Angus McIntyreTrump's plan to use tariffs to force agricultural producers to move production to the United States, while simultaneously using the army to expel the workforce they need to do so is really some next-level strategic genius thinking.
Lesley Shashaty@angusm I'm at the point where I feel the plan is simply to dramatically reduce the population. I still can't quite figure out how that will help him"
@LShashaty It might be misguided to assume that Trump HAS a plan, except to flatter his ego by LARPing at being president, and to fatten his bank accounts by diverting public funds to them.
Some of the people around him, however, probably have plans, and a significant goal may be to immiserate as many people as possible in order to divert more money and power into their own hands. Trump’s ham-fisted meddling with the economy probably serves that purpose well enough.
BeeCycling@angusm @LShashaty I agree. He doesn't have a plan or even a guiding ideology to base a plan on. He just says he'll do things that will appeal to his base, even if they're blatantly in conflict with other things he says he'll do. Like all populists he promises simple answers to complex problems. When he can't deliver he'll blame someone else.