Bos has two daughters, with a third due in January. At the grocery store, five items cost as much as a full cart once did. And on Wednesday, Bos and nearly 1,400 other people were laid off from their jobs at what had been the Navistar truck factory in southwestern Ohio.

Asked how many times he had voted for Trump, Bos held up three tattooed fingers. But he said he’s done with the president.

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      That’s where we should be different. We should want them to see the error of their ways, but we shouldn’t want anybody to struggle to get food on the plate.

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        They had plenty of time for that BEFORE causing all of the damage that they did. No forgetting, no forgiveness.

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        We should want them to see the error of their ways

        a significant number of them are incapable.

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        I did. I still do want everyone to eat, and that’s why I vote blue. But if they want red and the misfortunes they bring, that’s on them. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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    If that happens 3 OR 4 HUNDRED MORE TIMES they MIGHT start to MAYBE Reconsider voting for Republicans!

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      they just vote for R harder, if the derailment in 2023, dint affect them, this wont either. especially with the gov running interference in omitting any bad news in the state.

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    Trump could do what the Democrats never could, put a Democrat from Texas in the US Senate.

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          You used the whole thing in past tense, as if the event already happened, not future tense.

          What you wanted to say was “Trump did what the Democrats never could; make it very likely for a Texas Democrat to be elected to the Senate.”

          By saying “put” you implied the event already came to pass.

          English is a dumb language though so understandable for your mistake to be made.

          Edit: correction; I missed the first “could” and only saw the second “could”. My mistake - the sentence is grammatically correct. Though this is a fine example of why English is a dumb language. Still not as bad as Finnish I’d say (sorry Finns the country and everything is great to me but we gotta fix the language, too many exceptions like English except unlike English you just get misunderstood since so few letters of the alphabet are typically used to make words. Old Finnish had more order than Modern Finnish).

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            The “could” earlier in the sentence applies to the phrase beginning with “put”. The grammar is fine, though the sentence is a little long.

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              Ah you’re right, I missed the first “could” and only saw the second. That’s what I get for browsing Lemmy late at night when sleepy.

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    I see a lot of hatred towards these people, it makes sense given what community we are in.

    Personally, I don’t want them to suffer, but I do find humor in it, just as my coping mechanism.

    I would be salty and get them to admit they were wrong, taking satisfaction in a big I told you so is much better than wanting more suffering even if they deserve it.

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      The point is they weren’t tricked. The constantly claimed they were tricked but they weren’t, trump told them who he was and what he would do if elected, and they voted for him anyway, and then he did exactly what he said he was going to do, and now they’re upset.

      The whole project 2025 was a matter of public record. Granted these people can’t read but still, I’m sure they could have found an audiobook version or something.

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        “he’s not hurting the right people”, meaning brown and any non-white “immigrants”. Fuck all magats. They literally fucked this country over, I’ll never forgive them. Have ended friendships over it. It’s not a political stance, it’s a moral stance.

        You voted for a man you wouldn’t leave your daughter or wife alone with for some stupid fucking reason.

        You voted to end your wife or daughters rights.

        I could go on, but I’m tired. Trump sucks, his followers suck more since I have to see them. Eat shit and die, all magats.

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        Oh they do, and that’s why I wouldn’t see them suffering as injustice, but I don’t wish it to happen.

        The way I see it, if I’m wishing stuff, I rather them have an existential crisis about it and come to the conclusion that they’ve been wrong all their life and beg for forgiveness.

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      The point is they weren’t tricked. The constantly claimed they were tricked but they weren’t, trump told them who he was and what he would do if elected, and they voted for him anyway, and then he did exactly what he said he was going to do, and now they’re upset.

      The whole project 2025 was a matter of public record. Granted these people can’t read but still, I’m sure they could have found an audiobook version or something.

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    My favorite part is how he was the only one who could prevent new wars. And stop existing wars. It’s pretty cool how now there’s no more wars. Amerika is finely great again.

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      The President of Peace, winner of the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize. That’s serious, super serious.

      He’s brought peace to the middle east at least a couple dozen times.

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    Sipping tea from beer mugs with his co-workers…

    What the fuck??? Who does that? The lead photo in the article clearly shows them drinking beer. Such a weird sentence.

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    Don’t you think it’s to late now? He already lost his job. He’s not gana find another with the person he voted for 3 times.

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      And he’ll vote for the next GOP candidate telling himself he’s not voting for Trump again because his voters are too dumb to connect the dots.

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      None of the 70.98% of the Springfield electorate deserve to have shit. They better pull themselves up by their bootstraps and pray trump doesn’t get rid of all the remaining social programs he said he would get rid of. Racist liars, going along with the lie that Hatians were eating dogs and cats.

      All the other red counties should take note because this will be you soon. I certainly won’t help you but I’m sure the centrists and independent people who want to hold hands and sing will be glad to show you unconditional kindness and help you out.

      Not me though. You need to repent because Jesus is the only one gonna put up with your lowlife soul.