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Meriwether Farms @MeriwetherFarms Oct 20
Dear @POTUS Trump,
We love you and support you— but your suggestion to buy beef from Argentina to stabilize beef prices would be an absolute betrayal to the American cattle rancher.
We understand there are larger economic and geopolitical dynamics at play, including countering CCP influence in countries in our hemisphere. But the practice of solving problems “over there” before solving problems here on our soil is what contributed to the downfall of our country: Americans always come last.
We understand beef prices are high, and we admire your concern for all Americans, but this is not the fault of the American producer. This is the fault of politicians who have allowed BRICS-aligned entities to dominate the meat industry, that participate in price fixing and who also continually lie to their consumers.
Washington for decades has facilitated the squeezing of our own ranchers while allowing these entities to flood the market with cheaper, lower-quality imports – and the American people don’t even know these products are foreign because they are allowed to be marked as “Product of the USA”.
On top of all this—there is only chaos coming from the Department of Agriculture. There is no true guidance, mixed messaging, and a copious amount of photo ops. There is no one to trust over there that truly understands the issues and isn’t bought out by or aligned with Big Industries.
The American cattle rancher is one of the last symbols of independence we have in the nation—but the continued manipulation and betrayal by the very people who claim to support them, needs to end immediately. While only representing 1% of the population, the work is tireless, daily, in poor conditions, with low margins, without thanks— all in order to keep this country fed. We would be a failed nation if we continue to betray the very people who put food on the table for us. There are so many voices on the outside that support you and want to see you succeed. Maybe it’s time to start listening to them. Your team knows how to get in touch with us.
Sincerely, Meriwether Farms
https://xcancel.com/MeriwetherFarms/status/1980296823286952257#m
Ah Argentina, the country Trump gave 40 billion to. America First apparently.
Well, there’s your problem. Until you fix that, I think I’m going to just disregard the rest of those words you wrote.
For some god damned reason I read them. Its well explained point of corporations aligning with politicians to outsource everything in search of wider profit margins, leaving our own industries to atrophy.
But yeah they voted for this, so, fuck em.
You know, I really wouldn’t say fuck 'em if they weren’t showing with their first six words that they have learned absolutely fucking nothing - and in my way of seeing things, people who refuse to learn have nothing to teach me.
Their whole identity is tied to tRump and MAGA. To admit he is anything less than omnipotent is to lose themselves and their identity. It’s why you’d have better luck breaking people of this hold by not conflating their decision making with his actions, instead pointing out how his actions are hurting all of us.
Appeasing Strong Men never works out. Proactive bowing down just causes you to hurt first.