s the information environment, stupid.
Same conclusion as everyone. If Democrats want to survive, they have got to start pushing these online information siloes shamelessly like Republicans do instead of rambling on about issues, door to door, like it’s 1950. It’s like they’re fighting drones with swords.
It sucks. But if they aren’t going to reign in big tech and literally criminal media, well, they better join the mess they're complicit in.
I better go to Costco and buy as many canned foods as possible huh?
Dunno about that, but I'm not great at economics. Seems to me that if people outside the country stop buying our food, the prices for that food here should drop pretty dramatically when they try and dump what they've earmarked for export here instead. The farmers are still screwed, but I 'think' we're fine since we're kinda the breadbasket of the world.?
Coffee and tea on the other hand xD Yeah, we can't grow that.
Are we, though? As far as I can tell from the stats, we're going to have a whole lot of surplus corn and meat, and not much else. And that's assuming we'll be able to feed the livestock, but hopefully we have enough domestic corn and soy to cover ourselves.
You could get a years worth of green coffee beans right now before prices reflect the change. Learn to roast, it can be done cheap.
Aaaaaand scamer get scammed.
This is a great article, more than just bait for "You voted for leopards eating faces and now you're surprised that a leopard ate your face" comments.
There's a great opportunity for Dems here, if they are willing to take it. Point out to the conservative little people that Trump's friends are the rich and powerful and the little conservatives will get nothing and like it. Highlight that Trump is hurting farmers so he and his rich buddies can get a tax cut. Remind them that the GQP doesn't care about people. It only exists to get stupid rich off of everyone's labour.
There's a great opportunity for Dems here, if they are willing to take it.
Probably not. Every time the leadership is presented with an opportunity, they choose to do the exact wrong thing.
Thanks for saying this. In was about to, but you nailed it perfectly.
Indeed. Hence my 'if they are willing to take it' bit. They most likely aren't.
I wouldn't hold my breath if I was you. The current DNC is too afraid that they'll scare off the rich donors if they attack Republicans. They're worried about collateral damage if they take pot shots and accidentally hit one of the rich donors.
Both the GOP and the DNC want to focus on culture war bullshit rather than anything class related because neither wants to do anything that would run counter to the interests of the ultra wealthy.
Got it in stereo, even. Yep. I agree. That's why I put the 'if they are willing to take it' in. They most likely aren't because of what you cited in your reply, though.
A lot of those donors are also the ones losing as well. Doing nothing accomplishes nothing. Might as well try.
That's the hope, but I'd not plan for it!