Donald Trump accuses Canada of "cheating" amid tariff war
www.newsweek.com
The president complained that Canadian dairy tariffs on imports outside of an allowed quota were "unfair."
  • CileTheSane@lemmy.caEnglish
    47·
    2 days ago

    “These sky high Tariffs are part of Canada’s unfair, long-standing policy to shield domestic producers from foreign competition, especially in Agriculture,”

    That’s exactly what tariffs are for, yes. What did you think they were for?

  • inclementimmigrant@lemmy.worldEnglish
    37·
    2 days ago

    Trump basically tried to play Rochambeau, said “I go first”, kicked himself in the balls, then had Canada and Mexico take their turn, and it’s now whining like a little bitch that his tiny balls hurt and saying it’s not fair.

    • Wilco@lemm.eeEnglish
      21·
      2 days ago

      Trump is so stupid. He has to be nothing but a distraction for a background political mastermind. How could someone this idiotic have won an election?

      • A1kmm@lemmy.amxl.comEnglish
        6·
        1 day ago

        Years of carefully curated anti-intellectualism in every bit of media they consume, because facts didn’t suit the wealthy (smoking is bad for you, fossil fuels are destroying the planet, private prisons drive more recidivism are facts that get in the way of someone making lots of money). Those fighting facts that aren’t on their side have embraced a number of other groups with anti-intellectual elements (white supremecists / neo-nazis / anti-woke, religious, anti-vaxxers, natural health advocates) to create alliances of anti-intellectual thought.

        This has driven increasing polarisation in the US; 49% of republicans approved of JFK as president, and 49% of democrats approved of Eisenhower. It went down over time - other party approval was 30% of Carter, 31% of Reagan. There was a break in the pattern (44% for Bush Senior), but back on track to 27% for Clinton, 23% for Bush, 13% for Obama, 7% for Trump (first round), and 6% for Biden. So in other words, Americans are so polarised that they’ll vote for whoever their side puts up, and for one side, being anti-intellectual is actually seen as a strength.

        I think many of the people who started the anti-intellectualism ball rolling on purpose are wealthy neoliberals who believe in laissez-faire free trade as a fundamental value, and so there is a certain aspect of ‘leopards ate my face’ to this leading to the anti-intellectualism extending back to rejection of mainstream economics (even though the neoliberals’ preferred theory is notoriously flawed, Trump’s approach to pulling economic levers is wholesale rejection of all theory rather than replacing it with something less flawed).

    • tills13@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      I think he’s referring to the production management program we have here in Canada where farms apply for production units (against a quota). Still, he doesn’t realize that it has helped at least agriculture products here in Canada remain relatively price stable as compared to other products.

  • NoxAstrum@lemmy.caEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    Like, ignoring a trade deal we created? Oh no, that was him. Donnie, if you’re going to attack people, you can’t get upset when they defend themselves. Maybe you should just take your ball and go home?

  • Bosht@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    What a fucking baby. You reap what you fucking sow. I’m glad Treadau didn’t buy into the games of ‘TARRIFF!!!..haha just kidding…TARIFFS AGAIN!!! Nope just kidding again’. It was obviously some stupid tactic to act like he was in control of the situation. Glad they’re standing up to him.