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by insane_dreamer 594 days ago
These are nice TV soundbites, but reflect a clear lack of understanding of how these issues (gas prices, wars, tariffs, etc.) work.

But I guess that explains why people voted for Trump.

- Drill for oil: oil production is at all all-time high. Drilling more doesn't drop local prices.

- Stop the wars: 100% agree we should end all wars. Except that Trump has no control over this. Also, the one thing that both parties agree on is increasing the military budget (Congress voted for more than Biden proposed).

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Saying stop the wars is nice. Saying it while you cheer the people starting the wars with a badge of "Best Friends Forever" is just cynical and disgusting.
It’s incomprehensible to me how people don’t think through what Trump says.

Even more incomprehensible that even if Trump’s policies were sound that Americans would vote to have such a reprehensible person as their leader.