"These sky high Tariffs are part of Canada's unfair, long-standing policy to shield domestic producers from foreign competition, especially in Agriculture,"
That's exactly what tariffs are for, yes. What did you think they were for?
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Trump basically tried to play Rochambeau, said "I go first", kicked himself in the balls, then had Canada and Mexico take their turn, and it's now whining like a little bitch that his tiny balls hurt and saying it's not fair.
Trump is so stupid. He has to be nothing but a distraction for a background political mastermind. How could someone this idiotic have won an election?
Years of carefully curated anti-intellectualism in every bit of media they consume, because facts didn't suit the wealthy (smoking is bad for you, fossil fuels are destroying the planet, private prisons drive more recidivism are facts that get in the way of someone making lots of money). Those fighting facts that aren't on their side have embraced a number of other groups with anti-intellectual elements (white supremecists / neo-nazis / anti-woke, religious, anti-vaxxers, natural health advocates) to create alliances of anti-intellectual thought.
This has driven increasing polarisation in the US; 49% of republicans approved of JFK as president, and 49% of democrats approved of Eisenhower. It went down over time - other party approval was 30% of Carter, 31% of Reagan. There was a break in the pattern (44% for Bush Senior), but back on track to 27% for Clinton, 23% for Bush, 13% for Obama, 7% for Trump (first round), and 6% for Biden. So in other words, Americans are so polarised that they'll vote for whoever their side puts up, and for one side, being anti-intellectual is actually seen as a strength.
I think many of the people who started the anti-intellectualism ball rolling on purpose are wealthy neoliberals who believe in laissez-faire free trade as a fundamental value, and so there is a certain aspect of 'leopards ate my face' to this leading to the anti-intellectualism extending back to rejection of mainstream economics (even though the neoliberals' preferred theory is notoriously flawed, Trump's approach to pulling economic levers is wholesale rejection of all theory rather than replacing it with something less flawed).
Election fraud.
The American electorate is mind-blowingly stupid.
Trump: "I challenge you to a fist fight!"
[gets punched]
Trump: "No fair! You cheated!"
Trump is basically Cartman from South Park.
Classic loser response: "you're cheating"
They should rage quit as well
"mommy, they're mean to me!!!"
I remember Trump rage quitting a NATO summit when Merkel, Trudeau, Macron, Johnson and Rutte were making fun of him during his first term. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/04/trump-describes-trudeau-as-two-faced-over-nato-hot-mic-video
I meant him rage quitting with a gun
I hope he takes Vance and Musk with him then. Because him dead means Vance as president, and he's a lot more dangerous.
i think you're giving the man too much credit
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"Only I'm allowed to do shit" complains world's most pampered grandpa
Like, ignoring a trade deal we created? Oh no, that was him. Donnie, if you're going to attack people, you can't get upset when they defend themselves. Maybe you should just take your ball and go home?
Ignoring a deal he signed!
I thought he's a master deal maker?
"Not fair! I called tariffs no backsies!"
Canadian quotas? Classic Trump move—complain loudly, ignore the facts.
🐱🐱
I think he's referring to the production management program we have here in Canada where farms apply for production units (against a quota). Still, he doesn't realize that it has helped at least agriculture products here in Canada remain relatively price stable as compared to other products.
Donald Trump does not lose trade wars. He wins them, or he quits because the other side is cheating.
I feel that it's his general philosophy
Canada: "I'll fuckin do it again"
What a petulant fucking child.
the cryest of crybullies
These sky high Tariffs are part of Canada's unfair, long-standing policy to shield domestic producers from foreign competition
"And only I'm allowed to do that", he continued.
It's always projection with this imbecile. At least we always know what he's up to, because he blatantly accuses other people of whatever he's thinking.
Dude used the word war in a sentence with Canada. And now he's surprised at the result?
Idiot fucks around, finds out. More at 11
What a fucking baby. You reap what you fucking sow. I'm glad Treadau didn't buy into the games of 'TARRIFF!!!...haha just kidding...TARIFFS AGAIN!!! Nope just kidding again'. It was obviously some stupid tactic to act like he was in control of the situation. Glad they're standing up to him.
"These sky high Tariffs are part of Canada's unfair, long-standing policy to shield domestic producers from foreign competition, especially in Agriculture," he continued. "Our Great U.S. Dairy Farmers deserve fair treatment from Canada. Enjoy it while you can!"
The bastard cries about “unfair policies” that use tariffs to protect a country’s industry and yet in his own Steel and Aluminum tariffs declaration he stated:
“To allow U.S. aluminum producers to restart production and to incentivize new capacity, additional adjustments to section 232 tariffs on aluminum need to be made, including limiting exemptions and increasing the tariff rate.”
Literal toddler tantrums.
This is Trump trying to tell his MAGA moron farmers that he's fighting for them when he's actually fucked them with these tariffs. US is THE largest agriculture exporters in the world. When the retaliatory tariffs come, his base is going to hurt because of him, they know it, he knows it, so he's trying to change the narrative.
Those farmers are already hurting from when elon killed USAID and suddenly it wasn't buying US farm produce to send overseas
All is fair in love and war. If you did not want to fight as though it were a war, then it would have been better not to send over a declaration of war.
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Yeah... we're definitely cool with becoming dependent on the US for our food supply.
"Plankton cheated!"
Not a war crime the first time. Sit down, Donald.
Not only is he a shitwit, a fuckwad, and a Nazi, but he's also a fucking pussy.
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Wow. If he loses even more connection to reality, he'll start getting transparent and floating away.
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