• skozzii@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    It’s all crazy talk until the flights of American troops and equipment start landing for an occupation force.

    Scary times ahead for all, and Americans will struggle the most.

    • MBech@feddit.dk
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      Scary times ahead for all, and Americans will struggle the most.

      Well, except for the innocent people who will be invaded…

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      and Americans will struggle the most.

      I keep trying to encourage Americans to put in the effort to stop Trump and his sycophants/minions from escalating this trade war into a shooting war.

      So far they either ask me for a detailed plan to save their country from itself or say its pointless to even try…

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        Some of us are taking steps to resist, including but not limited to protests. It is clearly not anywhere close to enough people, but the discontent and resistance is growing. Sadly, most people are shockingly apathetic about such things, yet act like sportsball is the most important thing in the world.

      • InverseParallax@lemmy.world
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        You don’t understand.

        People, everyday Americans don’t matter at all.

        The trade war will destroy him, not because it hurts regular Americans, but because it hurts the rich and pisses them off and nobody messes with their meal ticket.

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          The trade war appears to be about market manipulation. And sewing distrust of America. By repeatedly flip flopping they can buy and sell and make a killing in the markets. His wealthy allies are in on it and won’t care at all.

          This is what he was elected to do and it won’t hurt him at all with the people who matter.

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            3 days ago

            It’s about dividing the West so the oligarchs, all the oligarchs everywhere, can take control.

            Stupid oligarchs, China knows no such rules.

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              That’s what I intended with sewing distrust. It certainly looks like market manipulation to me as well though.