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>If he didn't view EVERYTHING as a zero sum game, he and whatever coalition he could assemble would be much more credible when it comes to tariffs and threats.

>If he didn't view EVERYTHING as a zero sum game, he and whatever coalition he could assemble would be much more credible when it comes to tariffs and threats. Thank fuck he does, quite frankly. We all dodged a bullet there.

threeseed 7y ago
This isn't a children's playground. There could've been a targeted dispute over IP. But instead what has happened is that a range of tariffs are involved which has resulted in Trump just giving $16 billion to farmers. Some of whom are now planting crops with no intention to sell but purely to get money from the US government.
- inflatableDodo 7y ago
  >This isn't a children's playground. It shouldn't be, but it currently is. Over here in the UK we will probably end up with Boris 'fuck business' Johnson in power by the end of next week or so, just to complete the shitshow triumvirate that has heralded the swansong of the Conservative party. The only silver lining I can see of the present political zeitgiest, is that Marx was being extremely perceptive when he said that history repeats itself twice. We are currently deep into the farce stage with no signs of slowing. If any of these folks were in any way competent, we would be in real trouble.
  - herplederple 7y ago
    Fuck Marx lol.
    - inflatableDodo 7y ago
      Not many.
- jonhendry18 7y ago
  In fact, borrowing $16 billion from China to give it to farmers hurt by tariffs against China.
  - RhodesianHunter 7y ago
    Most of our borrowing we do from ourselves, so technically only some fraction of that came from China. But yeah, your point is still a good one.
    - inflatableDodo 7y ago
      Out of interest, could you share the context for why you chose your username?
      - RhodesianHunter 7y ago
        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesian_Ridgeback https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesian_Ridgeback
        inflatableDodo 7y ago
        Ahh, was just checking my assumptions. I have members of my family who still complain about having to call Zimbabwe Zimbabwe and who have old SA flags from the '70's, despite them not being from Africa, if you catch my drift, so I was not so subtly digging. For reference, I find it about as disconcerting as if someone decided to call themselves 'ConstantinopleKnight', or similar. If my uncle called himself 'RhodesianHunter' online, he would definitely not be referencing the dog breed.
        RhodesianHunter 7y ago
        I've used this username in various forms pretty much since usernames were a thing. It's only in the past couple of years that people have started asking me about it in this context. Is there a reason as far as you know that the history of Rhodesia has suddenly become more interesting to people with no real connection? I'm sadly going to have to pick something else next time around.

threeseed 7y ago

This isn't a children's playground. There could've been a targeted dispute over IP. But instead what has happened is that a range of tariffs are involved which has resulted in Trump just giving $16 billion to farmers. Some of whom are now planting crops with no intention to sell but purely to get money from the US government.

inflatableDodo 7y ago
>This isn't a children's playground. It shouldn't be, but it currently is. Over here in the UK we will probably end up with Boris 'fuck business' Johnson in power by the end of next week or so, just to complete the shitshow triumvirate that has heralded the swansong of the Conservative party. The only silver lining I can see of the present political zeitgiest, is that Marx was being extremely perceptive when he said that history repeats itself twice. We are currently deep into the farce stage with no signs of slowing. If any of these folks were in any way competent, we would be in real trouble.
- herplederple 7y ago
  Fuck Marx lol.
  - inflatableDodo 7y ago
    Not many.
jonhendry18 7y ago
In fact, borrowing $16 billion from China to give it to farmers hurt by tariffs against China.
- RhodesianHunter 7y ago
  Most of our borrowing we do from ourselves, so technically only some fraction of that came from China. But yeah, your point is still a good one.
  - inflatableDodo 7y ago
    Out of interest, could you share the context for why you chose your username?
    - RhodesianHunter 7y ago
      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesian_Ridgeback https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesian_Ridgeback
      - inflatableDodo 7y ago
        Ahh, was just checking my assumptions. I have members of my family who still complain about having to call Zimbabwe Zimbabwe and who have old SA flags from the '70's, despite them not being from Africa, if you catch my drift, so I was not so subtly digging. For reference, I find it about as disconcerting as if someone decided to call themselves 'ConstantinopleKnight', or similar. If my uncle called himself 'RhodesianHunter' online, he would definitely not be referencing the dog breed.
        RhodesianHunter 7y ago
        I've used this username in various forms pretty much since usernames were a thing. It's only in the past couple of years that people have started asking me about it in this context. Is there a reason as far as you know that the history of Rhodesia has suddenly become more interesting to people with no real connection? I'm sadly going to have to pick something else next time around.