Re: Streaming TV Enshittification Will Continue Until Morale Improves

On 2024-11-30 17:01:48 +0000, NoBody said:

On Fri, 29 Nov 2024 20:02:54 -0600, super70s
<super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
 

On 2024-11-29 20:02:08 +0000, BTR1701 said:
 

On Nov 28, 2024 at 11:58:50 AM PST, "super70s" <super70s@super70s.invalid>
wrote:
 

On 2024-11-28 18:56:48 +0000, BTR1701 said:
 

On Nov 28, 2024 at 10:46:29 AM PST, "suzeeq" <suzeeq@imbris.com> wrote:
 

On 11/28/2024 9:28 AM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:

On 11/28/2024 8:20 AM, The Horny Goat wrote:

On Wed, 27 Nov 2024 21:42:49 -0500, shawn
<nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
 

On Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:28:58 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
 

On 11/27/2024 12:52 PM, The Horny Goat wrote:

On Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:05:53 -0500, shawn
<nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
 

Then we will wake up and realize he actually did what he
threatened to
do and now all those cheap Chinese goods are no longer cheap, gas is
no longer under $3 for much of the country (sorry BTR) due to Canada
raising oil prices and all those fruits and veggies and cars from
Mexico now cost 20-30% more. Thanks Trump.

 If Trump imposes duties on incoming Canadian petroleum products of
course prices will be raise to cover the new costs Trump has imposed.

 Now if you can just convince Trump of that....

 I think Trump likely knows that. He just refuses to say it as he knows
if he keeps saying tariffs are paid by the country they are imposed on
enough people will believe it to keep him in good standing.

 More to the point, I think he knows it would trigger a trade war and
feels it's a trade war he can win decisively.
 Meanwhile it's causing havok in Canada as the Canuck buck has dropped
3 to 5 cents which is starting to cause price increases across the
board at the worst possible time of year.

 There is a theory making the news rounds that the tariffs are a club to
beat Canada and Mexico with until they seal the US borders to stop
illegal immigrants and drugs from entering the US.

 That's probably about right.

 Whatever works.

 If Mexico (and Canada) took Trump's bluffs seriously Mexico would've
"paid for the wall."

 With the $165 billion we've given to Ukraine, we could have built six border
walls to stop illegal immigrants from pouring across our southern border.
 We also could have fixed Flint's water system 215 times over.

 How many billions do you think it's going to take to stop Putin from
invading and conquering a lot of eastern European nations after Trump
hands Ukraine to him on a silver platter? I lot more than 165.
 This is assuming Trump even cares if Putin conquers all of eastern
Europe in his quest to remake the old Soviet Union, he probably doesn't.
 Trump's going to totally own this one, no pointing fingers like with
Afghanistan.

 Given that Biden did nothing to stop Putin other than throw money at
Ukraine, where is your outrage towards him?

He's done a hell of a lot more than Trump has/will.
But what would you propose other than financial aid and strategic advice, sending US troops to Ukraine?
If you think somebody like Putin is going to be bowled over by the magnificence of The Orange Messiah just because you are and start playing nice you're goofy. He's going to play Trump like a cheap fiddle like all those other despots around the world did.