Wise words indeed from Alec McHama.
And that video doesn’t even cover everything e.g. what’s been said about VAT. I’m still playing whack-a-mole on linkedIn, trying to explain to people that it’s a sales tax, exactly like state sales taxes, not something exclusively levelled on imports, let alone only on the US.
The only person who’s benefitting from the Trump presidency is Vladimir Putin.
I think China might come out ahead as well. China, Japan, and South Korea are forming some sort of economic bloc against the United States. These people hate each other, so this is a big deal. It’s heartwarming to see Trump bringing people together for a change.
Also, you should watch Matt Parker’s channel just because he’s awesome.
Seen in a comments section" “I voted for Trump because I wanted a return to normalcy, not these crazy tariffs!”. He was roundly and appropriately mocked.
“I ordered this lutefisk because I wanted a cool, refreshing beverage!”
I don’t know where exactly to post this, but I am actually more hopeful than I have been in a long time. I knew he was going to destroy the country, but the fact that he is doing it so quickly that his base is maybe noticing is something I didn’t dare hope.
Not sure if this is the best place for this but seems on-topic:
I hate that he/they are doing some terrible things and I’m almost happy about it because if he goes far enough quickly enough, some group of people might actually stop him. If it had been more gradual, I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t have happened.
If there’s a silver lining in Trump destroying the American economy, it’s that it will weaken him politically and make it more difficult for him to do other terrible things.
Yes, Trump’s tariffs have harmed America. But rounding up Mexicans in camps or going to war with Canada or declaring martial law or bungling a major disease outbreak would all do more serious long-lasting harm.
A healthy economy gives a head of state cover to do a lot of bad things. People will look the other way as long as they personally are doing okay. But Trump’s lost that cover.
Covid all over again.
What really irks me about the support from farmers is that he fucked them over with tariffs under his first administration and many of them still kept voting for him.
Well, it worked for Tom Riddle, right?
Let’s face it…the farmers/rural folk may pretend otherwise but it is just racism/bigotry that motivates how they vote (painting with a broad brush).
mumble mumble people of the land mumble mumble
As I recall, Trump just opened up the welfare taps to replace what they lost.
They probably assumed he’d do that again, though this time it looks like he isn’t planning to shield anyone. Which is itself odd.
But Alucard wasn’t even trying.
Exactly, we need to get through the collapse quickly and we need his base to realize he is responsible because we need to start building what comes next.
I don’t know. I’ve always felt that racism is a stronger motivational tool in cities.
I grew up in a very rural/farming area. And what racism I saw was always pretty abstract. Because the reality is we didn’t have any other races around on a day-to-day basis. It’s hard for even a hardcore bigot to keep it up when he can go weeks without seeing a black person.
The worst bigots around when I was growing up were the transplants; people who had grown up in a city and then moved to the country in order to get away from “those people”.
I like the way Snrub thinks!