Okay, but if Donald Trump were to say something like “we have failed to act fast enough economically and China has overtaken the Panama Canal, so we will now need to use our military” on Wednesday, would you accept that without question? If so, why? Right now on January 16, 2025 you are claiming it’s absurd to even think the military would be involved. So what would have to materially change by January 21, 2025 for that to stop being absurd if Donald Trump were to say we’re involving the military due to national security? Just trying to find where the goalposts are for you right now.
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Okay, but if Donald Trump were to say something like “we have failed to act fast enough economically and China has overtaken the Panama Canal, so we will now need to use our military” on Wednesday, would you accept that without question? If so, why? Right now on January 16, 2025 you are claiming it’s absurd to even think the military would be involved. So what would have to materially change by January 21, 2025 for that to stop being absurd if Donald Trump were to say we’re involving the military due to national security? Just trying to find where the goalposts are for you right now.
If China controlled the passage through the canal - 100%. It’s already been shown that the ccp will restrict necessary material to us during instability.
Because that would put us at massive risk and an aggression so close to home should not be tolerated.
The ccp has declared war on us alright whether you like it or not.
What trump and team are doing now is to avoid this inevitability
And what would be the evidence required for you to accept Trump at his word that we are using the military to fight back against complete Chinese control of the Panama Canal and national security is at risk?
I don’t actually expect us to take the Panama Canal or Greenland through military action. I just want to establish a baseline since you seem to shift a lot of your views once Donald Trump opens his mouth on a topic.
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BAM!
Price elasticity. Cutting supplier prices.
Where have we heard that before on these forums.
I only lived it for a year.
A 'Tax' on US citizens is a boogeyman from globalists who want open trade to expand the gutting of the middle class.
BAM!
Price elasticity. Cutting supplier prices.
Where have we heard that before on these forums.
I only lived it for a year.
A 'Tax' on US citizens is a boogeyman from globalists who want open trade to expand the gutting of the middle class.
A “Republican” candidate for a cabinet post explaining to a Democratic Senator that protectionist economic policies that increase the cost of the production of goods will not tangibly increase prices for those goods is admittedly not something I would have had on my bingo card before last year. I feel like I’m living in the Twilight Zone.
