The Canadian government has insisted that information on domestic goods is readily available to all trading partners, even including nations that recently elected a felony-convicted game show host to be their head of state. Instead, the United States has decided to employ a rarely-chosen trade tactic that international economists refer to as the “fuck around and find out” model.
both. this wasn’t a surprise. he said he’s gonna do it and 160 million people said “go ahead”.
“the people” does not mean everyone. in a democracy the will of the people is determined by the majority. it feels like the 97th time I’m saying this but here you go maybe it goes through this time. must be interference.
yes it’s exactly how democracy works. whoever gets the most votes gets to represent the people’s will. if he had lied about it during the campaign like he lies about pretty much everything I would’ve said yeah this isn’t what the people wanted, he did a bait and switch. but he didn’t. he said he’s gonna do tariffs and be a dictator on day 1, and 160 million people said ok be our lord king please.
not all, again literally no one said that, but certainly not “some”. 160 million of the eligible voters. that’s 68%. it’s a landslide.