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A beloved family-run grocery store in Florida may soon close its doors after more than four decades in business — and the owners say tariffs are to blame.

The trouble began when President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect, shaking the foundation of small import businesses across the country.

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[–] notgivingmynametoamachine@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Man, I could read stories about the misery Temu Hitler has dropped on his voters all day every day.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I take no pleasure in it. I really hope enough of them are capable of learning from their own suffering in 2026 and 2028 to turn this around.

[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

The majority of them are not capable of learning. These people live fact-less lives. Their worldview is shaped by feeling and what others tell them. There is no use of critical thinking, reflection, scientific method, facts, or figures.

Unfortunately, they will only learn with a massive amount of pain.

[–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Don’t worry, I can handle feeling pleasure on your behalf.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 17 points 1 day ago

The silver-lining is that now he won't have to sell his business when ICE deports him.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 43 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Oh no, is that my mom's friend? (no just kidding, but she does have a lot of friends/acquaintances that is pro-trump for some reason)

immigrated to the United States from Hong Kong

🤣

Hello fellow Cantonese speaker; You fucking TRAITOR, traitor to both your own fellow Cantonese people, fellow immigrants, and also, most importantly, a traitor to democracy and the working class.

So, as a Cantonese speaker and fellow Chinese-American immigrant, I wanna say:

仆街食屎屙飯死蠢抵死冚家鏟 。ROFL

I bet they'd support the pro-beijing camp if they were in HK. Bootlicker PoS.

[–] AlreadyDefederated@midwest.social 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's some spicy Cantonese!

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

The curse to character ratio is off the charts!

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah, you'd think that as a fellow hong konger this guy would have been a bit smarter than to vote for a open fascist.

Just a bit to much of thinking he's white adjacent enough I suppose.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

they are disgrace to asians for shilling ofr a rich white old fart that is part of the "white rulling " class that has f'ed over asian for decades, do they realize all those stereotypes will get reinforced more, and they wont be seen as equals to whites, or even black, or latinos. i once followed some asian tubers that started shilling for trump other rich old farts during the pandemic and more or less loss a significant amount of thier viewership, what was left was incel asians, muslims who though the same things they did, plus parasocial female fans. additionally mysogynistic attack against a former female employee which extended to all former female employees that "divorced" from the channel which kickstarted the downfall. whats funny they also were using a token african american constantly bullying him.

[–] Sciaphobia@sh.itjust.works 154 points 2 days ago (5 children)

They never ask in these stories - would this Trump supporter be continuing that support even after being kicked in the dick? That's the only part I'm interested in, because everything else these supporters talk about in these stories are things everyone with a brain saw coming.

They stand in front of the steam roller in Austin Powers and get squashed - would they do it again? My guess is they would, but I have to guess because no one ever asks!

[–] U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 62 points 2 days ago (3 children)

if i was a business owner (which i never would be), in florida (which i also never would be), i would know to request that the interviewer leave that question out of the article, lest i add boycotts, vandalism, arson, death threats, etc to the money woes

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Some of the stories do ask. Every one I have seen or heard, they still support Trump. They are unhappy about the specific issue affecting them, but they still believe the rest of his policies are the best ones on offer.

I do not believe turning voters is viable. But discouraged, less enthused Trump voters are more likely to stay home next election, so I see examples like this as potential hopeful signs for our country's future.

[–] sirboozebum@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

"If only Hitler / Stalin knew"

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 76 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Five bucks says he's still votes for the Republicans.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 25 points 2 days ago

For sure, stupid people hurt others and themseles for no gain and will still be stupid.

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[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 46 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He's probably going to get deported over a parking ticket from 1989 anyhow

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Possibly. If it happened before they got citizenship, and if they forgot to tell the immigration officer about it, they could get denaturalized, not even kidding.

Btw: "Legal Weed" is a misnomer, admitting to smoking weed before you obtained citizenship is possibly grounds for denaturalization. Laws are so fucking insane.

Forget weed. They will look for anything. Ever drank too much at any point or gotten drunk? Even if it was in the privacy of your own home while watching a bad movie? They will label you an alcoholic and too much of a burden.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago
[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 68 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Wong, who supported Trump in the last election, said he was swayed by campaign promises to reduce grocery costs. But now, as his business struggles to stay afloat, he admits the reality looks very different. Grocery inflation is at a two-year high, and prices continue to climb with no end in sight.

Guess he didn't believe him on tariffs though when he runs an import business.

[–] madeinthebackseat@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

People often seem to cling onto a single issue and never thoughtfully evaluate their full exposure.

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[–] baatliwala@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Ngl the picture from the article goes hard. It looks like a scene from a cult favourite Asian movie from the 80s/90s

[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Banishing Son

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[–] chosensilence@pawb.social 59 points 2 days ago (1 children)

if you can’t afford to stay in business perhaps it’s your fault, so pull yourself up, dust off, and find yourself a job. quit feeling sorry for yourself and acting like a victim.

..just giving MAGA cultists the same energy back.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 21 points 2 days ago

They can never comprehend that something is bad until it's bad for them specifically.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 45 points 2 days ago (31 children)
[–] FalschgeldFurkan@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

I'd vote to get the main message correctly centered

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[–] EightBitBlood@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago

News at 8:

Gullible business owner conned by Trump for the 13,123 time.

"I just didn't think the 100's of years of data we have on Tariffs and what they do to business was correct when Trump said otherwise. My son is blind from staring into an eclipse because Trump said that couldn't happen too, and now I'm starting to think he might be wrong about stuff."

I liked it when cartoons were this dumb instead of reality.

(This is not a quote from the article. I'm combining multiple stories of people getting conned by Trump for comedic effect because it's the same story everytime.)

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Zero sympathy for the racist Asian who fucked himself. The Hong Kong Cantonese despise the CCP authoritarian rule, but they vote for a US dictator. WTF!?!?

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[–] NoodlePoint@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I'd like to know how long they were voting for GOP because as an immigrant family in a red state they thought by always voting for that party they expected stability and security while stiff-arming Dems and progressives as being disruptive. They never expected a gaslighting autarky-loving opportunist to destroy their business altogether.

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