“Art of the Deal”! Seriously, they want something that they can call a win and the only form of negotiation they understand is the shakedown and bullying. We shouldn’t assume there was ever another goal, at most there was a concept of an idea.
Attack first, then attack the response. It’s just bullying and control. Now you can say they admitted they were wrong and are still wrong by not offering enough. The point is control, terror, continued concessions, “winning”.
You know what this is starting to sound like? The South Park episode Canada on Strike… except it is the US on strike and they are failing badly… and it is just a gaggle of fucking idiots dragging everyone down.
You know that South Park episode where Japan is trying to use Pokemon to conquer the US and every time someone from the US goes to ask them about it they distract them by saying how huge their penis is? I can pretty much guarantee that tactic would work against Trump. Just tell him that he’s winning and how amazing he is and how much you’re being screwed over by him and he’ll be happy.
This is what happens when you appoint all positions of power to unqualified people. Chaos, inefficiency and dysfuntion. Waste of tax payers money. Also no plan from the top.
Yes, but thank goodness donvict doesn’t come off like some kind of “elite” (*) like that smarty-pants Kamala! I mean, I could have a beer with the guy because he’s just like one of us! The collective “we” elected a moron so he could put people even stupider than him into positions of power underneath him…because that’s what stupid and weak “leaders” do - surround themselves with people even less competent, because they don’t want to be intimidated by any poindexters…
- Elite here doesn’t have anything to do with the usual definition, meaning ungodly amounts of parasitic wealth. In this version of it, it is only about people that have education, intelligence, expertise, experience, etc…and therefore might make the speaker feel badly about their own level of intelligence.
It’s pointless to negotiate, just wait for him to get impeached or die.
Yet in the meantime there are real world consequences you need to try to manage. We’ve seen examples of every approach: fight, give in, negotiate, bow down …… and it’s still unclear which will be most effective at either reducing harm or possibly seeing gains from the chaos
Unfortunately, they’re one of our major trading partners, so their leaders don’t want to just throw their hands up if they can help it since they owe it to their own citizens to try to make their economic lives less shitty. Just sucks that the US is being led by an insane, incompetent fascist cult.
I think China is the one with the right method. Just retaliate.
they play the long game.
If your adversary says you better not do something, you should probably heavily consider doing it.
Because Trump doesn’t know either. It is all posturing and nihilism.
Japan: What do you want?
America: Yes
America: Oh, shit! We didn’t think we’d get this far!
Trying to have a conversation with the Trump administration is like trying to talk about politics, economics, the weather or whatnot with a conservative at the dinner table right now. It’s just not worth the effort because they do not listen. Ever.
They listen but only if you’re saying what they want to hear.
So Trump was lying requesting “ass kissing”? Go figure…
What is America doing ?
Being destabilised by Putin’s puppets.
They can’t negotiate for anything in case they actually get it and have to back down on the self destruction. The self destruction is the goal, and to make some money alone the way…
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