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Oh, goody. Isn't it great the Democrats prioritized keeping "the groups" and their donors happy? You know, instead of actually reorganizing around countering the existential threat…

> By now it’s well known that Trump desperately wants to proof his professor wrong By now it it's well known that globalization is for a fantasy world that doesn't exist, and peopl…

> Well, about that... I sort of think maybe our food supply is also one of those strategic industries. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. It is, but our political system isn't wise e…

> It isn't quite the same thing. There is a difference between trying to empower historically marginalized groups, and trying to re-subjugate historically marginalized groups. Not …

> Let’s turn it around. How does keeping the Jones Act ensure a competitive shipbuilding industry in the US? We could easily subsidize the shipbuilders, pay for training programs, …

> If you are protected from facing competition, then you don’t need to actually compete. Therefore, you don’t develop the competitive advantages. You remain at a competitive disadv…

> But can that also make them more gullible? Oh definitely. They often don't have the experience to question what they're told or see the holes and deceptions in it. For instance: …

> In my experience, youth has little to do with honesty or corruptibility. It has a lot to do with naivete and not having the confidence to stand up when needed. There's a lot of e…

> Keep ignoring the world in front of your eyes. Get your pink hat on, it's time to waste your energy on the wrong things. > Keep ignoring the world in front of your eyes. Edit: Al…

> My experience was markedly different. But your experience with IT equipment does not generalize to all trade between the US and China, which includes more than just IT equipment.…

So your plan is to freak out every time some junior backbencher proposes something, like it actually means something? You'll be freaking out all the time , and what will it accompl…

> Have you been paying attention to the kinds of things these people publicly say and do? Yes, I have. You didn't understand my comment, which was the motives for the tariffs (hint…

And the market is the ultimate unaccountability machine. Just pay attention to how people use it as a justification sometimes.

> Who said I was crying wolf? Trumps opponents, collectively, have been crying wolf. They've been saying we're just around the corner from a a dictatorship for years, and Trump had…

> Those quotes say nothing and are pure conjecture. Apparently not: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/world/us-tariffs-canada-c... : > When Mr. Trump imposed tariffs on China duri…

> The truth is (as I’m sure you all know) these are fees that we pay to the federal government separately when we import goods from these countries. Other countries don’t pay a dim…

> This is clearly designed to keep people busy worrying about their survival while Elon and them continue on with their hapless refactor. Huh? Trump's not engaging in some conspira…

> Government has enormous power, and now that power is being used for evil and for darkness, and that's the problem. This order is "power is being used for evil and for darkness"? …

>> Trump is constitutionally prohibited from running for another term. > Not if they change the constitution. https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ogles-propo... Backbe…

I'm tired of people crying wolf, like they've done pretty much every day since 2016. I'm not a fan of Trump, but his critics have pretty much squandered their credibility, and his …

> That is not necessarily true. The Hitlers and Putins of the world will happily sacrifice their own citizenry and their country's future for more power in the moment. Don't you th…

> Why is it clear that your life won't suffer more under domestic control than foreign control, other than reflexive jingoism? Domestic control has more direct levers and the glove…

> No, because there's no contract necessary to purchase Macbooks. You don't have to sign a paper in a big room with lawyers to have a contract. Whenever you buy something, you're e…

>> Plaintiffs proposed a remedial term unique to Apple that would forbid any “contract between Google and Apple in which there would be anything exchanged of value.” > Wow That see…