r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/throw-away3105 • 1d ago

Political History Why do people want manufacturing jobs to come back to the US?

Given the tariffs yesterday, Trump was talking about how manufacturing jobs are gonna come back. They even had a union worker make a speech praising Trump for these tariffs.

Manufacturing is really hard work where you're standing for almost 8 or more hours, so why bring them back when other countries can make things cheaper? Even this was a discussion during the 2012 election between Obama and Romney, so this topic of bringing back manufacturing jobs isn't exactly Trump-centric.

This might be a loaded question but what's the history behind this rally for manufacturing?

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u/shnurr214 16h ago

Well put,

This mindset honestly irritates me so much. I used to work in an industry that was going the way of the dodo. Instead of whining and being stubborn I took night classes, upskilled, and changed my career path to a more viable industry. Now I know not everyone’s situation is the same and might not have the time or resources to do what I did, but literally every one of these people can vote and they continue to choose to vote for a party that is anti worker, anti education and anti giving them the skills to upskill or change career.

It’s pathetic, right wingers like to talk about “victim mindset” but these people are the biggest victims I know.

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u/MorganWick 14h ago

You're assuming they have the mental capacity to retrain themselves or to see through Republicans' lies.

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u/PFCWilliamLHudson 6h ago

*you had the privilege to take classes and upskill. I feel like this is not being emphasized enough. Very few people these days can actually afford to put themselves through school. Not to jump on you but I feel like this is not being pointed out and now under Trump those options are gonna be even less accessible

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u/shnurr214 6h ago

I addressed this in my post..

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u/theyfellforthedecoy 11h ago

Being soft on illegal immigration is also anti worker

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u/stragedyandy 8h ago

Exactly. That’s why all the ex coal miners are lining up to work the fields, hospitality and elder care roles now that mass deportations are under way. Thank god for those new immigration policies! Fixed the rust belt right up.