Bessent says that little girls who are sad about having fewer dolls should just have it explained to them that they will have a better life for it
Can these jerks stop talking about dolls? The things people won’t be able to afford are things like clothes for their kids, school supplies, diapers, menstrual products, appliances, other household things. People are not upset about dolls!
May 7, 2025 00:20That is the genius of this. My kid most definitely has too many toys, they are cheap and people dump them on us all the time. I am sure most people can see this all over. We all know the truth will be much more painful, but his really takes the heat off with the stupid.
By saying it’s little girls dolls they’re saying that these cutbacks are trivial.
Anything girl coded is read as frivolous by our culture.
Especially so by misogynists.
And MAGA is very misogynistic.
Oh I understand. But I’m just amplifying how wrong it is.
They're devaluing the argument. Reducing it to notion that people are whining about not being able to satiate their spoiled children.
History will rake them over the coals.
These things are all dolls to them. Anything that doesn't benefit them personally right this moment is a frivolous expense that we peasants need to learn to do without
Yup
Yes, but this talk simplifies for those who don’t understand how tariffs will affect them will get it when they hear this nonsense.
I think they count on them not getting it, on them thinking tariffs only apply to things you don’t need when it’s quite the opposite.
They’re belittling our concerns by making it seem as though the things we care about are frivolous and unnecessary. This might fly under situations like the Blitz or the Depression, but this was CREATED by people who are patting us on the head and telling us not to worry, and it’s all for TAX CUTS.
Exactly! Maybe even they realize saying “you can get by in one meal a day; it will be good for you…” might be hard news to deliver.
Someone should ask them about Viagra, manufactured in Ireland which has a 0% tariff on pharma.
The usage of “dolls” and “pencils” is symbolic for ALL the things you will want and ALL the things you will NEED, but no longer can afford. Adding insult, is stating you really don’t deserve or need as many “dolls” or “pencils.” Backdoor way of saying we’re headed to a recession.
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Well said.
