Re: A Fish Friday 4/11/25

On Sun, 13 Apr 2025 13:27:40 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:

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I am not particularly surprised at what is going on. It is obvious when
you see and hear the man speak that he is insane. For half a century the
US has led the a campaign for free trade but Trump has turned the clock
backwards with this protectionism and extreme tariffs. He slaps tariffs
on other countries and then bitches and moans when they do the same to
US products.  He has gone back and forth, slapping tariffs on, backing
off, slapping them on, exempting some countries, exempting some
products. He clearly has not thought this stuff out.
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We wold like to think that his intentions were good but now it is pretty
obvious they are not. He has not improved the US economy. He is driving
it into the ground. This is not just a little glitch or a  bump on the
way to prosperity. It is more likely to be the start of a major
catastrophe. I want to feel sorry for the Americans who are ashamed of
and embarrassed by Trump and his nonsense but then I have to think about
how many voted for him and who continue to support him. Anything you try
to do now is too little too late.

It's not so much about the economy - that's a diversion. Mostly it's
about consolidation of power and erasing the powers of the legislative
and judicial branches of the US government.
This feels like 1930's Germany where a lot of people held on hoping
Hitler would go away. But he didn't just go away. The American people
can change history and make this guy just go away - or we can let
history repeat itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZXQH0idtIM