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Oh my GOODNESS! Who could have EVER seen this COMING from a Second Trump TERM!
Based on my very limited experience, the people who voted for Trump largely see this as a good thing and the longer term ramifications of it haven't affected most of them yet. So, sarcasm like this would go right over their heads at best, and at worst, would just sound like you're a bitter liberal which makes them happy to hear.
I lost my job pretty directly due to the Trump administration. I live in a rural area, so avoiding MAGA conservatives is pretty much impossible. I can tell you my experience with them has been very negative when I mention I lost my job and why. Literally the very first response I get is some iteration of how it's my fault or I should have known or I deserved it or my job wasn't real work. As they say at McDonald's they're lovin' it. They never have any sympathetic words or display any empathy over it.
They're loving that AI is taking away jobs. They look down on low wage workers like fast food employees, so they're happy those jobs are getting wiped out. They despise any art related or creative industries, so they're happy those jobs are getting wiped out. But more than anything, they loathe well-paid office jobs (especially remote workers) like those in tech and research, so they're especially happy those jobs are getting wiped out.
Yes essentially you are saying these people are in actuality literal fucking demons. Hellbent on enjoying other people's suffering. Actual fucking garbage. However it is forbidden to speak of what should be done with said garbage.. Republicans, conservatives, "Fiscally conservative" middle-of-the-road-can't-decide idiots. They are all the scum of humanity. It really seems like Evil with a capital E, has won in this timeline. :(
Certainly not the ones who were saying the other choice was such a horrible idea....