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Kaleva

(36,301 posts) Mon Aug 13, 2018, 10:11 PM Aug 2018

Many Trump supporters who thought they'd be classified 4F now find themselves on the front lines.

"President Trump on Monday acknowledged that U.S. farmers could take a hit from trade disputes with China but said they will ultimately "understand" why the confrontation is necessary.

“But if we do a deal with China, if, during the course of a negotiation they want to hit the farmers because they think that hits me, I wouldn’t say that's nice. But I tell you, our farmers are great patriots,” Trump said.

“These are great patriots. They understand that they're doing this for the country," Trump said. "And we'll make it up to them. And in the end, they're going to be much stronger than they are right now.”"

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/382292-trump-says-farmers-will-side-with-him-in-trade-fight-even-if-theyre

These farmers are just one of many who thought it was going to be others such as liberals, Mexicans, LGBT, illegal immigrants, environmentalists and others who were going to be the ones going over the top.

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Many Trump supporters who thought they'd be classified 4F now find themselves on the front lines. (Original Post) Kaleva Aug 2018 OP

Boy were they CONNED..... ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2018 #1

Soybeans won't pick up after trade war... China already has established supply lines with Russia now TheBlackAdder Aug 2018 #2

The "family farm" is getting to be a thing of the past these days... Hulk Aug 2018 #3

I figure this trade war will clear out thousands of family farms... Wounded Bear Aug 2018 #4

But they really won't care... SergeStorms Aug 2018 #5

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,785 posts)

1. Boy were they CONNED.....

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2018, 10:44 PM

Aug 2018

By the CONNER-in Chief.

Family Farmers are not stupid people, regardless of party. But boy is their stupidity on display here if they indeed voted for Trump .When the Holidays hit, it gets cold, and there is not much money in reserve , they are going to turn on him if they haven't already.

TheBlackAdder

(28,201 posts)

2. Soybeans won't pick up after trade war... China already has established supply lines with Russia now

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2018, 11:12 PM

Aug 2018

Hulk

(6,699 posts)

3. The "family farm" is getting to be a thing of the past these days...

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Tue Aug 14, 2018, 12:48 AM

Aug 2018

Many of these are "corperate farms"....thousands of acres, huge machinery and valued at tens and hundreds of millions in assets. These aren't your little family farmers....and I have zero sympathy for them. They supported his piece of shit, and they just didn't expect the shit to fall on THEIR heads. OK if it falls on everyone else..but not them. Typical repuKKKe mentality.

Wounded Bear

(58,656 posts)

4. I figure this trade war will clear out thousands of family farms...

Reply to Hulk (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 14, 2018, 12:50 AM

Aug 2018

they'll go tits up and have to sell out to the corporate food producers.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)

5. But they really won't care...

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #4)

Tue Aug 14, 2018, 02:34 AM

Aug 2018

after all, their 'grate' president president called them, "great patriots', and that worn out, phony-baloney cliche will be enough to sustain them through their bankruptcies, asset auctions, and new jobs at McDonald's. Maybe Trump can have some chintzy medals manufactured (in China) that these "great patriots" can wear as they work the Drive-Thru windows.

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