Re: Good King Trump
One of Trump's few consistencies is his contention that the US isn't getting a good enough deal in any of our economic relations with other countries. There are 2 possible reasons:
1. He really is too stupid to understand that every deal the US has set up, anytime, anywhere, has been carefully arranged to benefit the US first and foremost, without exception.
2. He actually understands this, and simply wants to squeeze out more, since more is always better.
It doesn't particularly matter which one is correct. The result will be the same: short-term gain for Trump and the rest of the plutocracy, long-term loss for everyone -- including them, eventually, but they'll always have enough of a safety net to avoid the pain they inflict on the rest of us.
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"Her eyes in certain light were violet, and all her teeth were even. That's a rare, fair feature: even teeth. She smiled to excess, but she chewed with real distinction." - Eleanor of Aquitaine
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