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    22 hours ago

    I wonder what would happen if the world just kind of ignored him? Imagine that… Just do what China’s doing. No interaction. No deals, no negotiations. Just silent chuckling and finger pointing with whiskey’s in hand.

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      20 hours ago

      Then things will soon get very tough, especially for ordinary US citizens and the socially disadvantaged in particular. Trump’s idiotic power games are largely at the expense of US citizens.

      This is already evident from the fact that his import tariffs are in principle nothing more than a massive VAT increase.

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        18 hours ago

        It will be very tough. Hell, it already is. Maybe the american people will at some point finally do something about it? I personally don’t want anyone to go through any of this crap, but here we are. All self inflicted, too.

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    17 hours ago

    Of course China is playing hardball, heck I wouldn’t be surprised if they want to keep the Trump tariffs in place. Through his tariffs, inconsistency and idiocy Trump’s drastically weakening the USA’s power around the globe. Why would they want that to stop?

    Sure China is losing money now, but they can see the end of the United States as a superpower on the horizon… and a world where China is the top superpower is worth a little pain now.

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    22 hours ago

    As someone who stands to lose when China wins the trade war, I still find myself appreciating that they aren’t putting up with Trump’s bullshit.

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    21 hours ago

    There really aren’t any negotiations. Just ask Japan. Our administration can’t negotiate with anyone because Putin hasn’t told Trump what to ask for.

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    22 hours ago

    Ya see, Trump has all the cards. The other player has no cards so they can’t deal. Checkmate.

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      22 hours ago

      Pretty easy to think you’re winning the game when only you know the rules. Thanks for nothing you orange oompah loompa

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        17 hours ago

        Pretty easy to think you’re winning the game when only you know the rules.

        Oh, Trump doesn’t know the rules either. Rules imply structure, Trump governs by “Because I wanna!”