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As an American I fully support this. Our government is supposed to work as a bit of a push-n-pull, not a winner rape all, which is how Trump and the RepubliKKKans run things. I am anxious to see them and their policies fail asap, so please do as much damage as possible. I wish that I could renounce my citizenship and become a Canadian. I identify so much more with your country and values. Unfortunately I looked into immigrating about 15 yrs ago and I'm too old, lacking a tech degree, and not rich enough for Canada's point system of immigration. (You get points based on age, skill sets, and the wealth you bring into the country and have to meet a minimum score.)
That's exactly what the current administration is trying to fix. We have been getting the short end of the stick for years, and now that we actually have an administration in sync and getting things done... the world shudders. How dare we stand up for ourselves. Heaven forbid we try to balance our trade deficits, or try to negotiate an end to a war nobody wants, or try to secure our borders against cartels and drugs our "allies" let slip into our country.
Don't get me wrong, the administration isn't perfect. But it's getting things done, and fast. A little short-term pain for long-term gain is worth exploring in my opinion. We have 4 years to find out.
This is a joke right? Those things you listed, the current administration has done exactly nothing productive in those areas.
Balance trade deficits by ensuring nobody will ever want to export to the US? Check
End a war nobody wants by threatening the defending side and supporting the dictator aggressor side? Check
Defending US borders against drugs from canada by doing absolutely nothing while Canada has been working on the problem for a long time which is already showing results? Check
And not to forget that its already pretty much completed a fascist takeover of the government, but thats what 50% of the country voted for so you could call it the will of the people?
Also what the fuck is short end of the stick supposed to mean? The US is by far the wealthiest country in the world and raking up wealth at the fastest rate by exploiting developing countries and their own population. Noone is getting the longer end of the stick than the US. That wealth is stuck at the top 0.1% so of course the average American doesnt feel it, but that wont change with tarriffs and oil deals. The rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer, just like the current administration is planning. By the time the working class finally unites because they are starving in the worlds richest country it will be too late, no chance to revolt against a class holding a million times their power.
No offense but you should really get in touch with reality...
Yeah I don't understand those people's perspectives. For the last 80 years, the US has built a world that revolves around its currency, its military, its culture, benefiting from it all.
Then you have brainwashed conservatives not realizing this fact, and somehow coming to the conclusion the US is this underdog, this taken advantage of nation. Who exactly is ripping the US off and how??