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Re:Kiel Institute Analysis: US Americans pay 96% of tariff b... by NickC25 on Monday January 19, 2026 @05:04PM (#46685154)
>... It is an identity marker. It doesn’t even really matter what the policies are....They simply don’t connect their political beliefs to their reality.

In other words, they're stupid.

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Re:Kiel Institute Analysis: US Americans pay 96% of tariff b... by disgruntledphd2 on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @06:25AM (#46690696)
Hilariously enough, people with a higher IQ are actually much better at rationalising these sorts of contradictions.

(You could call this depressing I suppose, but I prefer to laugh).

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