I wrote earlier that this indicates that Trump is on his back foot and he knows it. Authoritarians lash out with whatever power they have when they feel weak. Like other megalomaniacs, he believes a show of force will cow us. Now’s the time to press on, not retreat.
(This is not me saying, "Whew, glad that's over" but is instead me saying, "Keep doing what you're doing, and do more if you can, because they're fucking up.")
Related to this point: in about 1.5-2 weeks, we are going to see the results of Trump's tariff policy gyrations in landed freight, and people everywhere in the US who are not following the news especially are going to hit the roof.
Good. Their goal was to overwhelm us, but to keep that up for this long tests their competence and they are losing. Pressure is our most valuable asset while they get off balance.
Won't work because incompetent, but will cause massive issues. Like Mao and the sparrows. Incompetence is dangerous in a complex society. Really dangerous.
Praying their incompetence continues -
Not sure if they are capable of learning from their mistakes when they are not allowed to tell their dear leader no?!
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He thought big shows of force would cow countries into line, because he thinks everyone fears the US but also wants to be the US.
He doesn't expect other people to be proud of their country.
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-is-a-virus
Not sure if they are capable of learning from their mistakes when they are not allowed to tell their dear leader no?!
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