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Icanthinkformyself

(382 posts)
6. Another case of
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 09:28 AM
Mar 10

voting against their own self interest. We are all paying a heavy price with more damage to follow because the MAGA cult is infantile. Are the farmers who voted for the Convicted Felon known pedophile happy that they will soon be working for the corporations that are buying up the farm land? They will be paying rent to those entities for the house built on the land that the farmers once owned. 'Company towns' will become the norm, again.

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Trump doesn't understand farming, he doesn't care about it Walleye Mar 10 #1
He only cares about his bank account and power. Irish_Dem Mar 10 #26
He knows all he needs to know: AleksS Mar 10 #55
This is what you voted for MAGA farmer! Enjoy the inflation. Multichromatic Mar 10 #2
Just like clockwork, murielm99 Mar 10 #9
He said MAGA farmers. travelingthrulife Mar 10 #19
Where are liberal farmers located in the US? Irish_Dem Mar 10 #27
Most farmers and ranchers in Texas do not like environmental regulations and walkingman Mar 10 #53
so, they are big giant fucking hypocrites Skittles Mar 10 #58
There are five of Democrats right on my road. murielm99 Wednesday #59
I have been campaigning for Dems for 60 years. Irish_Dem Wednesday #61
Then why did you bother to answer me? murielm99 Wednesday #62
Problem is Big Ag. multigraincracker Mar 10 #30
The problem is... littlemissmartypants Mar 10 #39
My dad was professor of Animal Science. multigraincracker Mar 10 #42
It was used by farmers milking about multigraincracker Mar 10 #43
So ... 95% are family farms. What percentage of PRODUCTION is due to family farms ? What percentage of $$$$ ? eppur_se_muova Mar 10 #50
I come from rural Kansas and grew up on a farm. Orange Buffoon Mar 10 #38
Be a uniter, not a divider. littlemissmartypants Mar 10 #40
Then work at making some changes. murielm99 Wednesday #60
murielm99 - Like the other post said... Multichromatic Wednesday #63
exactly what I was going to say!!!!! gopiscrap Mar 10 #46
Somehow, i can't garner any sympathy for someone who most likely voted for t. mwmisses4289 Mar 10 #3
We will ALL reap the consequences radical noodle Mar 10 #14
There's a bumper sticker I see around here: No farmers, no food. NNadir Mar 10 #18
I am a PC in my rural area. murielm99 Mar 10 #22
As a fat bald old white man, I am pleased to agree that demographic bias can be highly... NNadir Mar 10 #25
It is why I specified someone who most likely voted for t. mwmisses4289 Mar 10 #44
I spoke with a friend UpInArms Mar 10 #4
It is such a pity in so many cases that breathing is an autonomic functiion. niyad Mar 10 #7
The farmer's and rancher's popsdenver Mar 10 #36
Pfffftt...they know Trump will send them that much more CASH than he did in 2017 Bengus81 Mar 10 #5
I gotta tell you popsdenver Mar 10 #37
Another case of Icanthinkformyself Mar 10 #6
They are NOT voting against their own interests Random Boomer Mar 10 #32
Farmers should've voted EVEN HARDER for him durablend Mar 10 #8
Perfect Old Crank Mar 10 #10
Why don't they just take a dump in the fields durablend Mar 10 #11
Assuming we have free elections in 2026 and 2028 and afterwards Vogon_Glory Mar 10 #12
Urea? Dang :( mwooldri Mar 10 #13
I didn't know that. Thanks. underpants Mar 10 #29
I have around 150 NJCher Mar 10 #15
Keep voting republican, idiots! Mysterian Mar 10 #16
Yeah. All those guns they are using to protect us from tyranny. travelingthrulife Mar 10 #21
Well, this sure is an overly negative take on the situation. markodochartaigh Mar 10 #17
What an incredibly interconnected world we live in paleotn Mar 10 #20
It's now a house of cards. multigraincracker Mar 10 #31
Maybe we should give the medal of honor to Democratic farmers that live in red areas Playingmantis Mar 10 #23
I'm still dumbfounded at how many farmers, particularily soybean farmers who voted for Trump AGAIN in '24. This after Fil1957 Mar 10 #24
There's enough bullshit floating around, thanks to Traitor and MAGA, Wicked Blue Mar 10 #28
So very true. niyad Mar 10 #33
Regenerative, organic farming, anyone? Do you think it will occur to ANY niyad Mar 10 #34
"Organic" farming played a huge role in causing the US Civil War. NNadir Mar 10 #49
Where I grew up they would say "don't bet the farm on it". Had they never heard that? twodogsbarking Mar 10 #35
But the price of eggs!! flashman13 Mar 10 #41
Wonder how long it will take before we don't have any produce, milk or meat available? mdbl Mar 10 #45
I'll just have to see if my usual grocery chain will deliver apple juice next time nitpicked Mar 10 #54
I'll bet THAT wasn't on their bingo cards. QueerDuck Mar 10 #47
Leopards are stuffed at this point. n/t Justice matters. Mar 10 #48
Oh, man, if only there had been some evidence and examples of this sort of bad stuff RockRaven Mar 10 #51
And trump and his trolls will blame everything and everyone Torchlight Mar 10 #52
No cash, no fertilizer, no soybean markets Hassler Mar 10 #56
There's an endless supply of free fertilizer..... SergeStorms Mar 10 #57
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