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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yup, that's it exactly. It's surreal to see the same thing happening over and over. I check in every now and then to see what they're talking about and sometimes I really feel like I'm in some alternate reality. Their perception of things is so completely different. They still think Trump has some kind of master plan and that all the tariffs are chess moves to make other countries comply with his demands. They're also convinced that all the short-term pain will result in long-term prosperity and that the U.S. will be respected again and back to its rightful place as world leader.

And I'm here thinking... are we talking about the same guy? It makes no sense. I don't understand how they can see/listen to Trump and get this impression.

They weren't happy with the tariffs at first. Some post were really critical, but now they kind of all got on board and suddenly they all agree with it. It was even worse with the Signal leak thing. At first some of them were so pissed about it. But then suddenly they pivoted to blaming the journalist for not leaving the chat and then they started some argument about semantics, like they weren't 'war plans' they were 'battle strategies' as if changing the words actually changed the issues. By the end they all agreed that a mistake might have been made, but they are all loyal to Trump and loyalty is super important.

Surreal.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Still the best explanation that I have seen, from the former Greek finance minister:

https://unherd.com/2025/02/why-trumps-tariffs-are-a-masterplan/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

That guy is smart but he's giving Trump way too much credit. Trump doesn't think, it's just vibes-based grifting as hard as possible

E: spelling, thanks autocorrect

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Doesn't have to be Trump's plan.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

This is an important, and correct, take. Thanks