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> As for the real world, there is a large variety of tariff policies around the world, and most countries implement much harsher tariffs than what Mr Trump is s
by mindslight 2y ago
> As for the real world, there is a large variety of tariff policies around the world, and most countries implement much harsher tariffs than what Mr Trump is suggesting for America. There are many very good arguments for tariffs and against tariffs, let's talk about them instead?
Sorry, no. This is a common Trumpist talking point that has validated the comment you're responding to.
Every aspect of the US economy is currently wholly reliant on imports. Untangling would certainly be possible, but would require an intelligent fine-grained approach with deliberate analysis and substitution - not ham-fisted blanket import taxes. There is absolutely no sense to any of Trump's actual policies, nor the manner in which they're haphazardly announced and then constantly churned, unless the goal is simply to harm our country.
Debating and critiquing as if these might be good faith attempts at helping our country is a waste of energy that needs to be used more productively. Trumpism/destructionism thrives on our desire for rational debate, because while we debate how to build they just destroy. At this point, regardless of your political persuasion (I'm libertarian), it's time to stop drinking the Kool-aid and wake up to the fact we have a malevolent attacker in the White House. We can go back to debating the finer points of policy after we have an administration that actually puts the interests of the United States first.
- carlosjobim 2y ago[flagged]
- bloomingeek 2y agoDing,ding,ding! We have an AI bot.
- carlosjobim 2y agoPart of mob behaviour is also dehumanizing your opponent, like you just did. You are showing very predictable behaviour.
- mindslight 2y agoIt's funny how the argument always comes back to how you're being "unfairly" written off, while the only objective argument you've actually offered is "tariffs can be good too" - presented as if you're some independent tariff enthusiast skeptical of Trump himself and not just a full on America-hating cult member. Bot or not it doesn't really matter. It's clear you're not going to change your opinion of Dear Leader until this country is in shambles, at which point you'll grumble about how you were lied to while moving on to the next destructionist rallying cry. (I doubt tariffs were a main issue for you twenty years ago) So it's not really about changing your mind, rather it's really about preventing other people from getting sucked in by the whirlpool of lazy unsubstantiated vibes.
- carlosjobim 2y agoOh yes a cult member he is, he must be stoned! He hates our country, he must be killed! You have immersed yourself completely in mob mentality, but this is just a discussion board, so you don't have any power of the mob behind you. You're just screaming into the void. On a ride down the track with the destination paranoid schizophrenia. Because that will be the result if you spend too long thinking that everybody who doesn't think like you is an AI robot, a cult member, a foreign spy, or whatever you're going to call me in your next comment. My "Dear Leader" is not Trump, it's another tariff guy who probably hates Trump just as much as some people here. Tariffs are not my main issue, but it's the main issue in this comment thread titled "The many ways tariffs will hit electronics". If you read my other replies in this thread, I have outlined some positive and negative effects of tariffs.
- mindslight 2y agoI've read all your replies in this thread. Your points boil down to "tariffs can be good sometimes". That might sound insightful to your buddies while stoned, but it doesn't even really amount to an argument. Yet you continue pouring most of your effort into complaining about how you're being judged and treated so unfairly. uh-huh.