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26. This is Conservative Movement gospel. He's preaching to the Heritage Foundation choir

Mon Apr 7, 2025, 09:13 PM

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As far as they're concerned, the Gilded Age, the age of the Robber Barons, was the pinnacle of American Civilization. They're aristocrats that think only a certain sort of people (in which they definitely include themselves) should be running things, and we spent the entire 20th century undermining that fundamental formula for greatness by being soft and giving the rabble too much of a say in things.

It ain't just Trump. He has entire bands of the equivalent of Bolsheviks counting on him to help them grab all the marbles.

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Trump just gave away the reason for tariffs today [View all] mchill Apr 2025 OP

And the GOP is compliant. Worked over the weekend on tax cuts. Ignoring the tariffs Raven123 Apr 2025 #1

This is why GOP senators aren't complaining too much about tariffs... AntiFascist Apr 2025 #5

Yep. Raven123 Apr 2025 #9

Compliant and complicit. Democrats tried twice to impeach him and Republicans gave him a pass so he run again and destr OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2025 #13

He's an idiot acts like internet and jet engines don't exist uponit7771 Apr 2025 #2

is he intentionally lying so you won't realize it? Intractable Apr 2025 #3

Exactly! I am hoping more people will realize he wants to take everything from us, including our very lives. LiberalLoner Apr 2025 #25

It's 2025..... Lovie777 Apr 2025 #4

He wants to return to the gilded age tishaLA Apr 2025 #6

"Our country was the strongest from 1872 to 1913" Demovictory9 Apr 2025 #7

The British Empire was significantly more powerful and influential in 1900 than the US was. meadowlander Apr 2025 #24

good point. I remember "the sun never sets on the British empire" Demovictory9 Apr 2025 #36

For a brief time after the Civil War, the US was the most powerful nation in the world Kaleva Apr 2025 #48

Good times? C_U_L8R Apr 2025 #8

You're forgetting the other big reason newdeal2 Apr 2025 #11

Don't forget child labor, RazorbackExpat Apr 2025 #49

Methinks he missed out on eco 101. cachukis Apr 2025 #10

I think he slept through class... Xolodno Apr 2025 #34

A regressive tax Cirsium Apr 2025 #12

Plus income tax cuts don't help the elderly who live only on their Social allegorical oracle Apr 2025 #21

Right, just the worst financial times, the Gay Nineties was a myth ... marble falls Apr 2025 #14

Great job. applegrove Apr 2025 #39

I've had to disabuse myself of the myth of the good old days. marble falls Apr 2025 #41

I emailed it to my peeps. I hope that is okay? applegrove Apr 2025 #43

You betcha. I think of it as homage to the old time Russian Radicals who communicated by "samizdat". marble falls Apr 2025 #44

I had to look up samizdat. Thanks. applegrove Apr 2025 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Apr 2025 #42

Trump believes tariffs are a tax on other countries. He's a moron. If he was smart, he wouldn't knowingly look like an Doodley Apr 2025 #15

This! He's been yammering away about tariffs for the better part of a year. the nelm Apr 2025 #30

He's been talking about tariffs since the 1980s, saying how other nations are ripping us off. Doodley Apr 2025 #50

Remember: "never admit you were wrong" ... Justice matters. Apr 2025 #46

The MO of a malignant narcissist. Doodley Apr 2025 #51

But we wouldn't have to Tickle Apr 2025 #16

AKA, the Gilded Age. Nt NutmegYankee Apr 2025 #17

NYC society would have shunned him then too. C_U_L8R Apr 2025 #19

He and R want to go back to feudal times Meowmee Apr 2025 #18

What a stupid dumbfuck Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2025 #20

Right CitizenZero Apr 2025 #22

Tariffs are also one of the most regressive taxes around, hurting everyone but the wealthy. Lonestarblue Apr 2025 #23

This is Conservative Movement gospel. He's preaching to the Heritage Foundation choir JHB Apr 2025 #26

It's not a secret. Klarkashton Apr 2025 #27

It is just so unfortunate that Germany deported VMA131Marine Apr 2025 #28

They called the 20th Century the American Century EnergizedLib Apr 2025 #29

The Caine Mutiny Mr.Bee Apr 2025 #31

Grifting opportunities from countries Nululu Apr 2025 #32

He's as dumb as a suitcase full of rocks. surfered Apr 2025 #33

K&R mvd Apr 2025 #35

He plans to use tariffs as extortion to gain power Martin Eden Apr 2025 #37

I think angry protestors will far outnumber the Proud Boys and their ilk n/t AntiFascist Apr 2025 #40

If "they" start shooting... Justice matters. Apr 2025 #47

When do the impeachment hearings start?! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2025 #38