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President Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that his tariffs could result in fewer and costlier products in the United States, saying American kids might “have two dolls instead of 30 dolls,” but he insisted China will suffer more from his trade war.

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Except the kids aren't getting 2 dolls. They're getting dragged out into the middle of the street half naked in the middle of the night because the brownshirts can't even read an address correctly when they're casually disappearing whole families.

Why the fuck is this even reported on. Fuck this whole system, down to the author that thought 'ya that's worth making an article'

Don't buy your kids dolls. Buy them fpv drones.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I don't understand the hard on the right has for China yet they benefit greatly from China's low costs. As soon as the USSR fell and Islamic fundamentalism faded away I just knew the US would be looking for a new boogeyman to keep us distracted and justify defense spending.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The fact that they call it a defense budget and not a military budget kind of says it all too.

I'm all for actually defending your country, of course, but yeah...

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago

The rich will still get 30 and a new sports car

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

Is an anti-consumerism Trump on anyone's bingo card??

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Bad luck for the ones who could only afford two to start with huh?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 days ago (4 children)

A real "let them eat cake" moment.

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

Supposedly brioche, but yes point stands.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)

2 dolls instead of 30 works out to a reduction of 93.3%! That's HUGE. If that's supposed to be his positive spin on things, Americans are truly fucked.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It really shows that he doesn't care about Americans, he cares about punishing and attacking people that he doesn't like. That is all that matters to him, and he doesn't hide that. He doesn't want to make things better, he wants to make people suffer.

The fact that he has supporters is absolutely unfathomable to me. Then again, those same supporters want to punish the same people he does, so it starts to make sense.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

but wait until he can't find a good inflatable doll any longer...

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Cause American girls were getting 30 dolls every Christmas.

This guy is such a psychopath that he doesn't even understand how Christmas gifts work.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

The Anti-Santa Claus.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Fuck this shit.

Nobody cares about how many dolls kids are getting.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Everyone knows the goal of running a country is to make people suffer. Not to accomplish anything positive. That would be GlObAlIsM

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

If Utilitarianism is about maximizing overall benefit and minimizing harm, Trump is an Inutilitarian

[–] [email protected] 66 points 3 days ago (4 children)

China's economy is still projected to grow while US heads to recession , this guy tries to create his own reality everywhere he goes.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago

China has the whole world they still can sell to. The US has shut the door on all existing and potential partners

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Which was known long before the election. So people better get used to play with two dolls.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

And his sheep boys will bend over backwards to believe him. He loves the uneducated.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

That's kinda how he rolls. Just ignore reality and bully everyone that says otherwise until people are too tired of it and change reality to what he says it is.

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