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ViciDraco · 41-45, M
Tariffs are neither good nor bad. They do allow for governments to pick winners and losers. The concern at play for most people is disruption. Tariff spikes are going to put a lot of short term pain on the poorest and least able to absorb it. Another major concern is the loss of Soft Power on the international stage.
But if you want to go with that logic...
Look at all the countries with successful socialized health care
Look at all the countries with gun control and outright bans
Look at all the countries with wealth taxes
Lots of other countries do a lot of things that get demonized by the right. Why don't they use critical thinking skills for that?
Of course, I'm not a Democrat. I'm a leftist.
But if you want to go with that logic...
Look at all the countries with successful socialized health care
Look at all the countries with gun control and outright bans
Look at all the countries with wealth taxes
Lots of other countries do a lot of things that get demonized by the right. Why don't they use critical thinking skills for that?
Of course, I'm not a Democrat. I'm a leftist.
DogMan · 61-69, M
@ViciDraco So it is all about Soft Power? We basically give all these countries a leg up, right?
That sounds nice, but what do we get for it? It sounds more like bribery to me.
We give them monetary help so they won't hurt us? What will happen? will we have terrorist
attacks in America because we are not paying them off?
I guess that is a possibility.
That sounds nice, but what do we get for it? It sounds more like bribery to me.
We give them monetary help so they won't hurt us? What will happen? will we have terrorist
attacks in America because we are not paying them off?
I guess that is a possibility.
Reason10 · 70-79, M
@ViciDraco [b[c=003BB2]] Look at all the countries with successful socialized health care
There are none. Socialized medicine means highest costs, rationing, and a trip to the US for superior cancer treatment.
Look at all the countries with gun control and outright bans
Dictatorships. Yeah, North Korea, Cuba, Communist China.
Look at all the countries with wealth taxes
America has wealth taxes. The achievers in this country pay MORE taxes than welfare bums on the left. And in America, our middle class and even HOMELESS class would appear wealthy, compared to the socialist shitholes of the world.
There are none. Socialized medicine means highest costs, rationing, and a trip to the US for superior cancer treatment.
Look at all the countries with gun control and outright bans
Dictatorships. Yeah, North Korea, Cuba, Communist China.
Look at all the countries with wealth taxes
America has wealth taxes. The achievers in this country pay MORE taxes than welfare bums on the left. And in America, our middle class and even HOMELESS class would appear wealthy, compared to the socialist shitholes of the world.
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DogMan · 61-69, M
@ViciDraco This is soft power in a nutshell. Giving billions of dollars to other countries in order
to get them to behave the way Democrats want them to behave. AKA: Bribery.
Soft power, a term coined by political scientist Joseph Nye, refers to the ability of a country to influence others through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion. USAID has been a pivotal tool in this regard, administering approximately 60% of US foreign assistance and disbursing USD 43.79 billion in 2023 alone. Its workforce of 10,000, with about two-thirds serving overseas, assisted around 130 countries.
to get them to behave the way Democrats want them to behave. AKA: Bribery.
Soft power, a term coined by political scientist Joseph Nye, refers to the ability of a country to influence others through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion. USAID has been a pivotal tool in this regard, administering approximately 60% of US foreign assistance and disbursing USD 43.79 billion in 2023 alone. Its workforce of 10,000, with about two-thirds serving overseas, assisted around 130 countries.
ViciDraco · 41-45, M
Keep digging those holes