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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/44641840

Machia voted for Trump, drawn by promises of border control and national security. “We didn’t want drugs or gangbangers,” he said. But what he didn’t expect was losing some of his most dedicated employees to immigration arrests.

“It’s scaring the farming community,” Machia admitted. “We didn’t think they’d come for the people who help us milk cows.”

LOL. Idiots

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[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 8 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

So you are... Checks notes 2200 miles away from the border. I feel like even if we disregard them voting for trump and just judge them based on that being their main voting issue, they're dumb as fuck, aren't they?

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Even though Machia says he would still vote for Trump, the recent crackdown has prompted a deeper reckoning within his community

Umm, okay, no sympathy then. Burn.

[–] ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 minutes ago

Imagine being so dedicated to a politician/political party that you’re no willing to make a change that costs you 0$ to save your family business

[–] Zexks@lemmy.world 3 points 58 minutes ago* (last edited 58 minutes ago)

This is exactly when the interviewer should have looked right in their eyes and said "so you didn't learn a goddammit thing" then "enjoy your udders" then left.

[–] Lanske@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

These maga fuckers deserve all the worst

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago
[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 3 hours ago

"We voted for racism, not poverty and hard work! We don't want these jobs - they're for the spi... I mean for those people." --MAGA.

[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago
[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 24 points 4 hours ago

Guess who he will vote for next election. Nothing like repeatedly jamming a stick in your spokes.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 hours ago

At least you guys are getting a parade for his birthday. That should be fun.

[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 58 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

oh no, you lost access to the people you were viciously exploiting because of your racism?

well boo fucking hoo

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 40 points 5 hours ago
[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 10 points 4 hours ago

May you have the life you voted for.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemm.ee 15 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Leopards! Leopards!

Nom Nom Nom!

Eat their noses

Bite their toeses

Nom Nom Nom!

Gooooo, LEOPARDS!

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 22 points 6 hours ago

Fuck this guy and his farm.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 53 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

“It’s scaring the farming community,” Machia admitted. “We didn’t think they’d come for the people who help us milk cows.”

You're the cow now, Trump milks these rubes who don't care what he says or does until it affects them.

This article is focusing on the wrong issue, forget the "woe-is-me-poor-farmer" BS. The real tragedy is the countless workers, ya know the ones that ACTUALLY do the labor that are jobless for justifiable fear of being called a terrorist invader and get a trip to an El Salvadorian prison.

Boo hoo, the workers you were exploiting can't work. Too fucking bad. Do it yourself at 4 AM, it's quite literally and explicitly what you voted for.

Is America finally great again ya fuck?

[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 8 points 5 hours ago (4 children)

I agree with you about what the real issue is. That said, this kind of article is important. Remember that MAGA can't empathize with someone unless they identify with that person. To MAGA, the struggles of immigrants are unimportant so focusing on them is targeting the wrong audience if we want to change minds. Highlighting the struggles of people MAGA can identify with might actually be able to change some minds.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 2 minutes ago

Dude, the guy in the interview said he would vote for trump again anyway, no amount of identification will help those kind of people.

Just hope they have the day they voted for, and bless their heart.

[–] Zexks@lemmy.world 1 points 56 minutes ago

They can't empathize with people period. Even when it's one of their own. This will not trigger empathy in any other magas.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

You're right and I hate it

[–] Bravo@eviltoast.org 3 points 4 hours ago

Remember that MAGA can't empathize with someone unless they identify with that person. To MAGA, the struggles of immigrants are unimportant so focusing on them is targeting the wrong audience if we want to change minds.

More Americans need to watch The Grapes of Wrath.

[–] Nusm@yall.theatl.social 39 points 7 hours ago
[–] Primax@lemmy.world 182 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

You have to be a unique kind of stupid to profit from illegal labour and vote to have illegals deported.

[–] Catma@lemmy.world 19 points 5 hours ago

Yea but like that one trans athlete won a race and the bitch that finished 5th was blonde so like, cant have that

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 35 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

To be fair, they have been targeted very precisely with a military psychological operation that is explicitly geared to striking fear into the vulnerable and building poor political choices off of that fear.

Yes, they're incredibly arrogant, violent, and stupid, but MAGA (and it's prequel; Brexit) works off of fear and not much else. Maybe if they really like country music I guess that could be a thing. Or flags. It sure as hell doesn't work off of reason or logic, obviously.

[–] JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world 8 points 5 hours ago

Nah, farmers would vote for Satan if he had a GOP endorsement.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 71 points 9 hours ago

Not unique, unfortunately, but very common.

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[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 25 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

What was wrong with the border? The farmer is a racist or a sheep. Sounds like both.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 hours ago

Fixing the border... You mean... The thing that statistics clearly show was being fixed by the Democrats?

[–] 0li0li@lemmy.world 103 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah, because Vermont had so many issues at the Canafian border... and "gangbangers" are such a big problem in rural areas lol

GET FUCKED.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 52 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

They have imagined a threat (there isn't one) so they can imagine they are in danger or persecuted (they aren't), so they can imagine they deserve a savior (they don't), who they imagine Donald Trump to be (he most definitely isn't one).

I'd say it's a cult, but I doubt most cults even require this level of mental gymnastics.

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 20 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Allow me to introduce you to most religion.

[–] Sterling@lemm.ee 20 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Is a religion not just a cult that really took off?

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[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 14 points 7 hours ago

So did this Make America Great Again?

[–] rhvg@lemmy.world 25 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Trump made you a better, harder working person. That’s not good?

[–] plyth@feddit.org 2 points 3 hours ago

The farmer will not work more. He will pay more for workers and sell food for more.

It will rise prices for everybody. Which is good, because cheap prices came from essentially slavery.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 26 points 8 hours ago

Boo fuckin hoo.

You also voted to milk cows alone at 4 a.m. you lazy mouth-breathing imbeciles. Enjoy.

[–] noride@lemm.ee 71 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Even though Machia says he would still vote for Trump

Maybe if he just offers the leopards a little more face....

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 4 hours ago

ALmost selfaware wolves.

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[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 52 points 9 hours ago

Knowingly using undocumented workers, complaining about not having a visa program to continue taking advantage of migrants he degrades, and would still vote Trump, too. I hope they get bird flu from a big face full of cow mucus.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 50 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

“Not my undocumented immigrants, though.”

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[–] flandish@lemmy.world 59 points 10 hours ago

what did they think .. wait. yeah. they’re not capable of thinking.

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