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There was a LOT of "he's just posturing" and all sorts of shit. I think it's because during his last term he talked a lot of shit but then didn't do much, so people still expected that. I think it's dumb, personally. Even if I didn't expect him to put these tariffs on (I didn't, frankly), I still treated his campaign like he would and voted Democrat in response. Out of principle you should take shit seriously by default. And lo and behold he's doing what he said he would do.
Comment by Another-attempt42 at 02/02/2025 at 18:25 UTC
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There was a LOT of "he's just posturing" and all sorts of shit.
Like how "Build the Wall" was actually more a metaphorical statement about hardening the border?
I 'member.
I'm not getting duped any more. If Trump says he wants to deport millions, putting them in camps, etc... then I'm going to assume that's his intended policy prescription.
Comment by I-Make-Maps91 at 02/02/2025 at 20:07 UTC
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But he did try to do a ton of what he said in the first term, he was barely restrained by the adults in the room who almost to a man warned us that Trump was not fit for office.
Which is to say; I don't buy a single instance of people saying they didn't think he would do it, they just know it's what they're supposed to say.