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1 hour ago, Doc Sam Beckett said:

It's as close to an actual quote as there is....China is not fucking around and they are dog walking Donald thus far

The issue is that Trump and his regime treat all foreign countries with complete contempt and disrespect. The Chinese will not put up with being disrespected, especially not from a Western county. Dude is bringing up a hundred years of Chinese rage over how they were treated by the Western Powers.

Art of the Deal I guess. Do everything to make it personal with your negotiating partner, so they make it their prime focus to take you down.

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33 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Trump treats countries like a 6-times bankrupt real estate developer treats contractors. Whoops. 

FIF accuracy.  Because I know of a full spectrum of developer types.  The ones that have been around forever, who thrive when times are good, and manage to survive when times are bad (because dudes, that market be cyclical) generally treat their contractors alright.  Because maybe on THIS deal, the project ended up being one where the contractor took it in the shorts.....which is okay, and he won't end up in litigation or a major dispute with the developer, because he knows that on the next deal, he'll be treated fairly, and will have a chance to make a decent profit.  Repeat dealings mean stability, reliability, and risk avoidance.

There are shitty developers who are combative with everyone, and try to fuck over everyone.  Those developers don't seem to last very long.

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2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

So.  Much.  This.

We can have much debate about whether the strategy vis-a-vis China is the right one, but most folks would agree that China is a trade adversary that requires additional management.

But to kick off a fight with them....while telling literally every single one of your allies (and your enemies....fucking EVERYONE) "fuck off, you're my enemy too!" is the dumbest fucking shit imaginable.  Like, "invading Russia before locking down western Europe, the UK, and the US by Hitler" dumb.

And also....a fucking immediate-term firebombing strategy to resolve issues that took decades to build up, and will take lots of time to disentangle?  Yeah, that's fucking dumb too. But it's extra-mega-super-dumb when you decide to stand alone and make yourself the enemy of literally the entire fucking world.

I had this argument yesterday and my buddy was like well if China’s economy is in trouble also and I was like yeah maybe so but China don’t give a fuck. They literally welded apartment doors shut during Covid. Their leadership will make them enjoy pain that our soft asses can’t. 

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Just now, Clintonaldo said:

I had this argument yesterday and my buddy was like well if China’s economy is in trouble also and I was like yeah maybe so but China don’t give a fuck. They literally welded apartment doors shut during Covid. Their leadership will make them enjoy pain that our soft asses can’t. 

This.  Never get involved in a "to the pain!" dispute with an opponent who has this guy's pain tolerance:

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And no worries....if it gets too painful for them and there's some unrest, they can run the one-two punch of 1) Tiananmen square their asses, and 2) start a distracting war with a neighbor, maybe Taiwan.

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1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:

This.  Never get involved in a "to the pain!" dispute with an opponent who has this guy's pain tolerance:

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And no worries....if it gets too painful for them and there's some unrest, they can run the one-two punch of 1) Tiananmen square their asses, and 2) start a distracting war with a neighbor, maybe Taiwan.

Take a chill pill because the grownups are in charge again. lol

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11 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

It’s all negotiating!  Always keep asking for more!  Art of the deal. 

Apparently, they are hung up on the request that the Prime Minister’s deputy dress in a Sailor Moon costume.  Also, Trump insists on them serving well done Wagyu steaks at negotiation dinners, but the Japanese chefs are balking. 

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5 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

Apparently, they are hung up on the request that the Prime Minister’s deputy dress in a Sailor Moon costume.  Also, Trump insists on them serving well done Wagyu steaks at negotiation dinners, but the Japanese chefs are balking. 

1) the Japanese have NO credibility pushing back on anyone's kink

2) yeah, overcooking steaks should be deemed an act of war, so there's that.

Posted
1 hour ago, Gatorubet said:

Apparently, they are hung up on the request that the Prime Minister’s deputy dress in a Sailor Moon costume.  Also, Trump insists on them serving well done Wagyu steaks at negotiation dinners, but the Japanese chefs are balking. 

1) pics of deputy pm?

2) as they should re the steak



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