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  • Re: Trump just cut tariffs

    From JAB@21:1/5 to JAB on Mon May 12 12:55:18 2025
    On Mon, 12 May 2025 12:33:16 -0500, JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

    This was basically Trump
    running away from the killer rabbit.

    China Called Trump's Bluff

    There is a lesson here for anyone Trump threatens.

    When President Donald Trump launched his trade war on the world, he
    issued a stern warning: "Do not retaliate and you will be rewarded."
    China ignored the warning. It was rewarded anyway. This morning, Trump
    largely suspended his trade war in return for nothing but promises of
    ongoing discussions. There is a lesson here for everybody Trump
    threatens, whether countries or businesses or universities.

    The unveiling of the Trump global tariff regime was accompanied by a
    distinct form of dominance theater. The president and his gang assured
    his targets that if they submitted to his tariffs, he would repay
    their compliance. Any country that dared defy him would suffer
    terribly.

    "I wouldn't want to be the last country that tries to negotiate a
    trade deal with @realDonaldTrump," posted Eric Trump. "The first to
    negotiate will win--the last will absolutely lose. I have seen this
    movie my entire life."

    Most of the world accepted this advice, only to discover the
    difficulty of making global trade deals with a president who doesn't
    seem to understand how trade works. Foreign diplomats expressed
    repeated frustration as they failed to ascertain what Trump even
    wanted from them, let alone what he was prepared to offer in return.
    To date, only the United Kingdom has managed to resolve its trade
    status with the United States.


    https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/05/china-tariffs-trump/682776/

    Trump...you ain't got the cards, boy! And, you ain't smart enough to
    figure this out...duh!

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Mon May 12 12:33:16 2025
    2. This wasn't a case of both sides backing down. China only imposed
    its tariffs as a response to Trump's gambit, and has reduced them only
    because he retreated. And retreat he did. This was basically Trump
    running away from the killer rabbit.
    Paul Krugman

    A don without Pluck....just another chicken shit.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to JAB on Mon May 12 12:46:47 2025
    On Mon, 12 May 2025 12:33:16 -0500, JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

    This was basically Trump
    running away from the killer rabbit.

    Monty Python-Killer Rabbit
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmu5sRIizdw

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Mon May 12 18:58:29 2025
    On Mon, 12 May 2025 12:33:16 -0500
    JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

    2. This wasn't a case of both sides backing down. China only imposed
    its tariffs as a response to Trump's gambit, and has reduced them only because he retreated. And retreat he did. This was basically Trump
    running away from the killer rabbit.
    Paul Krugman


    Ha! Score:
    Trump 0
    China 1

    Mess with the bull, you get the horns. Loser.

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to Auric Hellman on Tue May 13 22:40:59 2025
    On Mon, 12 May 2025 23:18:26 -0400
    Auric Hellman <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 5/12/2025 8:58 PM, Retrograde wrote:
    On Mon, 12 May 2025 12:33:16 -0500
    JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

    2. This wasn't a case of both sides backing down. China only imposed
    its tariffs as a response to Trump's gambit, and has reduced them only
    because he retreated. And retreat he did. This was basically Trump
    running away from the killer rabbit.
    Paul Krugman


    Ha! Score:
    Trump 0
    China 1

    Mess with the bull, you get the horns. Loser.

    Yet the stock market went soaring and investors are having a field day.
    At least that is what I've been reading

    Yes, stock market is rejoicing that a moment of idiocy seems to be at
    least temporarily behind us and we can go back to making money and
    trading the way we used to.

    There's no victory in dialing down the stupidity. But don't worry, it
    will be back.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Wed May 14 13:44:18 2025
    On Tue, 13 May 2025 22:40:59 -0600, Retrograde
    <[email protected]d> wrote:

    There's no victory in dialing down the stupidity.

    He's been a failure most of his life, except for his motormouth
    putting out BS pitches.

    I suspect his father made mention of his short comings, and now, he
    thinks he's a "man."

    He has not matured for a person of his age....his mind is fixated in
    an earlier time. He has not written "The Art of the Steal" yet.

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