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		pinkytoe 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trump's Tariff Formula Makes No Economic Sense. It... this is a classic way that kings and other authoritarian leaders demand patronage.

lostlogin 3 months ago [–]

A fair few kings also got their heads chopped off due to getting too unpopular with the masses.

I don’t think can attribute the actions of Trump to intelligence or cunning.

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