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it's like you believe you can tariff them expecting they won't do the same. Why do you believe the rest of the world is not going to retaliate and why do you believe America can prosper without the rest of the world?

What's the point of having a military alliance with countries you puts tariffs on? That's unfriendly to say the least.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So that when the oligarchs assume full unchecked control of the US, no one will lift a finger to help the rest of us.

[–] grue 3 points 23 hours ago

You're speaking in the wrong verb tense there, buddy.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (7 children)

I don't even think the majority of American conservatives are on board with most of what's happening anymore. ~~Some~~ Like almost half are, but they're especially stupid and usually ideologically oriented to Trump rather than to the traditional brand of US conservatism.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

they're especially stupid

You know, I always try to avoid thinking that people with different opinions to mine are "stupid", but it's getting more and more difficult to credit republicans with being reasonable.

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[–] esc27 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Simple bully logic. If you are bigger than someone else, simply hit and threaten them to get whatever you want. Works really well until all the victims gang up and fight back together.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 21 hours ago

They are extremely low trust and simply can't believe they're not getting fucked by everyone else secretly

[–] groats_survivor 8 points 1 day ago

The question isn't stupid. But asking it here is

[–] 7355608 10 points 1 day ago

To create the enemy without.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Do you think there are many republicans on this site?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Is this question rhetorical? The people you’re addressing this question to aren’t on Lemmy. Try Fox News, lies social, or wherever other sewers the maggots live in.

[–] MisterCurtis 6 points 1 day ago

I imagine it's so no one would be willing to come to our aid as he destroys the country.

[–] pennomi 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That’s easy. Constitutionally, you can’t be President longer than 2 terms. Wartime emergency powers can stop elections, cementing power permanently.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

In the United States war and martial law does not stop the election cycle. There is zero precedent to support this, even Roosevelt had to campaign during WW2. In fact, the constitution is quite clear on the opposite - it perscribes elections must be held, offering no mechanisms for deferment.

[–] pennomi 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If precedent still mattered, that would be comforting.

[–] TheRedSpade 12 points 1 day ago

Ditto for the Constitution

[–] [email protected] -1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (7 children)

I dont think this is the right website to ask this on. This became a post to hate on usa conservatives, not to genuinely answer the question

Edit: replaced us with usa to avoid confusion

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

You would likely get an answer akin to “they aren’t our allies, they’ve been exploiting us and now that the bill is due they are flaking”

[–] athairmor 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There’s a good discussion on The Ezra Klein Show from March 1 The Dark Heart of Trump’s Foreign Policy [Apple Podcasts link]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

I'm not on my phone right now, but you can search online through the https://antennapod.org/ site on your phone and it comes up right away.

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