US now actively trying to interfere leadership of a democratic ally
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To be fair, theyâve probably sacked the CIA, so someone else has to do it.
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trump pausing tarrifs for 30 days , dead set f@ckwit , so is anyone who defends or trys to rationalise him
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heâs also likely to slap tarriffs on our steel and aluminium even though we have a trade surplus with them. time to find a new daddy or make another new alliance of our own . we should be excluding the Americans as much as we possibly can , give them what they want. isolate them from all of their former allies
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I think the key thing to note here is that this is what Americans want. Itâs not just Trump, more than half of the voting population want America to be selfish and a bully.
That problem doesnât go away with a change of government. The worst traits of Americans- the arrogance and the entitlement- have become endemic
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To be strictly accurate, just under 30% of the voting-age population voted for Trump.
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Iâd go as far as to say that not turning out to vote against MAGA is tacit approval of it
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To be fair, 20 million voting-age people (more than an Australia-worth) were denied the right to vote.
Everyone else⌠sure.
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22%??
âWe donât want the crumbs from the rich manâs table. We want the whole f*cking dinnerâ
Dennis LyxzĂŠn
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A lot of Americans want America first policy.
- Close the borders, come through proper immigration channels no cue jumping.
- Less Foreign Aid, where has been shown were some fraud, look after Americans first
- Less military involvement in foreign countries
- Sensible spending*
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Here we have direct evidence of the effect of tariffs and who pays.
From the BBC:
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In the US, the economy is already starting to show the effects of the disruption from Trumpâs policies.
Imports spiked in January on the back of tariff fears, with Americaâs trade deficit increasing 34% to more than $130bn (ÂŁ100bn), the Commerce Department reported.
Gregory Brown, who leads BenLee, a company that makes big trailers, said he had had to adjust prices multiple times over the last five weeks as a result of Trumpâs policies, which have included an order, set to go into effect later this month, expanding tariffs on steel and aluminium. But Mr Brown, who attended Mr Bessentâs speech, said that for now, his customers are agreeing to pay the higher prices â a sign that the economy is holding up.
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Others were more worried that the back-and-forth would cause economic damage.
âI think weâre going to have a recession before whatever succeeds in the future,â one investment manager said. âYouâre going to get the bad before you get the good.â
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Nixon floated the dollar. Trump has floated the tariff. The rate depends on whoever he spoke to last. Itâs doubtful that it would be a US producer, who needs certainty.
This is the key statement and the thing to watch.
They are saying it will get better. Perhaps it will. Perhaps it wonât.
See you are trying to make friends again
Be careful. Heâll call you old.
Like being old is a bad thing.
I am old, not that anything the Truck driving HR Guru could say anything to upsat me.
Setting aside these are Trump supporters being interviewed, are you now referring purely to economic perception on the ground in the US with your âwait and see, nothing bad has actually happened yetâ schtick? Because if thatâs the only thing youâre looking at you should make it clear and then people might discuss it with you.
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Not at all. Iâm not interested in perception or opinion. There is so much â â â â to work through if you live in this space.
Stabby posted direct evidence. I simply responded.