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[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 47 points 5 days ago (3 children)

At best, world leaders may be trying to salvage their current investments in the US and trade sources in the short term. But they are also immediately starting the process to divest from the US, maybe permanently. He may get a short term gain from a handful of countries, but is tanking us long term as everyone distances themselves from us.

Trade, investments, debts, these things bind countries together and promote better economies the world-wide. The point of Tariffs are to reduce or eliminate these connections to other countries in the effected markets, to isolate and insulate your domestic market from the international market at large. When you put a blanket tariff on all markets on all countries, especially when openly trying to use those as extortion tactics against other countries, you are guaranteeing this isolation. We are well on the way from being isolated from the world, like North Korea, all because of one man without any sense, decency, or limitations. We are fucked.

[–] Wanpieserino@lemm.ee 19 points 5 days ago (3 children)

He's 78, do you really think he cares? He wants to be in history books, must have hurt a lot that nobody gave him any attention during Biden's term

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He's going to end up in the History books with roughly the same level of infamy as Nero.

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.tech 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Instead of a fiddle it'll be a Big Mac

[–] Mooseford@lemmy.today 4 points 5 days ago

"Oh what a gourmet dies in me."?

I miss those... what, 2 months(?) that he wasn't in the news cycle.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

Short term burst that fuck the future is the Republican MO.

Then a Democrat will come in and fail to clean up all of the broken shit immediately, and the stupid electorate will swing right again.

It's a fucking endless circle

[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He may get a short term gain

He was elected to run the government like a business; this is the CEO signature move.

[–] dvoraqs@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Like a WWE Superstar suplexing the opponent (his own country) to show dominance? Gotcha