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  • 89th8 89th

    "Tariffs are a tax hike on foreign countries. Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people." Either I totally am wrong (possible) or I think the white house truly has NO idea what a tariff is and who pays it. WTFFFFFFFF

    Of course she snips at the AP at the end of it.

    Around 56:45 -

    Link to video

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    jon-nyc
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    @89th said in Trumpenomics:

    "Tariffs are a tax hike on foreign countries. Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people." Either I totally am wrong (possible) or I think the white house truly has NO idea what a tariff is and who pays it. WTFFFFFFFF

    Of course she snips at the AP at the end of it.

    a good summary.

    For those who do not follow economics, here's basically what happened:

    Leavitt: 2+2=Purple.
    AP Reporter: I have a calculator and 2+2=4.
    Leavitt: How DARE you insult my math skills!
    Conservative Media: White House DESTROYS disrespectful and un-American AP reporter.

    Only non-witches get due process.

    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

      @89th said in Trumpenomics:

      "Tariffs are a tax hike on foreign countries. Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people." Either I totally am wrong (possible) or I think the white house truly has NO idea what a tariff is and who pays it. WTFFFFFFFF

      Of course she snips at the AP at the end of it.

      a good summary.

      For those who do not follow economics, here's basically what happened:

      Leavitt: 2+2=Purple.
      AP Reporter: I have a calculator and 2+2=4.
      Leavitt: How DARE you insult my math skills!
      Conservative Media: White House DESTROYS disrespectful and un-American AP reporter.

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      taiwan_girl
      wrote on last edited by
      #141

      @jon-nyc LOL

      But true.

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        LuFins Dad
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        #142

        Shapiro has been going off on Trump’s tariff policy and the general populist MAGA underpinnings.

        The Brad

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          xenon
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          #143

          I’ve been listening to him too lately. He’s such a case study in audience capture. He knows better than all this.

          He was a big Trump booster during the election this time - his position was that Trump wouldn’t do a lot of the things he’s now doing.

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            jon-nyc
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            #144

            Re audience capture, I remember a number of years ago hearing him with Sam Harris and thinking he was an intelligent guy who I didn’t always agree with but he made sense. Then I listened to him on his own podcast. For about five minutes. Oy.

            Only non-witches get due process.

            • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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              Horace
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              #145

              I read LD's post as Shapiro being unhappy with the tariffs. What is Shapiro saying?

              Education is extremely important.

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                89th
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                #146

                I think basically that the Trump's tariff chaos and the "withdrawal from global commerce" (not really, but the general feeling) is not going to result in a good outcome for America or the world. It's a lose-lose strategy. I only listened to it a little, so @LuFins-Dad correct me please.

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                  Horace
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                  #147

                  Not sure where Xenon's post is coming from, then.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                    xenon
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                    #148

                    He’s against tariffs.

                    I was talking about the longer arc of the last few years for him. Used to like his podcast during Trump term 1. Sometimes he’d agree and many times he’d disagree with the administration.

                    He slowly moved to almost lockstep predictable positions… since that’s where his audience had presumably moved to.

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                    • X xenon

                      He’s against tariffs.

                      I was talking about the longer arc of the last few years for him. Used to like his podcast during Trump term 1. Sometimes he’d agree and many times he’d disagree with the administration.

                      He slowly moved to almost lockstep predictable positions… since that’s where his audience had presumably moved to.

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                      Horace
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                      @xenon said in Trumpenomics:

                      He’s against tariffs.

                      I was talking about the longer arc of the last few years for him. Used to like his podcast during Trump term 1. Sometimes he’d agree and many times he’d disagree with the administration.

                      He slowly moved to almost lockstep predictable positions… since that’s where his audience had presumably moved to.

                      How does your audience capture theory fit with this push back on the tariffs? Being for these chaos tariffs as Trump is implementing them would be an absurdist symptom of audience capture, but he's not there, so what are some absurdist symptoms of audience capture he was showing before now? Talking points that tribes hit on over and over tend not to be absurd, or even untrue, so much as non-disprovable empty rhetoric that makes the audience feel good.

                      Education is extremely important.

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                        xenon
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                        #150

                        He called Jan 6 the worst day in American history since 9/11. He said he would never vote Trump because of his character, since his own morals are deeply rooted in his religion.

                        Those are just a couple of top of mind examples. He realized that he can’t be anti-Trump and also a popular right wing commentator.

                        He used to disagree with the vast majority of things Trump. Now he agrees with the vast majority (or at least goes out of it way to give the most charitable explanation).

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                          Horace
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                          It surprises me Shapiro was ever as strident about Jan 6 or Trump as the two examples you point out.

                          I don't listen to much DW content because it's not substantive enough, just relentless culture war dunks that might be funny, but aren't so meaningful.

                          Education is extremely important.

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                          • HoraceH Horace

                            It surprises me Shapiro was ever as strident about Jan 6 or Trump as the two examples you point out.

                            I don't listen to much DW content because it's not substantive enough, just relentless culture war dunks that might be funny, but aren't so meaningful.

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                            LuFins Dad
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                            @Horace said in Trumpenomics:

                            It surprises me Shapiro was ever as strident about Jan 6 or Trump as the two examples you point out.

                            I don't listen to much DW content because it's not substantive enough, just relentless culture war dunks that might be funny, but aren't so meaningful.

                            I think you’re too influenced by Walsh and Candace Owen’s. 85% of Shapiro’s stuff for the masses is the typical red meat, but about 15% is far more intellectual and you see a reasoning/philosophical point to some of the governance points Ben is making. Klavan is hilarious in his openings, but occasionally delves kind of deep into his background as an author and an artist. Knowles will dig pretty deep into classical western theology and philosophy to make his points.

                            Yes, 80% is Rush redux, but the 20% makes it worthwhile.

                            The Brad

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                              Horace
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                              #153

                              This is all fair enough from Shapiro:

                              Link to video

                              Education is extremely important.

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                              • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                @Horace said in Trumpenomics:

                                It surprises me Shapiro was ever as strident about Jan 6 or Trump as the two examples you point out.

                                I don't listen to much DW content because it's not substantive enough, just relentless culture war dunks that might be funny, but aren't so meaningful.

                                I think you’re too influenced by Walsh and Candace Owen’s. 85% of Shapiro’s stuff for the masses is the typical red meat, but about 15% is far more intellectual and you see a reasoning/philosophical point to some of the governance points Ben is making. Klavan is hilarious in his openings, but occasionally delves kind of deep into his background as an author and an artist. Knowles will dig pretty deep into classical western theology and philosophy to make his points.

                                Yes, 80% is Rush redux, but the 20% makes it worthwhile.

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                                Horace
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                                #154

                                @LuFins-Dad said in Trumpenomics:

                                I think you’re too influenced by Walsh

                                Probably. The algo decided I like Walsh at some point and I get fed his stuff every day. Well, I do like him, but I don't need the 1000th serving of culture war dunks.

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                  jon-nyc
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                                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                                    Copper
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                                    #156

                                    I predict some stocks will go up and down.

                                    Just 1 man's opinion.

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                                    • CopperC Copper

                                      I predict some stocks will go up and down.

                                      Just 1 man's opinion.

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                                      taiwan_girl
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                                      #157

                                      @Copper You are a smart man!!!!

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                                        Horace
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #158

                                        Stock market? More like drop market.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                          xenon
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                                          #159

                                          Speaking of audience capture - here’s VDH’s take on the tariff situation with Canada.

                                          He sounds reasonable too, which is impressive in its own right. But pretty much frames it that Canada is in the wrong and Trump is completely right.

                                          And he had a video on tariffs early feb too, where his point was that Trump doesn’t actually put on tariffs, just uses them as a diplomatic cudgel (eg prisoner deportation). But he didn’t address that here.

                                          Link to video

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