that's exactly what he wants these tariffs are retaliation for the sanctions on Russia. now the global economy is shittier
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bUt hE's NoT a RuSSiAn aSsEt /s
Critics argue Trump’s aggressive diplomacy weakens trust, while supporters claim it reinforces U.S. strength.
It might be worth to mention the concepts of soft power and hard power here. I'll oversimplify it here:
- soft power - "do what I say, it'll be better for you"
- hard power - "do what I say, otherwise I'll go against you"
The critics are focusing on the soft power, and they're IMO spot on - Trump is ruining every bit of soft power that USA has (or had), by taunting allied governments.
In the meantime, the supporters are focusing on hard power... and they're completely off-mark. Hard power depends on your economical and military capabilities, and those threats are not improving either.
"But what about the tariffs?", someone might ask. Does anyone here genuinely believe that they'll improve USA's economy?
Kind of sucks because every one of those "opponents" can have equally seen Trump admit that Musk cracked the election counter and that he actually didn't win the election. That he is completely fraudulent and all the "Citizens" don't oppose him cutting that status off their existence and removing their constitutional rights number by number by race and gender into slavery and other "normal" exploitation and constraints. Surrender, surrender, so he can eat your kids for dinner. You think I'm exaggerating.
The opponents likely won't do it because there's an asymmetry going on here: they're far more likely to care about the legitimacy of the electoral process than Trump does. And when someone says that elections were fraudulent, no matter if true or false, that legitimacy takes a blow.
There is no USA much left anymore and they are actively dissassembling it by every move they make.
risks? it ALREADY has
This is absolutely the case. Say what you will about China but at least it's not totally random in its decision making, self destructive, and openly hostile (it does that in secret). On all counts it's a better partner than the USA right now.