Please read this.
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Chris Murphy
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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He doesn’t have a coherent ideology. He’s got severe psychological issues so he inflicts pain on others & demands hollow praise.
Trying to appease a bully will always fail & leaders need to understand that.
Then again, tech bros, law firms, and once prestigious Universities have already shown a willingness to pay Trump off.
This has been the plan for years.