ICE Raids did lasting damage to the American psyche. Many will never forgive this country or feel safe in America ever again. So state fairs are going to be empty; in-person shopping is going to be more depressed than normal. The economy is a factor, as always; but having federal agents storming your streets and breaking into businesses is a new tier of bad.
This trauma is real and most are still unaware of how hard it has hit. I imagine the USA will see a stark increase in nEETs, shut-ins, and “hikikomori” in the coming decades; as well as a pervasive sense of apathy and nihilism. It will be a far better time to be an online business than an in-person one.
Don’t even need ICEstapo to accomplish Americans being nEETs/shut-ins/hikikomori. Just fire them unjustifiably from their job without any safety net. Those Americans won’t take a step outside their home for fear of getting hurt or spending money they don’t need to spend.
Of course this doesn’t include grocery shopping or in-home accidents or emergencies.
Small business
ownerstyrants voted for Trump by significant margins. I’ve seen reports that it was upwards of 15 to 20 points versus Harris.I suspect that number has gone down a bit if for no other reason then many of them are no longer small business owners due to Trump’s policies forcing them to close.
So while I feel for the employees of these businesses, I can’t say that I feel too bad when I read about the schmucks who voted themselves out of business.
Short-sightedness is part & parcel of the Republican base.
Just like it doesnt make sense to divide people on demographics, we shouldnt villainise busoness owners as a monolith based on voting stats. Thats still millions who voted for harris or others. Instead we should yake yhe data and learn from ot and look at policies that might appeal to business owners that could be absent and a reason they voted for trump en masse.
Hell, I’ve been depressed AF & it didn’t even require ICE raids to accomplish it… Just an election.
So when poeple were working from home after covid we HAD to get them back in the office because bussiness was being hurt by office workers not spending their lunch money, but when it’s the president’s Not So Secret police it’s totally fine. Got it.
