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‘Makes No Sense’: WSJ Editorial Board Savages Trump Tariffs on Allies as ‘Dumbest Trade War in History’ (www.mediaite.com)

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[–] CitizenKong 101 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I mean it's not dumb if the goal is weakening the US. Which is what Putin likely ordered.

[–] TheFeatureCreature 67 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This. People keep talking about Trump's actions like he's a screaming child let loose in a candy shop but his actions have been calculated, swift, decisive, and effective. In a matter of days he has put the US into the weakest position it has been in decades. This was planned.

[–] spankmonkey 35 points 2 weeks ago

Planned by people other than Trump. He is good with it because he is a piece of shit, but he is just a puppet.

[–] Sanctus 20 points 2 weeks ago

Or if you want to create another veritable feast for the oligarchs. Our suffering is their discounts.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

doesn't need to order, trump's childish and ignorant mind is incredibly easy to manipulate and think he came up with the genius idea by himself, especially by the likes of KGB putin.

The net result is making China's market technocratic dictatorship style minimally competent next to this sinking ship of fools as disaster capitalists dismember the state.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

And China.

[–] MothmanDelorian 6 points 2 weeks ago

Weakens the US so they cannot resist the gop takeover.