• PugJesus@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    I’m not saying he was worthless. But I am saying that he picked excessive caution over decisive action, and that has a price in blood - especially now that US aid is likely to dry up indefinitely.

    I’m pissed at everything.

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      22 hours ago

      Trump takes decisive action.
      It’s a fucking rollercoaster.
      Regardless of whether you agree with the policies or not, trump has threatened tariffs, postponed tariffs, upped tariffs. I suspect by the end of the week he will ease tariffs, as he realises he is tanking the US economy.

      It’s less of the immediate-gratification as “line goes up” of the stock market, but I suspect the fact that anyone relying on US arms is rapidly working on replacing said assets for something more reliable… I wouldn’t be surprised if there were some u-turns on US foreign policy soon, as well. Then again, Russia seems to wholey own Trump. So, maybe not. Much harder to judge.

      I don’t want decisive action. I want fast action that is well reasoned, and can be obviously defended as being “a good thing”

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        22 hours ago

        I would say Trump’s action is less ‘decisive’ and more ‘impulsive’ for that very reason. He doesn’t make decisions. He just reacts, usually to how much he’s shat his diaper on a given day, or how badly he wants to impress Putin and other dictators.

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          20 hours ago

          That’s an excellent point.
          I searched for the definition of “decisive”:

          Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.

          I stand corrected.
          Flip flopping on tariffs (etc) is not decisive. It ends fuck all.
          It is absolutely impulsive.