America has no allies in this trade war. Not the EU. Not Japan. Not Canada, not Mexico, not Australia. Not even Russia. OK, maybe El Salvador. MAGA wanted America alone. It got its wish.
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Trump doesn’t want to negotiate, agree, commit, affirm, uphold, act in good faith—do anything normal humans must do to live in the real world. He prefers to deceive, betray, insult, and injure others.
And a totalitarian regime who doesn’t need to worry about elections.
And a population who’s WAY more used to hardship than Americans (remember the bicycle was the primary mode of transportation in China until about 2005).
No one needs a 🇺🇸 "Trump", the World will move on...
▪️ China, Japan and S-Korea have trade talks
▪️ Canada moves closer to the EU
▪️ The EU has countless trade agreements with other countries
▪️ East / South Asia & Australia have the ASEAN free trade agreements and RCEP & CEPEAN... and so on. #tariffs
Like hard-line British Brexit zealots, it's a kind of misguided nostalgia, thinking that everything was so much better 'back then'. They're wanting to turn the clock back to a time that never really existed.
I'd point out that this could never happen because penguins can't fly, but I wouldn't put it past Musk (who hates the tariffs becaus he's losing his ass) to charter a plane for them.
"Allies" implies nation states. The allies of trump, though seemingly representative of nation states, are not. New game, different rules. Trump is not alone at all.
Alone in a global economy. Trump wants to be large & in charge. His narcissism doesn't allow for anything other than complete subservience. Apparently, the rest of the world doesn't see it that way. If there's a way to find an atoll somewhere, I suggest we send him to make deals. All alone.
Mocking centuries old partners and allies: Governor of Canada, freeloading Europe, liberating UK from "tyranny", a Danish ship landed on Greenland 500 years ago and now they think it's theirs...
I might suggest that Russia wanted maga to want America alone. I am not a private investigator, by any measure -- but lots of circumstantial evidence here.
maga got played like a cheap fiddle...
brother, hate thy neighbor.
You would not think that message would go very far...
I think Putin managed to manipulate Trump to get his hands on what he really wants: the power of the US. Russia's military is drained and economically they are nearly wiped out. Now they got America doing the heavy lifting for them. I think Putin aims for world domination, using the US as a tool.
Taking Greenland ( what???), tariffs on Canada ( who hates on Canada???? ), seizing Panama, eating this country from the inside like a bottle of hydrochloric acid ( ICE + doge ), pulling the rug out from NATO and Ukraine...
What to anticipate: Trump will declare the volatility of the US Dollar (which he has created) supports his genius idea to convert the US Reserve to cryptocurrency.
It might be somewhat wise if that exchange were limited to Bitcoin. But we all know he'll grift it to his own crypto, and that of Musk.
We are alone with a madman bent on revenge/retribution. As easy as it was for Trump to take us down, it will be very difficult to repair his destruction of our institutions, norms, culture and especially our psyche. How do we recover from this hate fueled rampage by Trump and those who support him?
America first! But…it’s lonely at the top. Obviously, we’re not wishing for them to fall apart. But we can’t let ourselves go down if they do. Carney is emerging as a global voice on the economy. As Freeland did on Ukraine. Time for Canada to step up!!
I think tariffs are purely about manipulating the stock markets. Just to get filthy rich and powerful over the backs of ALL the rest of the world. And the world lets them.
As a Canadian, it was worrying when Trump was aiming all his bile at Canada and Mexico. Now that he has decided to fight the whole world at once, I feel that our odds have dramatically changed for the better.
Time to drop tariffs against Chinese electric vehicles. How long to drive Tesla to 0.
Sad to witness what this fool of a president is doing to our country. I miss my dad, who fought in WWII, every day, but at least to see what has happened to America.
Your dad would not have understood one bit of what's going on right now. It's definitely not what he fought for. It is exactly what he has fought against. Near where I live in the Netherlands, we honor the US soldiers who gave their lives to fight fascists dictators.
💯 it truly is evil and it's peak power culminating in destruction of the fabric of our country and government. it's going to take more than peaceful protest to turn things around. it will get ugly soon.
That's why when my very concerned college kids come to me for reassurance about their immediate futures I can't give it in this sense. I can in other ways and try to.
They want to cut off Americans from the rest of the world to keep them under control better. Musk is talking about 120 hour work weeks as a path to increased work hours for production. And tired, underpaid, intimidated workers will rarely revolt. Every move they make is about raw power.
Which goes well with the creepy “America has been a bad girl and Daddy Trump will beat you into shape” vibe Tucker Carlson and the other fascist apologists have been spreading.
What a strong record of economic prowess just pooped away on the whim of a mental case fraudster 🤦
Instead of Making America Great Again, these trumper idiots will be lucky to scratch and claw their way back to an 'American Slightly Below Average' within 4yrs
You include Russia? Putin ‘s not subject to tariffs; he is delighted that billionaire emissaries keep coming to beg to stop invading if he gets 4 major areas of Ukraine. Newsflash: stop wasting tax dollars, Trump. Because #Ukraine is going to win & you are not going to get any rare earth contract.
We’re witnessing the mad but intentional hollowing out of the US economy beyond wimpy old Brexit. Trump is forsaking broad prosperity for a narrow oligarchical nationalism that will hurt minorities and the middle class. He wants 2 elevate whites and the wealthy& screw everyone else.
The "lower class" will need to work hard, long hours just to survive. They will be at the mercy of the filthy rich. Once the mobsters rule, it will be very hard to get rid of them.
Look at the dollar! Look at gold and silver!! Look at Trump sitting by the phone wanting Xi to call so badly... So so very bad but. No call! Xi is doing the Art of the Deal to Donny boy. Trump, in my opinion is a terrible negotiator because it is all bravado. Trump the emperor has no clothes.
In the beloved tv show, "Friends," the gang mocked the "ugly naked guy" parading in his apartment in the adjacent complex.
In the disaster-movie-of-the-week in which we are living, the world is mocking the corpulent, ugly Emperor tanking the economy while planning a $92M parade in honor of himself.
If China or even the EU wants, they can be the leader of creating a trade union, exclude the US and then target the world use another main currency besides the dollar. The US would be stuck
No apology needed. We intelligent Americans need the whole world to tell Trump and his voters to go fuck themselves. We need every decent person in the US and outside the US to fight and resist. Together, hopefully, we can beat them.
David please remember there is a direct line from Ronnie R to your buddy Dubya to this madman. You & your mistaken cohorts are partially to blame for this procession of idiots. I DO, however, like your change of mind. Thanks.
Leaves out a large contingent: the American people didn't want this trade war. MAGA didn't know what tariffs were. Goldfish. They had forgotten his first term. Nevertheless, NO ONE WANTED THIS TRADE WAR.
You are seeing the culmination of the decades long agendas of the American Conservative Movement come to fruition, which you were a willing participant of for all your adult life(Despite being Canadian).
David, you’re bringing my head down! Though your comment rings true. But haven’t many Americans been so inclined for a very long time. But why does Trump want this?
EVERY MAJOR SUPERPOWER ALLY IN THE WORLD .... IS STILL AN ALLY WITH A KEEN INTEREST IN OUR GREEDY CONSUMING MARKET THAT WILL CONTINUE, UNFORTUNATELY, DESPITE MISINFORMATION
America's reputation across the globe is tanking every day. Even if it comes to its senses tomorrow it will take years for allies not to regard it with suspicion, new alliances will be formed, Europe will become a military super power, US will be sidelined - all the fault of Trump and the GOP.
It’s odd that we tried to segregate Russia from the rest of the world to punish it and now under Trump we hold it dear and are trying to isolate the US. World powers die. We are committing suicide.
Our only economic ally is a country with less worth than like 50+ US billionaires. Like flat out Elon could buy 6 El Salvadors. He is many times richer than the country.
How many times the size of El Salvadors economy is Californias?
And the damage will take generations to repair…..but the clock doesn’t start until Americans stop acting crazy. Every abduction of a legal resident expressing their opinion, every round of these idiotic tariffs, every threat against our allies draws the curtain tighter around the US.
I don’t blame you for being angry, but there are a lot of Americans who are trying to fight Trump and MAGA. Not enough, yet, but we’re trying. If we can chase these assholes out of power, I hope you’ll give the decent Americans another chance.
I hear you. I'm confident you will chase this set of assholes out of power, and fix what has been broken. But what changes will you Americans put in place to give us Canadians (and others) confidence that the American electorate won't put another another asshole in charge in 8 or 12 or 16 years?
Trump isn't the problem, the problem is the system that put him there:
- the foxified information system
- broken primary system
- gerrymandered electoral map
- enforced two party system
- effect of big money on elections
- income disparities
It will never be repaired short of Reconstruction 2.0 that see's the US government and constitution entirely rewritten, with input from other nations to ease their own concerns. So, after WW3 and the US surrender.
Perfectly understandable. I know the US sucks. Most people are decent but 30% are in a cult and another 40% are hopelessly ignorant or apathetic or self absorbed. Many of the remaining 30%, are totally disheartened. Those of us in the fight are trying to rally them
Your analysis is exactly right and that’s why this will take generations. How many Obamas in a row will it take to undo this damage? There are so many broken things in American society but as you point out:
1) Disinformation is rampant
2) Electoral system favors extremists
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The way I understand it, China has the resources, production, exports and patience to really hurt America.
And a totalitarian regime who doesn’t need to worry about elections.
And a population who’s WAY more used to hardship than Americans (remember the bicycle was the primary mode of transportation in China until about 2005).
▪️ China, Japan and S-Korea have trade talks
▪️ Canada moves closer to the EU
▪️ The EU has countless trade agreements with other countries
▪️ East / South Asia & Australia have the ASEAN free trade agreements and RCEP & CEPEAN... and so on. #tariffs
sick over it
Government
Economy
Stock market
Dollar
Putin’s wish list
Tariffs seem to be the opposite. They artificially inflate prices and send a tax payment to the government?
maga got played like a cheap fiddle...
brother, hate thy neighbor.
You would not think that message would go very far...
but here we are.
Taking Greenland ( what???), tariffs on Canada ( who hates on Canada???? ), seizing Panama, eating this country from the inside like a bottle of hydrochloric acid ( ICE + doge ), pulling the rug out from NATO and Ukraine...
Almost as if potus47 was working for Putin. 😐
It might be somewhat wise if that exchange were limited to Bitcoin. But we all know he'll grift it to his own crypto, and that of Musk.
That’s not a safe place to be.
figuring out
his dictator schtick.
His buddy, Vlad,
has a Gulag,
so he needs
one too.
El Salvador.
Time to drop tariffs against Chinese electric vehicles. How long to drive Tesla to 0.
At least we have that….
God help us all.
The American government used to have programs that helped poor people. But Trump has destroyed those programs.
Trump’s goal is to make almost all Americans poor and/or dead. Except billionaires.
Instead of Making America Great Again, these trumper idiots will be lucky to scratch and claw their way back to an 'American Slightly Below Average' within 4yrs
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Trump: Art of the Squeal
In the disaster-movie-of-the-week in which we are living, the world is mocking the corpulent, ugly Emperor tanking the economy while planning a $92M parade in honor of himself.
You are seeing the culmination of the decades long agendas of the American Conservative Movement come to fruition, which you were a willing participant of for all your adult life(Despite being Canadian).
https://www.salon.com/2015/12/31/wow_the_republicans_really_dont_understand_how_they_created_donald_trump/
This will be a tough time, but better days are ahead.
Do not cave to the craven orange buffoon
Ugh.
I don't know how the USA comes back from this.
How many times the size of El Salvadors economy is Californias?
We broke the worlds trust - the relationships we have with allies & trading partners will never been the same
- the foxified information system
- broken primary system
- gerrymandered electoral map
- enforced two party system
- effect of big money on elections
- income disparities
Perfectly understandable. I know the US sucks. Most people are decent but 30% are in a cult and another 40% are hopelessly ignorant or apathetic or self absorbed. Many of the remaining 30%, are totally disheartened. Those of us in the fight are trying to rally them
1) Disinformation is rampant
2) Electoral system favors extremists