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The point is, as this Senator explains, not economic, but to gain leverage over companies and countries: https://bsky.app/profile/chrismurphyct.bsky.social/pos
by davidw 2y ago
The point is, as this Senator explains, not economic, but to gain leverage over companies and countries:
https://bsky.app/profile/chrismurphyct.bsky.social/post/3lluxkmx7wc2m https://bsky.app/profile/chrismurphyct.bsky.social/post/3llu...
"Do _____ and maybe we can cut you some slack on the tariffs"
If there is a point and it's not just absolute stupidity.
- Balgair 2y agoI think he's on to something, but then I come back to Hanlon's Razor: Never assume conspiracy when stupidity will do. Sure, they might be trying to do this. But I'd give that a ~3% chance. There is no 'there' there. They are 'burning down your house to cook a steak.' The emperor has no clothes. There are many more ways to say it, but as truly unbelievable as my mind keeps insisting it is, these people are just plain-jane morons.
- davidw 2y agoFair points. I go back and forth.
- mrguyorama 2y agoI genuinely thought his cabinet was at least competent, they have credentials like they are at least, but then fucking Signal happened and made it obvious what they actually are: The exact same kind of fail-upwards, born on third thinking they hit a triple, grindset grifter, loser mid-level management nepobabies.
- Balgair 2y ago> The exact same kind of fail-upwards, born on third thinking they hit a triple, grindset grifter, loser mid-level management nepobabies. Could not have put it better myself. Welcome back.