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by rich_sasha
475 days ago
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There's an excellent blog post here: https://acoup.blog/2023/10/27/fireside-friday-october-27-202... (different context, Hamas vs. Israel) about how foreign policy is often shaped entirely by domestic policy and voter expectations. It seems obvious to me that Trump is just playing to his supporters, maybe isn't even thinking at all about the consequences. What merit-based argument is there for these tariffs? None - and so the reason for doing this cannot be merit-based. It must be something else, perhaps something emotional. Like, "look at me, I will stand up to anyone for your cause, including Canada and Mexico, our closest neighbours". How that's going to work out for the average American remains to be seen; good luck... |
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