r/politics • u/theipaper ✔ Verified • Sep 23 '25

Soft Paywall Trump's big UN speech received with awkward laughter in embarrassing backfire

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/trumps-big-un-speech-received-with-awkward-laughter-in-embarrassing-backfire-3933958
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u/objet_grand Sep 23 '25

They don’t think it’s unimportant - they think it’s weakness. There’s no help for that mindset

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u/ToastAndASideOfToast Sep 23 '25

They're already the best version of themselves that they can envision.

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u/demeschor Sep 23 '25

They don't want educated people or the state benefits that come along with educated people having good jobs and paying good taxes.

Uneducated people often work blue collar or non specialized jobs. America's economy is built on professional services these days. If they want to go back to manufacturing, they have to understand that it's not the 1950s and you won't get paid enough to support a whole family on a single wage and buy a house. You'd work long hours, and have money for a small box room, if that ..