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This is just the beginning. Our great leader has repeatedly egged on his supporters to attack the media. He constantly criticizes any media agency that dares re

This is just the beginning. Our great leader has repeatedly egged on his supporters to attack the media. He constantly criticizes any media agency that dares report facts that are personally embarrassing to him. Or ones that make him look bad or anything that shows that he is not as popular as he claims, or... Imagine that you are a police officer and find some media people among a crowd (who may or may not have set a car on fire) ... The president's words demonizing the media at every turn are still fresh in your mind. What would you do? This will get much much worse....

ioquatix 10y ago
Our dear leader Trump of North America can do no wrong.
sjg007 10y ago
Trump will pardon... And I mean this in a bad way. I believe that rogue cops will view this as open season.
problems 10y ago
He'll be lucky to get the 20% tariff on Mexican imports he currently wants. I'll be surprised if he manages to do anything seriously speech crippling.
- basicplus2 10y ago
  Yes and his clothing he sells in America but made in Mexico will be more expensive.. so maybe he will give himself an exemption
- warbiscuit 10y ago
  Is that a typo? Shouldn't he be taxing exports? Taxes on imports just raise the price for Americans, it's taxes on exports that would bring money into America.
  - rockdoe 10y ago
    Taxing imports makes American goods comparatively cheaper so it is good for local businesses. (But makes them more expensive for consumers)
  - heartbreak 10y ago
    It's not a typo, and you're not wrong.
  - mirimir 10y ago
    No, taxing imports favors US-made stuff, which benefits US manufacturers. That's the point. Edit: ... That's the point of protectionism. I'm not arguing that it's the better policy. It's just what he seems to be doing. As with the flap over Carrier. As much as I disagree with much of Trump's plans, it is bizarre how US policy for decades aided manufacturers in exporting production overseas.
    - rebuilder 10y ago
      It doesn't benefit their employees, though, since consumer prices will rise as a result. As that happens, either the standard of living goes down, or wages go up, which raises consumer prices again. So far, the wealth of the majority of western population has been based on cheap consumer goods. Those goods are cheap because the people making them have a lower standard of living than the people buying them. So if Trump reduces imports, that implies that to keep cheap goods, the standard of living for the portion of US population producing those goods must go down relative to the rest of the population. Automation can alter that to a great extent, but the profits from that may just go to the owner class, not the workers.
      - mirimir 10y ago
        Maybe so. But there's also the issue of underemployment. It's a pretty good bet that the Americans who used to make steel and cars and stuff didn't earn more doing whatever they did after those jobs went south/overseas. And that's probably one of the reasons why they voted for Trump.

ioquatix 10y ago

Our dear leader Trump of North America can do no wrong.

sjg007 10y ago

Trump will pardon... And I mean this in a bad way. I believe that rogue cops will view this as open season.

problems 10y ago

He'll be lucky to get the 20% tariff on Mexican imports he currently wants. I'll be surprised if he manages to do anything seriously speech crippling.

basicplus2 10y ago
Yes and his clothing he sells in America but made in Mexico will be more expensive.. so maybe he will give himself an exemption
warbiscuit 10y ago
Is that a typo? Shouldn't he be taxing exports? Taxes on imports just raise the price for Americans, it's taxes on exports that would bring money into America.
- rockdoe 10y ago
  Taxing imports makes American goods comparatively cheaper so it is good for local businesses. (But makes them more expensive for consumers)
- heartbreak 10y ago
  It's not a typo, and you're not wrong.
- mirimir 10y ago
  No, taxing imports favors US-made stuff, which benefits US manufacturers. That's the point. Edit: ... That's the point of protectionism. I'm not arguing that it's the better policy. It's just what he seems to be doing. As with the flap over Carrier. As much as I disagree with much of Trump's plans, it is bizarre how US policy for decades aided manufacturers in exporting production overseas.
  - rebuilder 10y ago
    It doesn't benefit their employees, though, since consumer prices will rise as a result. As that happens, either the standard of living goes down, or wages go up, which raises consumer prices again. So far, the wealth of the majority of western population has been based on cheap consumer goods. Those goods are cheap because the people making them have a lower standard of living than the people buying them. So if Trump reduces imports, that implies that to keep cheap goods, the standard of living for the portion of US population producing those goods must go down relative to the rest of the population. Automation can alter that to a great extent, but the profits from that may just go to the owner class, not the workers.
    - mirimir 10y ago
      Maybe so. But there's also the issue of underemployment. It's a pretty good bet that the Americans who used to make steel and cars and stuff didn't earn more doing whatever they did after those jobs went south/overseas. And that's probably one of the reasons why they voted for Trump.