Trump Dictatorship and All Things Politics

[Al-O-Meter]

I don't know any of this, but I would imagine NAFTA V2.0, which is a "deal" Trump did in term 1, would have stipulations about tariffs against the fellow signers of the treaty.

It does. There are pages and pages of tariffs Mexico, Canada, and the United States can charge each other as stipulated in USMCA. Here is the US Tariff Schedule:

https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/agreements/FTA/USMCA/Text/US_Tariff_Schedule_Appendix_1.pdf

That said, if you actually read what Trump wrote, it is clearly a negotiation point. Specifically he wrote: "This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!" He is using the threats of tariffs to get concessions on other things, or in the stylings of soon-to-be Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant, Trump is sitting at the negotiation table with a loaded gun.

 

[fishonjazz]

 

[Deleted member 365]

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I really hope “the working class” get what they voted for. Sadly, many of them are so stupid that they’ll probably blame trans or the brown horde for what comes next. “But muh Joe Brocast told me tariffs and downing hydroxy would make me rich! Instead, I’m broke and all my savings went to crypto!”

 

[Sardines]

I truly hope we experience these high tariffs. I want Trump supporters to feel what they voted for! You wanted this crap! Enjoy!

Just as inflation is coming under control the people who voted for regime change based on inflation are whole heartedly in favor of guaranteed inflation inducing measures.

Let's undergo a massive effort to eliminate a huge chunk of low wage labor that we still do not have enough of. Why? Because I don't want the blood of the motherland to be tainted, that's why!

Let's specifically do a thing that increases the cost of goods (aka, inflation). Why? Because it'll be like were shoving our **** in the face of the world and spitting on them, because we need them to know that we can.

 

[Deleted member 365]

“thrill, you are such an elitist who has such disdain for the working class slob. Respect them!”

Me: Shrugs shoulders


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You can’t maintain a top economy or democracy with a populace this lazy, bored, and willfully ignorant about just the basic facts about reality. So I truly hope Trump executes his economic plan and the American people, his voters in particular, feel it. They should be rewarded. That’s how democracy adjusts. Bad policy should be punished. Good policy should be rewarded.

Notice, none of the trolls will pump up his tariff war. Even they know this isn’t sound economics. But they will attack posters like me who demand that American voters feel the effects of their actions. I believe actions should have consequences.

 

[Red]

Trump’s second administration set to be filled with losers

ANALYSIS: For someone who’s made winning a key part of his brand, Donald Trump is set to rely on a large stable of losers in his second term.

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[Safetydan]

I don’t know that I disagree with what you’re saying but I think terms like ‘right’ and ‘left’ don’t mean much. Cenk Uyger is an economic populist. I see his views having a significant overlap with your views. I think Cenk’s populist views are closer to Trump and Musk’s than they are to Kamala’s, but don’t believe that makes Cenk Uyger more right wing.

I am enjoying Cenk’s going after what you call the “center-right, establishment wing”. On David Pakman, he called them the “Loser Wing of the Democrat Party”. Too funny. Just remember the phrase the next time you bump heads with The Thriller. "Loser Wing of the Democrat Party"

Cenk and I have a lot in common. I don't know the guy personally, but I think we'd get along. Left and Right aren't meaningless but they may as well be since nobody seems to understand or agree on what is leftist and what is right.

I watched that whole David Pakman segment. The "loser wing of the democratic party" deserves everything that will, of course, never happen to them.

 

[Al-O-Meter]

Trump’s second administration set to be filled with losers

ANALYSIS: For someone who’s made winning a key part of his brand, Donald Trump is set to rely on a large stable of losers in his second term.

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"Five years ago, we lost. All of us. We lost friends. We lost family. We lost a part of ourselves. Today, we have a chance to take it all back. You know your teams, you know your missions."
--Captain America

Trump's cabinet is filled with those who have been done dirty by the establishment. Tulsi Gabbard was Vice Chair of the DNC when she discovered Hillary was conspiring with Debbie Wasserman Schultz to steal the nomination from Bernie Sanders, and she resigned rather than be party to corruption. Hillary's people floated the rumor that Tulsi was a Russian asset to pre-emptively discredit anything she might say, but emails exposing the corruption were posted to WikiLeaks causing Wasserman Schultz to resign in disgrace. It didn't matter that Tulsi was true to her morals and the American people. Hillary's smear stuck.

We have a billionaire genius who is a real life Tony Stark who was center-left politically. He has a company that makes rockets, which are covered by a series of export control laws restricting the sharing of information and technology to individuals of foreign nationality. To comply with those laws, SpaceX didn't consider individuals of foreign nationality for positions that required sharing of information and technology. The DOJ then sued him for complying with export control laws because to deny considering individuals of foreign nationality for positions is discrimination.

Right, center, and left, the one common thread seems to be first-hand understanding of the lengths the establishment will go to ruin the lives of those who oppose them.

 

[Al-O-Meter]

Cenk and I have a lot in common. I don't know the guy personally, but I think we'd get along. Left and Right aren't meaningless but they may as well be since nobody seems to understand or agree on what is leftist and what is right.

I watched that whole David Pakman segment. The "loser wing of the democratic party" deserves everything that will, of course, never happen to them.

This is one of @Sardines favored content creators, but I think you'll appreciate it. Shoe is a populist-leftist who supported Bernie. She goes hard at the Loser Wing of the Democrat Party.

 

[Safetydan]

I want to play this game

Honest questions here:

Do you think expanding the Supreme Court is an extreme view or do you agree with it?\

No, Yes

Do you think deporting all illegals in America as an extreme view or do you agree with it?

Yes, No

Do you think getting rid of the filibuster is an extreme view or do you agree with it?

No, Yes

Do you think pardoning J6 prisoners is an extreme view or do you agree with it?

Not extreme, It depends on the case

Do you think getting rid of the electoral college is an extreme view or do you agree with it?

No, Yes

Do you think having a federal overwatch on speech is an extreme view or do you agree with it?

Yes, No

Do you think a mandatory gun buyback is an extreme view or do you agree with it?

Meh on both

Do you think getting rid of Federal Departments is an extreme view or do you agree with it?

Depends on the department and why we're getting rid of it

Do you think replacing the income tax with tariffs an extreme view or do you agree with it?

On its face: Yes, no

I can say I don’t agree with any of that (I don’t know about the tariffs Enough) and think it’s extreme views on both sides.

Tariffs have their place and can be utilized for good things. Untargeted blanket tariffs are just inflationary.

I would rather take what we have now and add Doge and clean Government up completely. Make it more transparent.

I'm all for increased government transparency. let's see what they do with it. I'll just say that I'm not optimistic about the intentions here.

 

[Safetydan]

This is one of @Sardines favored content creators, but I think you'll appreciate it. Shoe is a populist-leftist who supported Bernie. She goes hard at the Loser Wing of the Democrat Party.

Shoeonhead overlaps with me on certain things and there are things I don't like too. We could say that about anybody. Thanks for the Rec

 

[Mongoose]

Peace, ceasefire’s, high approval ratings, rooting out corruption… dictator stuff


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