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2 hours ago, Bateshorn said:

Occam's razor:  The simpliest answer is likely the correct one. He's a narcissitic dolt who is deeply resentful of an imagined "elite" that rejects him, and doesn't really know what he's doing, but taking bold action fills an  emotional chasm even if only for a moment (in a sense recreating one of the two happy times in his life, The Apprentice (the other was his rise when Fred Trump was shadow managing his development of mid-town). There's other stuff, but at his core, he doesn't understand macro economics or the forces at play. LIke a 11th grade student who hasn't taken economics but taken American history, he thinks tariffs are good. 

 

People forget that for all the drama of his first term, he didn't actually accomplish all that much from a practical perspective that actually impacted the bulk of the electorate's daily lives. He signed a tax cut that he had virtually no role in writing. He managed to get a few hundred miles of wall built. He got a covid vaccine into production in rapid fashion (i'll give him credit where credit is due), and the stock market mostly grew, or rapidly came back post March 2020. His attempts to radically change America mostly flamed out: either due to staff incompetency, or adults in the room thwarting him. Only post election 2020 did the real angry Trump grab the reigns and start implementing what you and I would call a basket of crazy. 

Now he's unbound and surrounded by syncophants and enablers who know, mostly, how to enact his agenda.  And we are getting it. All at once, without lube. 

what trump wants is one thing, who he's handed the reigns over to and what they want are something else.

Trump wants money, ego strokes, and power. I thought I read he was considering a far left run but Bannon convinced him the far right was already packaged up and ready for the taking. Trump is apolitical, I don't think he gives a fuck except for money, ego and power.  He's had to work with the far right to get what he wants, but it's a means to a end not a goal itself. The far right is a combination of pain for the unrighteous and theft for the oligarchs.  marriage made in heaven, especially for the religious oligarchs. 

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Posted
17 minutes ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

Think Tim Robinson GIF by NETFLIX

 

Quite literally already have useful idiot a la Jar Jar binks in Star Wars proposing this shit:

 

https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ogles-proposes-amending-22nd-amendment-allow-trump-serve-third-term

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I have no doubt he’s going to attempt a 3rd term. If that comes with an election instead of just claiming the throne I’ll consider it a win.

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Just now, Hank_Hill said:

I have no doubt he’s going to attempt a 3rd term. If that comes with an election instead of just claiming the throne I’ll consider it a win.

Like a rape with lube.

Posted
4 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

I have no doubt he’s going to attempt a 3rd term. If that comes with an election instead of just claiming the throne I’ll consider it a win.

He'll make a show of it, for sure.  

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Well, we may be causing a global depression, and making enemies out of basically everyone on Earth, but at least.... Hey wait a minute. What are we getting out of this again? Oh that's right. We're making America great again. Silly me.

I don't guess arresting him tonight when he shows up for the address to Congress is an option. Do we have laws against "intentionally destroying the USA"?

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1 minute ago, Red Five said:

Well, we may be causing a global depression, and making enemies out of basically everyone on Earth, but at least.... Hey wait a minute. What are we getting out of this again? Oh that's right. We're making America great again. Silly me.

I don't guess arresting him tonight when he shows up for the address to Congress is an option. Do we have laws against "intentionally destroying the USA"?

This is why we have a second amendment.

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Posted
47 minutes ago, Pig Bellmont said:

A self imposed worldwide great depression by a country that was leading the Western world in growth and stability. Has history ever seen such a thing on this scale?

A Great Depression to own the libs.

 

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Posted
4 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Amazing how quiet the "we have guns to protect against a tyrant destroying the constitution" crowd got when we have....a tyrant destroying the constitution.

It's almost like it wasn't about that at all, and never was.

 

Oldie but a goodie:
 

https://theshovel.com.au/2020/06/04/nra-accidentally-forgets-to-rise-up-against-tyrannical-government/
 

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NRA Accidentally Forgets To Rise Up Against Tyrannical Government

 

An embarrassed National Rifle Association says it totally forgot to do the one thing it has been saying for years it is solely there to do.

“Our whole reason for lobbying for looser gun laws and amassing huge personal arsenals of weapons these past years was so that we could ensure the security of a free state and protect the people from an oppressive government. And then it actually happened, and the whole rising up against a tyrannical government thing just totally slipped our minds, which is a little embarrassing,” a sheepish NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre said.

He said the morale around the NRA has been pretty low. “The guys feel pretty silly. We had our well regulated militia stocked up and ready to go, just waiting for the moment when the Government would turn on its own people. And then the government started shooting protesters and rolling tanks down the street, and we were like ‘guys this is the one we’ve been talking about, let’s go!’. But then something else came up and we forgot to do it. Damnit!”.  

Observers were shocked that the NRA had missed their opportunity to defend their country. “I can’t believe it,” one analyst said. “It’s almost as if they weren’t worried about the government at all. It’s as if they were actually just scared of black people”.

 

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21 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Amazing how quiet the "we have guns to protect against a tyrant destroying the constitution" crowd got when we have....a tyrant destroying the constitution.

It's almost like it wasn't about that at all, and never was.

Have you looked at the politics forum on Inside Texas/On3? I'm sure Orangebloods might be the same, but those chucklefucks still have themselves convinced all the chaos and unitary executive nonsense are good things. The stove hasn't burned THEIR hand yet so it must not really be hot. What do they need guns for?

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44 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Amazing how quiet the "we have guns to protect against a tyrant destroying the constitution" crowd got when we have....a tyrant destroying the constitution.

It's almost like it wasn't about that at all, and never was.

where is @fattyflattie anyway?

murder dildos are still prolific and easy to get so who cares about the economy/constitution/world peace/etc...? 🤔

 

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Posted
1 hour ago, SimonBolivar said:

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While we're here we should discuss the poor decorum that Zelenskyy has when addressing world leaders. 

Trump reminds me when one of my dogs will accidentally slap the coffee table with its tail. The other dog will wake up thinking something evil is on the other side of the front door, barking furiously. Dog 1 will join and they start fighting each other because of the adrenaline. All was fine 30 seconds ago.

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Posted
1 hour ago, Red Five said:

Well, we may be causing a global depression, and making enemies out of basically everyone on Earth, but at least.... Hey wait a minute. What are we getting out of this again? Oh that's right. We're making America great again. Silly me.

I don't guess arresting him tonight when he shows up for the address to Congress is an option. Do we have laws against "intentionally destroying the USA"?

We are stabilizing Putin's economy.  

Posted
2 hours ago, mchookem said:

i saw a clip of Trudeau this morning re: the tariffs, he said Trump is specifically trying to destabilize Canada so they can more easily be annexed. some people laughed at the 51st state stuff but Trudeau has been taking it very seriously, as he should. 

No, he shouldn't.

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Posted
16 minutes ago, ChiTownDoc said:

That's old news.  Now someone showed dipshit the market is tanking.   So the pussy will backoff.   Par for the course...

But what is the end game? In the last administration tariffs were a stick to force new trade deals in place of NAFTA and agreements on IP with China. Here, what’s the actual purpose?

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2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

pretty much sums it up ...

 

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Just needs deficit spending to go into the grinding too because the cuts to those programs aren't near enough to cover that tax cut. Also, blanket calling the plan a tax cut is quite an injustice, shown here and repeated by the news organizations, given it is actually a tax increase for 95% of Americans.

Posted
21 minutes ago, ChiTownDoc said:

That's old news.  Now someone showed dipshit the market is tanking.   So the pussy will backoff.   Par for the course...

Let's hope he does.  

Posted
8 minutes ago, Pig Bellmont said:

But what is the end game? In the last administration tariffs were a stick to force new trade deals in place of NAFTA and agreements on IP with China. Here, what’s the actual purpose?

Never a purpose.  Just flying by the seat of their pants.  One day this matters, tomorrow that matters.  

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Posted
2 minutes ago, ChiTownDoc said:

Never a purpose.  Just flying by the seat of their pants.  One day this matters, tomorrow that matters.  

It's just like DOGE.  Fire some federal workers here, gut an agency there.  Oops, we fired critical staff.  Okay, you're rehired.  On to the next round of pink slips.

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Posted
12 minutes ago, Pig Bellmont said:

But what is the end game? In the last administration tariffs were a stick to force new trade deals in place of NAFTA and agreements on IP with China. Here, what’s the actual purpose?

Owning the libs.  Duh.

Posted
3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Because the United States annexing Canada is a legitimate issue serious people should worry about.

How many fucking times have you been wrong about Trump in the past 10 years? How many more is it going to take for you to learn even one fucking thing?

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Posted (edited)
2 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

How many fucking times have you been wrong about Trump in the past 10 years? How many more is it going to take for you to learn even one fucking thing?

Annexing Canada and serving a third term.

Other than that, it's Republican politics as usual.

Pat Buchanan has been dreaming of this since the 80s.

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Posted
11 minutes ago, South Austin said:

It's just like DOGE.  Fire some federal workers here, gut an agency there.  Oops, we fired critical staff.  Okay, you're rehired.  On to the next round of pink slips.

Like trying to figure out what a 2 yr old gives a shit about…

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The EU and Canada should expand the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and throw in Britian and Mexico too. Make it a totally free trade zone that excludes the US.

Every day Trump says or does something dumber than the previous day.  It's actually a pretty amazing accomplishment. 

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Posted
1 hour ago, David Dennison said:

Annexing Canada and serving a third term.

Other than that, it's Republican politics as usual.

Pat Buchanan has been dreaming of this since the 80s.

nothing about the past six weeks has been politics as usual of any stripe in the US. 

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Posted (edited)

It just shows how little the Texas government gives a shit about Texas. They haven't said or done anything.

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Already discussing removing the tariffs tomorrow. Can’t wait for next weeks episode of market manipulation to the detriment of everyone. 

Throws chaos grenade. Puts the pin back in.

Problem solved everyone!

Until tomorrow….
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Posted (edited)
2 hours ago, David Dennison said:

Because the United States annexing Canada is a legitimate issue serious people should worry about.

yeah because that is so far out there. kinda like the US becoming an ally to Russia as it commits an act of genocide in Europe that we know would have reagan turning over in his grave

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Posted
1 hour ago, horncyclist said:

His actions make more sense across the board if you assume he’s a Russian agent working to weaken the US.

Remember when the US weakened the USSR - basically destroyed it and they ended up with a very weak Russia?   Well that weak Russia was ripe for the plundering by Putin and his chosen oligarchs.  That's the end goal.  This merry band of dipshits won't get there.  But that's absolutely the goal.  

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Posted
Just now, 956 Worldwide said:

Tim Pool, who told the FBI he was too stupid to realize he was a paid Russian agent, has thoughts on how tariffs will result in lower prices.

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Yes Tim, let's magically wave a wand and start making all those things here - having to pay our labor 10x more and rising because of our cost of living vs theirs.  Brilliant!

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3 minutes ago, ChiTownDoc said:

Yes Tim, let's magically wave a wand and start making all those things here - having to pay our labor 10x more and rising because of our cost of living vs theirs.  Brilliant!

People don't seem to understand what deflation does to an economy.

Mind bottling.

Posted
8 hours ago, Skipper said:

I'm genuinely a bit baffled by Trump's strategy here.  His first term it seemed like he almost cared too much about the market and let it dictate policy.   This time, he's hitting like 1000 buttons at once knowing damn well how the market would react.   I think you might could make a decent economic argument for a measured approach as it relates to tariffs, or slashing government spending/workforce, again, in a thought out and measured way (after spending several months evaluating options). And maybe you do one or the other or both but not also at the same time you have blown up long standing international alliances.   He just hitting all these levers at once right after winning the election by making the impossible promise to the mass idiots that he would somehow reverse inflation, lower interest rates but also keep the market and economy at large booming.  That was obviously never going to happen.  But from a strategy standpoint, is he just trying to blow it all up so he can try to blame it on Biden then take the credit for a recovery 2-3 years from now?  I honestly thought the tariff nonsense was always just talk but maybe not.  Interesting times. 

I'm sure I'll just get a bunch of emotional cloak room responses but curious if anyone has non-emotional "fuck trump" thoughts.

Between his terms, certain conservative movements realized what a useful idiot was Trump.  I am referring to Thiel, Musk and the anti-democratic techbros oligarchs, as well as the Project 2025 people, who are probably most aligned with "common good" conservatism.

Most of this stuff is not Trump's idea.  They know it's going to cause austerity, he doesn't.   Like his base, he only goes along with the superficialities of it (cost cutting! gubmint efficiency!!!!).

I think tariffs are his own little thing though.  He obviously has little grasp of macroeconomics, or really any kind of economics that don't line his own pockets.

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Posted
20 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

People don't seem to understand what deflation does to an economy.

Mind bottling.

It's almost like they all dogmatically believe in deflationary currencies like Bitcoin or something 

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Trump: “I look at some of these agreements, I’d read them at night, and I’d say, ‘Who would ever sign a thing like this?’ So the tariffs will go forward, yes, and we’re gonna make up a lot of territory."

Uh, you.  You signed the USMCA, you orange-hued chucklehead.    

 

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