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l33tminion) wrote2025-03-10 09:14 pm
l33tminion) wrote2025-03-10 09:14 pm
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A Few More "Wouldn't Have Called It"
I knew Trump would set his sights on NATO and push for Ukraine to surrender. Certainly fits with the goals of the first "America First" crowd. But I wouldn't have expected him to also try to undermine NORAD.
I expected Trump would pursue crazy tariffs policy because that's he's become attached to that as his signature genius idea. He really hates trade because he rejects the concept of any transaction being positive-sum, and he likes the idea of US government stuff being paid for by other countries, which is how he conceptualizes tariffs working. But I had not expected that we'd get a tariff policy of "harsh tariffs on America's closest trading partners and allies imposed for exactly one randomly-chosen day each month".
I expected Trump would pursue crazy tariffs policy because that's he's become attached to that as his signature genius idea. He really hates trade because he rejects the concept of any transaction being positive-sum, and he likes the idea of US government stuff being paid for by other countries, which is how he conceptualizes tariffs working. But I had not expected that we'd get a tariff policy of "harsh tariffs on America's closest trading partners and allies imposed for exactly one randomly-chosen day each month".