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Littlered

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141. My post had nothing

Sat Apr 12, 2025, 04:03 PM

Apr 12

To do with agreeing or disagreeing. I was responding to what I interpreted as a “the sky is falling” post.

As far as the tariff tiff. Some people are claiming that China just walked into a trap, while others are claiming he (Trump) is quite insane. All I know for certain is; I/we are going to have to deal with the ramifications. I prefer to make fact based decisions.

I don’t see Brazil having the ability to fill the void. As it stands now. China only buys 50% of our export. Which amounts to around 11% of all exports to China (which are overwhelmingly agricultural). I like our position on the soybean front. India alone could make up that difference.

I don’t waste a lot of my brain power judging the right and wrong of decisions that I have no control over. I try to reserve it for dealing with the fallout from said decisions.

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China's out [View all] senseandsensibility Apr 11 OP

smart creon Apr 11 #1

Yes, he definitely is PatSeg Apr 11 #49

He would be out of his league at a kindergarten. Dave Bowman Apr 11 #68

Ha, ha, ha. Yeah, that's true. PatSeg Apr 11 #86

Kindergarten was probably where this obnoxious behavior started. nature-lover Apr 11 #98

And if Trump annoys Xi enough, Xi can cash in China's holdings of US debt. Lonestarblue Apr 11 #69

Yes, both Xi and Putin know that PatSeg Apr 11 #92

He's like that kid in the Twilight Zone episode. CanonRay Apr 11 #110

"It's a Good Life", with a very young Billy Mumy RazorbackExpat Apr 12 #122

It's the steady drip Gordcanuck Apr 12 #135

7-dimension chess vs golf game IzzaNuDay Apr 11 #83

It is also a big win for China, Europe is now making nice with them. Irish_Dem Apr 11 #2

That is the H2O Man Apr 11 #25

Yep, trump screwed American farmers for sure with his bullying stupidity. brush Apr 11 #42

Now farmers BonnieJW Apr 11 #64

But not before he spends a fortune trying to bail them out. nature-lover Apr 11 #97

Fill in the blank! BidenRocks Apr 11 #111

Yeah, it's trump's overblown opinion of himself slightlv Apr 11 #65

"he's the king of the world" Dave Bowman Apr 11 #70

Yes. The reckoning is coming. brush Apr 11 #74

And, unfortunately, for the time being, we.... reACTIONary Apr 11 #76

Not just farmers getting screwed WestMichRad Apr 11 #73

Yeah, prices are gonna soar. A guest on Nicole Wallace's show today... brush Apr 11 #79

China is often sole source for many chemicals IbogaProject Apr 11 #117

Yep and GusBob Apr 11 #27

Exactly. Irish_Dem Apr 11 #34

So maybe this is what Xi and Putin planned all along krkaufman Apr 11 #91

Yes seems fairly obvious doesn't it? Irish_Dem Apr 11 #94

Very good synopsis senseandsensibility Apr 11 #99

Yes dramatically changing the global economy. Irish_Dem Apr 11 #101

China is also filling the gap left by the desertion of USAID in poorer nations. Midnight Writer Apr 12 #132

Exactly. The plan all along. Irish_Dem Apr 12 #133

Trump has made enemies of friends, and aggravated enemies. Swede Apr 11 #3

AmeriKKKa First,... magicarpet Apr 11 #37

They are so stupidly arrogant, they think they own the world!! Justice matters. Apr 11 #45

When their wal-marts run out of made in China, it will hit them. then comes the blame Biden game. GreenWave Apr 11 #88

Now that's winning! RainCaster Apr 11 #4

I assume this means China will be buying their airplanes from Airbus, and JohnSJ Apr 11 #5

China and other trading partners could easily destroy Boeing thought crime Apr 11 #9

I fear the rest of the world will eventually have to do the same. sop Apr 11 #6

Does that mean that China is no longer buying anything from us? PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 11 #7

Yes this is what it sounds like Xi is saying. Irish_Dem Apr 11 #14

Seattle ? LetsGetSmartAboutIt Apr 11 #35

Somewhere even darker than that. :( Irish_Dem Apr 11 #47

And Katcat Apr 11 #93

Seattle has so many nice coffee shops. Irish_Dem Apr 11 #95

Not really. LisaM Apr 12 #126

Wow that is too bad. Irish_Dem Apr 12 #127

Yeah, Starbucks gobbled up some of them. LisaM Apr 12 #128

It was an odd energy I thought. Irish_Dem Apr 12 #131

It was the intersection of the last of the logging and fishing days LisaM Apr 12 #136

Yes Irish_Dem Apr 12 #137

There isn't a new bookstore in the whole downtown core. LisaM Apr 12 #142

I think it is the same everywhere. Irish_Dem Apr 12 #143

Definitely Tacoma then ...... nt kelly1mm Apr 11 #109

OMG senseandsensibility Apr 11 #100

Basically the import tariff on American goods of any kind is now so moniss Apr 11 #19

Americans are going to be forced by the Trumpernment to eat tons of tofu now. BamaRefugee Apr 11 #8

Oh my! wolfie001 Apr 11 #40

No thank you. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 11 #57

And China can do much more damage than the idiot realizes. Norbert Apr 11 #10

I think the problem there is that Canada relies on the US via pipelines to do the refining of the oil erronis Apr 11 #46

Read this article about the quiet power move Canada's PM made that pushed Trump to "pause". InstantGratification Apr 11 #48

The Canadian PM malaise Apr 11 #55

He also was governor of Bank Of ENgland for 8 years. Lots of international businedd connections. Amaryllis Apr 11 #67

Supposedly Navarro has a PhD in Economics from Harvard. InstantGratification Apr 11 #112

Thanks so much for bringing up this story MrsCheaplaugh Apr 11 #116

Trump will have to kiss Xi's ass and eat a lot of crow C_U_L8R Apr 11 #11

It sadden me for the sake of the agriculture and businesses that worked with them, Baitball Blogger Apr 11 #12

Almost 80% of people in agricultural counties voted for Trump Mysterian Apr 11 #32

But we'll bail them out. mobeau69 Apr 11 #58

Yep progressoid Apr 11 #61

Yes, here in WI the northern rural counties are red as is most of the state, but the votes are close.n/t elocs Apr 11 #106

It would be much more useful Akakoji Apr 12 #120

ukraine should make a deal with China to replace the USA farm products lapfog_1 Apr 11 #13

THIS!!!!! BurnDoubt Apr 11 #90

Per CNN... DET Apr 11 #15

Is this a paraphrase of something trump said senseandsensibility Apr 11 #22

Headline on CNN DET Apr 11 #33

Trump? Gracious? Not in this lifetime. nt Buns_of_Fire Apr 11 #38

"Face" is very important to just about all the Asian people. LiberalArkie Apr 11 #60

True. Most Americans don't understand just how important. CaptainTruth Apr 11 #84

... orangecrush Apr 11 #63

Intentional stupidity Iamscrewed Apr 11 #16

Do you have a link? I can't find anything. -nt CrispyQ Apr 11 #17

It was on what I believe is Katy Tur's hour on MSNBC senseandsensibility Apr 11 #23

Not The OP, But... ProfessorGAC Apr 11 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Gaugamela Apr 11 #18

The felon thinks he can jerk people and countries around with no consequences. StarryNite Apr 11 #20

I can't find anything online about Xi's most recent comments Native Apr 11 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Gaugamela Apr 11 #24

Link? i dont trust without a source. Amaryllis Apr 11 #26

Here's a link to Barton's 1 hr ago surfered Apr 11 #28

I could see it, but the link cuts it off on posting. Here's the jist. surfered Apr 11 #30

How can they justify a "beautiful tax cut" and also a huge subsidy for American farmers... walkingman Apr 11 #31

they can't, and they don't care to try. Native Apr 11 #36

What's the best way to deal with an idiot? It could well be to eliminate any dependencies that you have on him ... Jim__ Apr 11 #39

All of Dump's bluff's and bluster are just a lot of hot air in the end. Unfortunately, the consequences for our Martin68 Apr 11 #41

tRUMP will backtrack wolfie001 Apr 11 #43

Xi doesn't sound very 同心协力 about Trump's efforts. Ping Tung Apr 11 #44

I had a strange theory that these tariffs could lead to an expansive underground, black market economy. Balatro Apr 11 #50

Welcome to DU malaise Apr 11 #78

It will. Xolodno Apr 11 #96

Welcome to the DU Balatro! CountAllVotes Apr 11 #102

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Apr 12 #144

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Apr 13 #145

IOW, China has lots of sources for soybeans. The US has no other sources for most of the chips we need. Bluetus Apr 11 #51

Satire enid602 Apr 11 #52

Saw that coming. It's really the only thing they could do. Scrivener7 Apr 11 #53

Game is right senseandsensibility Apr 11 #89

China has sued the US at the malaise Apr 11 #54

Causing an Asian leader to lose face by capitulating in Trump's tariff war isn't going to happen. patphil Apr 11 #56

Trump fucked with the wrong marine. LOL mobeau69 Apr 11 #62

Wow. CHINA MFA Spokesperson: "Give the bully an inch, he will take a mile." vanessa_ca Apr 11 #59

Bottom line: we won't even pick up the phone until crazy guy is geschwinkto. Girard442 Apr 11 #66

They're sick of this crap, and .... reACTIONary Apr 11 #71

Frightening times for sure. spanone Apr 11 #72

Omg Demovictory9 Apr 11 #75

All this and our federal workers getting layed off. In every dept. FloridaBlues Apr 11 #77

And they control the lions share of medium and heavy rare earths Sailingdiver Apr 11 #80

With US tariffs threatening the rest of the world, China probably sees a way to get into wiggs Apr 11 #81

Trump's bluffing and has 40 or 50 "tells" usonian Apr 11 #82

Oh who cares? mountain grammy Apr 11 #85

So, are eggs cheaper now...or, no? Seems eggs should be cheaper by now. flvegan Apr 11 #87

Nope senseandsensibility Apr 11 #104

780,000,000,000 pbmus Apr 11 #103

republicans own this vapor2 Apr 11 #105

Hey MAGA farmers, sucks to be you Hassler Apr 11 #107

He did that to the Soybean farmers in his first term DENVERPOPS Apr 11 #114

Trump just cratered a huge part of the farming industry Javaman Apr 11 #108

Guess, the art of the deal, didn't go over to well. republianmushroom Apr 11 #113

Must have more refrrence Akakoji Apr 11 #115

The Chinese people can tolerate way more economic pain than Americans AdamGG Apr 11 #118

Standing up to a bully is the only way to avoid further demands. Aussie105 Apr 12 #119

Cutting off economic and trade ties with U.S. is VERY bad news for Taiwan and their allies. pat_k Apr 12 #121

G.O.P. Felon-in-Chief has totally screwed America BoRaGard Apr 12 #123

Fuckhead47's KKKultists are 100% certain to praise this as a victory Orrex Apr 12 #124

They should seize Ivanka's China-based holdings. Orrex Apr 12 #125

At some point a Democrat will offer a conciliatory gesture to China Orrex Apr 12 #130

There are plenty Littlered Apr 12 #129

So you're cool with tRUMP and his insane policies? wolfie001 Apr 12 #140

My post had nothing Littlered Apr 12 #141

Monday's opening is going to be brutal! May as well go to the casino. nt Jit423 Apr 12 #134

Xi is essentially embargoing American goods. Historic NY Apr 12 #138

It's time for Rubio and Co. to 25th this clown. Turbineguy Apr 12 #139