ever look to us in good faith again? These weren't targted they were stupid. Like, if he went after Chinese steel and EU autos that is one thing. But they basically wrote a formula that noted if we had a trade deficit with a country then we were slapping some tarrif on that country that zeroed out - ThreadSky

pruitigoe.bsky.social • 2 days ago

ever look to us in good faith again? These weren't targted they were stupid. Like, if he went after Chinese steel and EU autos that is one thing. But they basically wrote a formula that noted if we had a trade deficit with a country then we were slapping some tarrif on that country that zeroed out

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pruitigoe.bsky.social•2 days ago

the deficit. That's just assinine, we're the wealthiest nation on earth and primarily an importer so we have a trade deficit with almost everyone. For example, coffee, which most Americans take intravenously - we grow 1% of our domestic consumption because we just don't have the climate to grow more

pruitigoe.bsky.social•2 days ago

Where we can, Puerto Rico and Hawaii, are maxed out for production. So of course we're going to have trade deficits with coffee growing nations. So even if he shuts the spigot off on Monday the water damage is done. We've ceded the mantle of world leadership, eighty fucking years wiped out in 3

vman29397.bsky.social•2 days ago

Puerto rico isnt maxed out. If the local govt wasnt so hostile to agriculture we could grow more. Though it wouldnt be enough for us demand

pruitigoe.bsky.social•2 days ago

You got my point, even if we covered the whole island with plants we'd still need to import more for our consumption needs.

pruitigoe.bsky.social•2 days ago

months and wait till he wants US kids to die on Greenland beaches so fucking Mark Andressen or some other tech bro can make even more money stealing their mineral rights. The world is already united against us and we deserve it. He created a fucking trade alliance of Japan, South Korea, and China

pruitigoe.bsky.social•2 days ago

for god's sake. The trust is gone. And I don't mean with our government, I mean us - the rest of the world will never trust America again because we, you, me, millions millions of us let this happen. Because we did not have the courage to arrest him and try him for treason, because we didn't have

pruitigoe.bsky.social•2 days ago

the courage to confront Russia in 2014, because we didn't have the courage to demand a return of the Fair Play doctrine, because we didn't have the courage to impeach corrupt Supreme Court justices or to arrest the J6 leaders. Because we elected racists Republican leaders for 50 years and neoliberal

mimid6.bsky.social•2 days ago

I agree that this is on the people. We should have elected people who actually believed in the constitution and the will of the people. 77 million people voted for this absolute disaster.

pruitigoe.bsky.social•2 days ago

Democratic ones. One used hate to rise to power, the other ignored it to collect Wall Street checks. The America I grew up in, not always perfect but a leader on the world stage is gone. This is what it looks like when an empire ends.

picklesandcampfire.bsky.social•2 days ago

Some of us will never trust other Americans again either

naflash4u.bsky.social•2 days ago

THANK YOU !

You are NOT alone in your fear and anger.

When Congress failed to impeach and arrest him for Jan 6th, they set us on a path of destruction.

The world will shame us and never let us forget that the US is full of shit. There is no rule of law, worse, there is no justice for all.

cottagedweller.bsky.social•2 days ago

Exactly. We recovered once but to willingly embrace the insanity and criminality a second time? Our place as 'world leader' will never be the same.

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