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In 1988, Japan loomed large in the American psyche, the same way China does today, if not more so. It was the unstoppable economic juggernaut that was destroyin
by ern 10y ago
In 1988, Japan loomed large in the American psyche, the same way China does today, if not more so. It was the unstoppable economic juggernaut that was destroying American jobs.
I doubt Trump would had the same views of Japan specifically, as he did then. He seems to have transferred his ire to China.
- jrockway 10y agoHe took out a full-page ad in 1987: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ilanbenmeir/that-time-trump-spent-nearly-100000-on-an-ad-criticizing-us https://www.buzzfeed.com/ilanbenmeir/that-time-trump-spent-n... And read it almost verbatim at the third debate. It was quite interesting how little his views have changed in the intervening years.