You need to get over yourself. Like honestly. Normally I wouldn't comment here but I think multiple people need to start talking against you to get it in your head that what you're saying is not welcome here.

So let me end with an example in which the Tariffs suck because it's doing more than just what we've seen here. Ever heard of Kotetsu Toys Japan? Online import store owned by a man named Taka who has a lot of second hand and single versions of toys people can grab and is all around a good guy? He might end up having to close his store as a result of this. Dude has been dreading every bit of news we hear about it (I've been seeing it on Twitter, dude's not taking it well) because this store is his livelihood. Here's a video he made on it recently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCTZvrABN0U

If after all of this, you still feel the need to mock people and not keep it to yourself? Well really that shows everyone on the forum who exactly you are and that's not as good of a thing as you think it is.

An emotional appeal relating to someone else you've formed a parasocial relationship with is actually not very convincing. Particularly because you say that my views are not welcome so there's no reason to care about a single thing you write after that. In fact, it only makes me want to dig my heels even further and be the lone voice in the apparent hugbox. If you care so much about this guy's business then go ahead and donate money to him instead of using him to try and win an internet argument. Bizarre behavior on your part.

I'm just giving an example of the fact that small businesses and livelihoods are going to be hit hard by this. Less arguing and more trying to maybe see if i could get a decent response, but you're so set in being a contrarian, sad. Parasocial is also a funny word to use, too, since I hardly shop from or interact with him.

But hey, if you believe everything said on the internet is a battle that you need to win, even if it does come across as sad, then you do you. I've said what I need to say.

Anyone ever tell you that you're adorable?

I don't know Enchilada645 in real life, but somehow I doubt that he has enough resources to save someone's business from the consequences of the international economic situation, even with the greatest desire. And yes, even the best global changes always destroy someone's life, but still, they should improve the majority and this is what justifies them. If we talk about what is happening now, then for the successful implementation of this idea, a period of preparation of the domestic economy is necessary, which was abandoned because populists are in power, preferring the shock effect and chatter to useful actions. So people have the right and even should be outraged by the situation, otherwise it will only get worse.

Your statement reminds me of a story I heard long ago. It may be of benefit to you.

"So today is a fking day. What fking? sadly, its me.
Last night, i have a good dream due to the large of amount of masturbation the day before last night. So today, i woke up with high spirit, ready to fk some ladies, but guess what? something wrong. So i stepped in the class late, everyone was looking at me like a retarded btch, but i try my best to be confident. My eyes looking around for a chair, luckily there this hot girl was sit next to the empty chair so i went over there to sit next to her. Wow fking B cup, my type, i got some downblouse view due to my creativity idea of dropping pencil and asked for help. The nipples was perky, and i got very horny.

ok here the fking worse moment ever..

so after i got horny, 10 mins later for some reason my stomach making weird noises. I recall that i did eat a lot of food before i get to class. Those noises are disturbing, also i dont want the hot girl sit next to me hears those noises, so i try my best to hold my stomach tight. I mean so fking tight until it stop making those fking noises; unfortunately, i hold it too tight, i shit my pant with a fking loud farted noise. So fking NASTY, so my pant all wet due to the shit , and the whole classroom smell like SHIT. After class I won't dare look at anyone; slowly, i walked out to clean my ass. I hope that girl still LIKE ME"

If you think this is incoherent, your IQ isn't up to snuff. Your situation is almost a 1 to 1 of this.

others: man, it sucks that these tariffs are affecting small businesses so much, that even this guy who's been nothing but great with customers might have to close his store, losing his one source of income

you: lol emotional appeal, you people only care about how this affects you personally and not getting your dumb japanese toys, stop trying to win internet arguments, as i try to win this internet argument, which is somehow completely different from what you're doing

Gee, has it occurred maybe people are capable of caring about the tariffs and can still be empathetic and sympathetic to small business owners who could be affected by them?

Like there's a ton of small independent artists who sell stuff like acrylic keychains/stands of their art or buy fabrics for handmade plushies that were processed out of the country.

I made the silly boo comment because I was just trying to be a bit silly to lighten the mood so that it's not too dour, but I do take the tariff situation very seriously. Because this affects way more than just my ability to buy and ship toys without high costs.

It doesn't just come across as sad, it is sad. I can't imagine being so unempathetic enough to a person that could potentially lose his livelihood to say that it's an "emotional appeal". Not only that, but admit that they'll just double down on it and accuse people worried about tariffs as just being personally worried about themselves and not the larger situation, just to win some internet argument that no one was making?

If the goal was just to be a jerk and refuse to acknowledge that people can and do care about the tariffs in other ways aside from it personally affecting them, then congrats, I guess they won?

This thread was such a pleasant read.

"I've been a member of this forum for more than 4 years, but I suddenly feel the need to label myself an absolute prick and make sure no one takes me serious ever again!"

Some people really do make strange choices.

Okay, so this is from Hololive's online shop, but I think it's a pretty good look into how this shit's gonna affect every online store, regardless of what it sells, as long as some of the product was made in China.

This is an example of what this will look like.

And here's the example if you don't want to go to Twitter.

So yea, I think it's pretty fucking important to understand how this affects everything. You don't need a college degree (or even a high school degree) to understand how utterly unacceptable the tariffs are.

This shit is going to do so much damage to the small stores who can't afford these duties, like Kotetsu Toys Japan.

This isn't a "boohoo, I can't get my toys!", this is literally a "No one will be able to get anything ever again, period." Like, who on earth in middle-class America can afford this?