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My university had a campus with a large population of Canadian geese. I know. Also, my former sister-in-law was a softly spoken Canadian woman with a core of steel. You mess with Canadians at your peril.
My university had a campus with a large population of Canadian geese. I know. Also, my former sister-in-law was a softly spoken Canadian woman with a core of steel. You mess with Canadians at your peril.It's been a few weeks since I read this comment, but with reference to trump's on-again off again tarrifs (canada & mexico), it's like he's playing chicken with them.
Probably from a Canadian, the comment was, "Don't play chicken with a country full of geese."
(if you've ever dealt with an angry goose, you'll know...!)
I think that's something nobody really understands. Japan must be one of the biggest exporters of cars and America their biggest customer so it would make sense to have their assembly lines in the US (I assume they must do to an extent) but it will initially cost them more to do so than paying the tariffs. They're probably thinking they should 'ride the storm' and wait until The Orange Man and his policies are gone.One oddity to me is that trump, et. al, think that companies previously exporting the the US will somehow move there (en masse?), and do so quickly. Some lightweight businesses may be able to do that in a couple years or so, but not heavy industry like car companies, steel/aluminum producers, and not the highest tech stuff like chip manufacturers--these industries need stability (long term stability), and that's almost the antithesis of trump. He has a horribly simplistic notion of what constitutes an 'american' car.
I heard it suggested that he's using these tarries as a transactional bargaining tool; he'll reduce them when he get what he wants.Trump is mercurial, has the attention span of a potato, and in his first two months has demonstrated how on-again off-again his tariffs are. Who knows if this most recent 'plan' will last a week, three months, or a year? The only thing he has introduced is chaos and uncertainty. Why would any company take a change on that? They were apparently throwing darts about what the tariffs would be up to right before the announcement. And then seem to have used chatGPT to have made a 'plan'.
Yes, but that's a cruel strategy for those people who are already struggling financially.Let this chaos continue for a few months, let the economy continue to crumble, let people see prices go up and their retirement account wither.
I think we need to follow Tokugawa Ieyasu's strategy rather than Oda Nobunaga's and 'wait and see'…Let the R's see their polls numbers fall, and get a glimpse of the control of congress changing hands. And if not then, then when those election results sink in, Trump should then be impeached--again.
That is only your opinion of no faith in how the real Americans think about being an American. You and I both know about the Tonka trucks when we were kids that our parents bought for us at Christmas time... Trump's bringing the awareness of trade.@Ukigumo Here's something I saw/read, and would be interested in your take on it:
"UK Brexited itself in 2020 & is still paying the price & the conservatives who made it happen were kicked out in rage. The US now is Brexiting itself from the rest of the world. Lets see if history repeats."
Separately, and sort of addressing what you say, you can't argue with or attack trump on any rational/policy basis, he'll have moved on. He's not going for rationality--he's going for eyeballs (like tiktok). He's going for celebrity/popularity.
This is like high school or junior high--why is the popular one (or few/group) popular? Their popularity is not rational, you can't take them down by arguing or pointing out things rationally/intelligently/logically. They control a kind of inexplicable 'popularity wokeness', such that almost whatever they do, it continues to feed that.
And separately separatelty, trump has proven that there's no deep state, either within or surrounding government, pulling the strings of power. If there were, I would sure hope that it would have hopped in by now, to rescue us from all this.
That hasn't happened, so QED, no deep state. But what they are doing is fracturing/debilitating the functioning govt that is actually there, and yes, this will hurt people.
Your mistake is in thinking that Trump actually cares about any of that. He doesn't care about policy. He only cares about his own power and popularity. The on again off again tariffs that change day by day is evidence that they don't have a logical, rational, well thought out plan. We have a global, integrated economy now. Nothing he does will overcome the fact that the monthly wage for workers in countries like India and Bangladesh are less than the daily wage of an American worker. The only way we will build Tonka trucks here again is if it's a fully automated process such that there won't be any American workers anyway.That is only your opinion of no faith in how the real Americans think about being an American. You and I both know about the Tonka trucks when we were kids that our parents bought for us at Christmas time... Trump's bringing the awareness of trade.
What is wrong with that unless you still like to buy your great grandchildren made in other countries other than American made products. No, I'm not going negative on you at all, it's not my intention. It's that Trump is POTUS AT THE MOMENT. Give the American people that voted for him the benefit for his patriot feelings for us Americans a break. You and I are both Veterans of the Vietnam era. At least show compassion for those that have suffered under the Biden administration with their incompetency of protecting the borders of the USA.
Speaking as a guy who has zero tolerance for any of those, yes!So you agree that:
- it's ok to remove non-discrimination protections against LGBTQ+ in health care
- it's ok to encourage discrimination against transgender, Muslims and other minorities
George Will said:...
So presumably, Trump means under-$150,000 earners would escape payroll taxes, too, given that most of those people pay more toward Social Security and Medicare than in income taxes. This is "aspirational," says Lutnick. It also is delusion, says arithmetic.
Social Security's total income in 2023 was $1.35 trillion, with 91 percent of that derived from payroll taxes. Trump might insist that his tariffs will raise $1.35 trillion, although presumably his optimum tariff revenue would be zero, with Americans' dollars flowing exclusively to U.S. companies.
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All of these numbers reflect the optimistic, perhaps fanciful assumptions that the post-"Liberation Day" economy does not sag into a recession. In any case: This. Will. Not. End. Well.
You may want to examine your identity as a Christian and somebody who says the above. They are not compatible. Hopefully by the time you're old enough to actually vote you'll wake up.Speaking as a guy who has zero tolerance for any of those, yes!
As for illegal immigrants, yes, I support any kind of targeting and deporting, because they are committing a crime by being in our country and living here without permission. They are taking our jobs, and our space. If their family were illegal immigrants and they are born here, they are US citizens, so that's a different story. It doesn't matter if they don't commit any crimes (such as robbery, arson, etc) they are committing a crime simply by setting foot in our country illegally. I said most, I don't know everything about politics because i'm not an old guy (no offense) that sits around watching NBC and 60 minutes all day. I just know what I know and what I pick up from the news at my grandparents house. I'm not the only one who thinks trump is a good president. Read This article, and you'll see that I'm not alone. Literally every hate article I've read about trump has been written by a democrat.
Who are you to say anything about my religion?You may want to examine your identity as a Christian and somebody who says the above. They are not compatible. Hopefully by the time you're old enough to actually vote you'll wake up.
I am pointing out that your version of Christianity is not actually Christian (based on how you've described it so far).Who are you to say anything about my religion?
I don't doubt your pastor behaves that way. Obviously you didn't get your beliefs in a vacuum. You're surrounded by it. Only "Christians" (not Christians) feel it's ok to shun people who are not "normal." And, yes, it is biblically wrong to agree with immoral laws. How about all the other bullet points I listed? You agree with all those too? You said you agree with most of Trumps actions.That is perfectly in line with a Christian view, theres nothing wrong with how is responded. If you think that's bad, you should see how passionate my PASTOR gets when he's preaching. There is nothing biblically wrong with agreeing with what the law says, and if we're talking about the LGBT stuff… well, I don't wanna start a war here, so I'll just say this. Christians feel strongly against transgender and LGBT stuff in general. A man is a man. A woman is a woman. Life is not some game where you get to switch sides. Men marry women, and women marry men. Thats all I'm gonna say. I don't wanna be the guy to start the Great Japan Reference War.
The Constitution applies to everybody not just citizens.If you follow the Border Patrol page and many law enforcement pages on Facebook , the amount of illegals that are caught that are dangerous criminals or on world wide terrorist list or convicted pedophiles is amazingly high. I can only imagine the ones that aren't caught and now live among us. These are the ones ICE really wants ; but if you start breaking laws as an illegal and just beg for attention like cheering for HAMAS , you also get grabbed up. I know , I know , they have rights you say. NOPE , not a legal US citizen or green card holder you have no protected rights here in most cases.
5th Amendment to the US Constitution said:Article the fifth... No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
14th Amendment to the US Constitution said:Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Section 2.
Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age,* and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State.
Section 3.
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
Section 4.
The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.
Section 5.
The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
i know most people don't check my references (I mostly share them so I can show that my comments aren't purely rhetorical but are actually based on some research that can be cross-referenced), but that is the exact list of "reciprocal tariffs" I mentioned people sharing, and this article explains how it's totally misleading and isn't based on tariffs at all:View attachment 125782 No clue who or where the info comes from but it does seem a bit unfair in some cases.
you're describing a combination of selective sampling and confirmation bias. Of course a page that is dedicated to "border security" is going to post a bunch of cases of scary looking criminals flooding the border, and ignore the innocent men and women and children fleeing violence and persecution, and seeking asylum in our country--the very "shining beacon on a hill" we claim to be.If you follow the Border Patrol page and many law enforcement pages on Facebook , the amount of illegals that are caught that are dangerous criminals or on world wide terrorist list or convicted pedophiles is amazingly high. I can only imagine the ones that aren't caught and now live among us. These are the ones ICE really wants ; but if you start breaking laws as an illegal and just beg for attention like cheering for HAMAS , you also get grabbed up. I know , I know , they have rights you say. NOPE , not a legal US citizen or green card holder you have no protected rights here in most cases.
No, we have very clear teachings about LGBTQ. The Old Testament actually says put those people to death, so shunning them now is NOTHING compared to what it used to be. So yes, I rather agree with trump. But enough about that stuff. You cannot convince me otherwise on this issue, it wont work. So I suggest you don't try it.I am pointing out that your version of Christianity is not actually Christian (based on how you've described it so far).
I don't doubt your pastor behaves that way. Obviously you didn't get your beliefs in a vacuum. You're surrounded by it. Only "Christians" (not Christians) feel it's ok to shun people who are not "normal." And, yes, it is biblically wrong to agree with immoral laws. How about all the other bullet points I listed? You agree with all those too? You said you agree with most of Trumps actions.
Reuters said:In Japan, one of the top U.S. trading partners, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said the tariffs had created a "national crisis" as a plunge in banking shares on Friday set Tokyo's stock market on course for its worst week in years.
China, Japan, South Korea to bolster trade ties
The three nations announced on Sunday that they have agreed to accelerate negotiations on their trilateral free trade agreement and enhance cooperation in supply chain management and export controls, according to China's Ministry of Commerce.asianews.network
If the US continues to treat allies no different or even worse than rivals, then you can expect to see more of these types of agreements.
Washington Post said:Hours after failing to stave off U.S. tariffs during meetings in Washington last month, the European Union's trade representative landed in Beijing to a warmer reception. After meetings with Chinese officials, Maros Sefcovic, the trade representative, heralded E.U.-China ties, with both sides signaling their intent to deepen "trade and investment."
Good. The speed at which new trading alliances are developing that will make US petulance irrelevant is encouraging. The Republicans have misjudged this very badly.
Not Japan exactly, but the same trend.
Washington Post said:The diplomatic costs of Trump's abrupt economic reordering, however, are already apparent. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney this week pronounced an epitaph for American economic leadership and said Canada will look elsewhere for commercial partners. Likewise, the European Union is negotiating a free trade deal with India. Brazil and China are deepening their economic ties, using the Chinese yuan.