Comment by tormeh
1 day ago
There's a lot of stupid people out there waiting for someone who knows how to speak to them. Sounding like a country bumpkin and being unimpressive to the elites is probably good qualities if you want to be that sort of person.
>a lot of stupid people
I mean not being condescending to them would go a long way.
They're generally not on HN. And since they're not here, we might as well speak about the problem using plain language.
There are plenty of Trump voters on HN, though.
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How else do you describe people who didn't know what a tariff was, didn't care to check how it works, blindly believes that other countries will pay for it (especially after Mexico didn't really pay for the wall the first time around?), and will likely still believe whatever misinformation they're fed next time?