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> Your example about small countries is irrelevant because nobody cares about the trade deficit between the U.S. and Bangladesh Except for the person in charge

> Your example about small countries is irrelevant because nobody cares about the trade deficit between the U.S. and Bangladesh Except for the person in charge of America's trade policy, lmao

rayiner 1y ago
He doesn’t care, about those other countries. It’s just posturing.
- sorcerer-mar 1y ago
  He literally did put tariffs on them lol, what the fuck? "He won't do massive tariffs, it's just posturing" "He won't do mass deportations, it's just posturing" "He doesn't care about those countries, it's just posturing" "He won't ignore due process, it's just posturing" "He won't ignore SCOTUS's orders, it's just posturing" Meanwhile you're attributing beliefs like "trade deficits are great" to the other side so you can win imaginary arguments with them. Absolutely hilarious stuff.
  - rayiner 1y ago
    > He literally did put tariffs on them lol, what the fuck? I didn't say he won't put tariffs on those countries, I'm said he doesn't care about them one way or the other. Those countries have tariffs because Trump wanted a simple, blanket policy.
    - sorcerer-mar 1y ago
      Is it posturing or a desire for simplicity? What is simple about tariff rates changing literally day by day via all-caps blurted tantrums on Truth Social? I am actually curious for your direct answer to this. He thinks that a trade deficit is an actual subsidy, giveaway, or "loss" to the other country. He has said it for literal decades. Sure, he may care more about bigger thieves than smaller ones, but all signs point to him to caring about every instance of "loss" to foreign countries. Both his words and his actions are in accordance with my theory. Neither is in accordance with yours. He is an actual stupid person surrounded by sycophants. It's a really consistent explanation! No need for this whole "he didn't say that → he didn't mean it → he's just posturing → it's for simplicity → it's Good Actually" thing.
    - mahogany 1y ago
      > I didn't say he won't put tariffs on those countries, I'm said he doesn't care about them one way or the other. How do you know that?
- feoren 1y ago
  We need a Donald Trump Apologist version of the Narcissist's Prayer. He didn't say he was going to do the thing. It's liberal propaganda. Okay, he did say he was going to do the thing, but he's not. It's just posturing. Okay, he did the thing. But it's good! Everything will be better! Okay, it's not making everything better. But it will soon! 5D chess! Okay, everything is worse. But it's liberals' fault. Okay, it's his fault. But we deserve it.
- apawloski 1y ago
  Even if it were just posturing -- which frankly I don't believe based on the fact that they are now going into effect -- do you at least see how disruptive it is to American companies for him to continuously change his position? There have been 10 executive orders related to tariffs since February 1st. How can American companies possibly make any short, medium, or long term plans when the administration is constantly changing critically important things to their business on Trump's whim? If it is just posturing, do you worry Trump will improperly benefit from it? UAE invested $2BN in his memecoin today. Maybe the posturing will lead to other countries making similar "investments."

> Your example about small countries is irrelevant because nobody cares about the trade deficit between the U.S. and Bangladesh Except for the person in charge of America's trade policy, lmao

rayiner 1y ago

He doesn’t care, about those other countries. It’s just posturing.

sorcerer-mar 1y ago
He literally did put tariffs on them lol, what the fuck? "He won't do massive tariffs, it's just posturing" "He won't do mass deportations, it's just posturing" "He doesn't care about those countries, it's just posturing" "He won't ignore due process, it's just posturing" "He won't ignore SCOTUS's orders, it's just posturing" Meanwhile you're attributing beliefs like "trade deficits are great" to the other side so you can win imaginary arguments with them. Absolutely hilarious stuff.
- rayiner 1y ago
  > He literally did put tariffs on them lol, what the fuck? I didn't say he won't put tariffs on those countries, I'm said he doesn't care about them one way or the other. Those countries have tariffs because Trump wanted a simple, blanket policy.
  - sorcerer-mar 1y ago
    Is it posturing or a desire for simplicity? What is simple about tariff rates changing literally day by day via all-caps blurted tantrums on Truth Social? I am actually curious for your direct answer to this. He thinks that a trade deficit is an actual subsidy, giveaway, or "loss" to the other country. He has said it for literal decades. Sure, he may care more about bigger thieves than smaller ones, but all signs point to him to caring about every instance of "loss" to foreign countries. Both his words and his actions are in accordance with my theory. Neither is in accordance with yours. He is an actual stupid person surrounded by sycophants. It's a really consistent explanation! No need for this whole "he didn't say that → he didn't mean it → he's just posturing → it's for simplicity → it's Good Actually" thing.
  - mahogany 1y ago
    > I didn't say he won't put tariffs on those countries, I'm said he doesn't care about them one way or the other. How do you know that?
feoren 1y ago
We need a Donald Trump Apologist version of the Narcissist's Prayer. He didn't say he was going to do the thing. It's liberal propaganda. Okay, he did say he was going to do the thing, but he's not. It's just posturing. Okay, he did the thing. But it's good! Everything will be better! Okay, it's not making everything better. But it will soon! 5D chess! Okay, everything is worse. But it's liberals' fault. Okay, it's his fault. But we deserve it.
apawloski 1y ago
Even if it were just posturing -- which frankly I don't believe based on the fact that they are now going into effect -- do you at least see how disruptive it is to American companies for him to continuously change his position? There have been 10 executive orders related to tariffs since February 1st. How can American companies possibly make any short, medium, or long term plans when the administration is constantly changing critically important things to their business on Trump's whim? If it is just posturing, do you worry Trump will improperly benefit from it? UAE invested $2BN in his memecoin today. Maybe the posturing will lead to other countries making similar "investments."