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Cool_Bananas said:

Y'all don't understand the point of tariffs. Nothing but blind anger. Other countries have tariffs on us, but we don't have any on them. We're just levelling the table. We definitely need these tariffs because they will help us more in the long term. You guys are all about the future right? We want that debt to go down, so this is the way to do it. Also, this will make us more independent, which will lead to more jobs in the US.

kmarei said:

DAalseth said:

Important point to keep in mind: Trump will never admit that he was wrong. No matter how much damage he does, no matter how bad things get, Trump will never even consider that he was mistaken. 

the much bigger issue is republicans will never admit he is wrong either
they will defend him to the death
they are too invested in him now, and if they ever admit he is bad
its a negative reflection on them for not seeing it sooner

this is the opposite of quit when you are ahead strategy
this is the i will dig myself deeper so i don't look bad strategy

kmarei said:

the only good news is all the MAGA merchandise will go way up in price
because its ALL made in china

DAalseth said:

Afarstar said:

To think this utter madman also has his finger on the nuclear button. He’s out of control but none of his team can do anything about it. Bit like Putin. 

Last night I was listening to a history podcast. the subject was Emperor Caligula. The important point was that everyone in the palace and in the Senate knew he was insane. They knew he was making stupid choices that were damaging the empire. But everyone was too busy either arguing on the floor of the Senate, and/or jockeying for their own position/power/wealth so nobody stepped in. I see similarities to today. 

cogitodexter said:

This is lunacy.

And people used to complain about Biden being senile...