r/Anticonsumption • u/Northdropx • 3d ago

Society/Culture Trump will blame us for the coming economic downturn.

Just FYI - thinking ahead, Donald will absolutely place the blame on people like those in this community when the tariffs and shit blow up in his face. Rhetoric will probably include “anti-American boycotts” and call us marxists/leftists/liberals etc.

Having a large number of people actively trying to cause economic pain to large corporations makes us an easy out to excuse the most ridiculous trade policy we have ever seen.

Prepare yourself for an especially mean Fox News segment and pure demonization. We’re going to be the next scapegoat.

edit: this post is not meant to be pro-consumerism. It is to keep aware that boycotters/anti consumerists will be in the crosshairs - the cult needs someone to blame. Do not think in terms of reason and reality with MAGA: the important thing is the headline and talking points they can make in a conservative vacuum.

Solidarity!

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u/Intelligent_End_7480 3d ago

He’ll blame immigrants. He’s manufacturing an emergency so he can justify taking more power for himself

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u/Rare-Satisfaction484 3d ago

Exactly this.   The whole Canada/Panama/Greenland nonsense is a long-term strategy.   He will manufacture a reason to go to war for one or the other of those and blame not holding elections on war/terrorism... Of which there legitimately will be if we annex an ally.

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u/Xrposiedon 3d ago

and then most likely start a war / conflict (since we haven't had a real declaration of war since WW2). To try to use the wartimes powers act to maintain control and cancel elections.