This is kinda disconnected from the reactions of right wingers. Most of them are happy right now to “burn it down”. Which has been a lot of the reason that many people have supported trump from the start. Sure, they misdirect their anger towards the wrong people. But they haven’t felt the effects of the tariffs yet. Most of them are just enjoying seeing the stock market drop.
I tried watching some fox in an attempt to understand the other perspective but I just don’t, my summary of the 15 minutes of fox was.
- Show clip of democrat politican giving normal speech, not bad not great just a boilerplate speech.
- Proclaim the event was sad and embarassing for that politician without really saying why.
- Claim said politician has certain negative view on subject that was never even mentioned in the clip.
- Rapid fire multiple more strawmans of things the person in the clip never said or even mentioned.
- Claim they’re also biassed by bringing up tangentially related event that happened when the republicans were in fact the ones in power.
Just a note that this appears to be an AI generated image. Note the dude up front with an arm coming out of his back. Unless thats a whole jamon iberico that he has stuffed under his jacket, in which case I’d stand corrected.
No that’s just how MAGATs look, it’s an unfortunate side affect of being inbred.
Why does Europe like tariffs so much if tariffs are so bad?
I’m assuming its Europeans themselves that are asking for the tariffs, and they have tariffs between countries in the EU as well, so what makes Europeans different from Americans. You’d assume they wouldnt have too different an outlook.
No, we don’t have any tariffs between countries in the EU for the most part, it’s one of the reasons the EU is so great.
Oh really, I just saw articles like this popping up a lot, and I live in Canada where we have the same thing going on between provinces:
https://www.ft.com/content/13a830ce-071a-477f-864c-e499ce9e6065
The problem isn’t that tariffs are being applied. There are many reasons to apply them, such as ensuring local production remains competitive with imports. The problem is that the tariffs are being just thrown up without careful calculation of what they are trying to achieve.
It’s not the tariffs, it’s the unhinged way in which the US is applying them right now.
Don’t look at those characters too long or you will enter a Lovecraftian AI-nightmare.
IDK, I kinda like the power pole hovering off in the distance.
You don’t like how little Shub-shub in the front there looks?
I think he’s kinda cute.
Can’t see the forest through the trees, can’t smell the shit when it’s on your knees.
The beautiful people, Marilyn Manson.
Ironic, since Manson is also a shit human.
He’s a shit human for reasons mostly unrelated to his political takes. Though I haven’t heard him recently. He could have gone the Russel Brand route.
purge
If Trump had introduced a 10% national sales tax, would the perception be the same?
Tariffs are a patriotic sales tax with an exception for US companies. Of course MAGA likes that.
The bad thing is that it is a flat tax and not progressive. Why is that not the main issue of the debate?
The perception would absolutely not be the same, and US companies are also not exempted from paying them. Most people don’t understand that tariffs are taxes paid on imports, paid by those who import them. They think tariffs are magical and the money comes from foreigners.
People may start to understand if/when the price hikes start affecting them directly. For now only retirees with stock market holdings have seen a drop.
They meant exception for US made products, I think.
tariffs are taxes paid on imports, paid by those who import them.
The importing company just adds the tariffs to their sales price. Tariffs are paid by the last one in the chain, the customer. That’s why it’s like a sales tax.
Just waiting for nids to come so this genestealer cultist crap can end.
Would be funny if it weren’t so sadly true.
People need to be more understanding of Trump supporters. It’s like they say, you can’t understand a man until you’ve walked a mile with a monster third arm growing out of your back. liberals will never understand the struggle.
Three arms!?
Like a gene stealer cultist!!
The only good bug, is a dead bug!
Whoever made this meme doesn’t understand Republicans at all. It’s ‘Lets Go Brandon’ and ‘Thanks Obama’
No, not at all.
They’re rejoicing, because the cleansing fire of Atom is at hand!
The emperor is purifying us!
Why won’t Republicans do something?!
They are co-conspirators.
still a cringe use of gen AI
AI image.
Arguments I’m seeing online are; it’s his genius plan to devalue the US dollar so it remains the world currency. When it’s devalued enough he’s use dropping tariffs as a negotiation tactic to get world wide free trade agreements.
The problem? The US dollar is already the reserve currency and there’s no competition for that role. The Euro comes closest in terms of the amount of physical money they have out there in circulation (1.5 trillion) and the US is still a trillion physical notes ahead of them (not to mention accepted as currency in places far outside of Europe)…
World reserve currency is just not a role any other currency has the reach and volume of notes to do.
Meaning Trump is just devaluing the dollar for no good reason.
And the way he’s talking about annexing other countries and changes opinion and policy on a dime is not a good sign to step into whatever scheme he finally unveils.
Just wait when he release the content of the laptop, you’ll see.
And the Epstein list. It’ll be a list of all of those countries with the highest tariff ones at the top, you’ll see.
I knew those penguins were up to no good.
The penguins are just the tip of the iceberg, literally. The storm is coming Q.
