• Octavio@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    “If you guys damage the US economy, I will do even more damage to the US economy.”

    —stable genius

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    3 months ago

    Canada, all you have to do is outlast us, then buy us up for cheap once Trump decides to give up.

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    3 months ago

    He can not seem to grasp that your enemy is allowed to fight back and if you make enemies of friends eventually that is all you will have.

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      3 months ago

      He can not seem to grasp

      …anything, really. And his closest henchmen know this well, too! Just read the entire chat on Signal.

      They’re just using him because he pulls (or used to pull) public consensus, while working around his bullshits.

  • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    The world: American tariffs mean we have to de-integrate with the USA and connect with new trading partners.

    Trump: If you do that, I’ll create more tariffs!

    Empty room:

    Trump: Shit.

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    It’s like he can’t comprehend that other people would react to his actions.

    He raised tariffs, other nations reduced trade with the US and looked elsewhere. If he continues to raise tariffs it will inevitably cause the US to be isolated in trade.

    It’s not even a shocking/daring tactic, it’s a self destructive tantrum because his misunderstanding has led to mismanagement and now he’s doubling down

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      it will inevitably cause the US to be isolated in trade

      That’s the goal. He isn’t a Kremlin asset, he is a Pyongyang asset, implementing Juche in the US ;)

  • melsaskca@lemmy.ca
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    Trump fucks everything up forcing nations to find other economic alternatives then says I will destroy you if you work together. This is the plot of a bad 70’s comic book.

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      Once people find or develop those alternatives they wont be back for at least a few generations. Trump doesn’t understand that other countries can and will find a replacement for US goods and if necessary US customers. I’m sure though some who are in the right position are ready to exploit this for their own gain. Trump is more than a fool he is a tool.

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    3 months ago

    Irrefutable logic:

    A -> B

    I don’t like B, therefore more A.

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    3 months ago

    And by “economic harm” what he means is asking for a deal that suits him and fucks the other country over.

    Edit; had to rewrite this cause I said Trumps deals would be fair.

  • quoll@lemmy.sdf.org
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    he’s gotta get his “deal” or whatever the fuck this is about well before the midterms when he losses his majority.

    ideally you can get some non-senile democrat leadership in place before then… but i guess not. rot is deep.

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      well before the midterms when he losses his majority.

      Seems to be board suooort for thsi shitstain and his acolytes and hes making voting much harder

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          This is important yet I don’t think many in the US have understood it, hence the weak responses given by the democrats, and the republicans not caring much for the troubled town hall meetings (apart for their personal security)

          Be aware that you will not get elections for the midterms, Trump did mention there will be no more presidential elections during his campaign trail but I think we are witnessing the last few federal votes (Fla 6th district the coming week). Then it will be set in stone.

          And as his administration said: courts, including the supreme court is all talk and don’t have real power over them.

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    Remember he said he was going to make mexico pay for that wall? The wall was never completed.