The Apoplexy Over the Trump Tariffs is the "Trillions at Stake" Part of Our Decade's Long Discussion

CTH ... "Long Discussion"

 

Here is a "long discussion" which will give some explanation for what's happening.

I won't try to parse it all, or much of it. One thing I know is that the business as usual strategy isn't working, and I never supported big trade deficits. Heck, I voted for Dick Gephardt in the Dem Primaries for Prez back in 1988 on this very thing. Trade deficits were really ramping up back then, and becoming a political issue.

Clinton then added China to the mix in the nineties. The trade deficit went bat-guano crazy thereafter, and here we are.

Reaction to the reaction to the reaction (to the tariffs)

 

---Just saw that a "conservative" group is going to sue Trump over the tariffs. Oh, brother! Now the "conservatives" are going to go to the Lawfare playbook. It just shows to go ya.

--- There's another side to the story, not just the "enemedia" side. Reports are that Trump is okay with the tariffs and the responses he's getting from many other countries. The media is just playing the FUD game.

--- The reaction on Wall Street isn't good, but yours truly could care less about Wall Street. Wall Street is a casino, for crying out loud. If Wall Street went to Hell, I don't think the Devil would want them.

--- If Trump can get a bunch of bilateral trade deals that would improve our trading posture, then I'm all for it. But the System may have something to say about it. Screw the System, since they are screwing us anyhoo. Trump DOES need to keep the public behind him. If he loses the people, then the politicians and bureaucrats will sense blood in the water, and then you know what happens after that.

 

--- So the window of opportunity may close quickly.

--- A quick comment upon the trade posture--- even critics admit that the US is drawing down its manufacturing capacity through its trading policy. This has been true ever since the end of WW II. That explains a few things that may not be commonly understood. Of course, the enemedia won't be tellin you that. You have to do some homework, and will people do that???

--- This may be a riverboat gamble. Reagan did one with his tax cuts. Clinton did one by getting China into the trading regime, and thus made China a superpower. The idea there was that China would become more like us. How's that one working out???

A foolish consistency... (reposted)

4/4/25:

To understand this post, you'll probably have to click on the bold face link in the post below. It's another post, written about Milton Friedman, and his ideas concerning trade surpluses and trade deficits. This is what I was referring to when I mentioned "foolish consistency". It turns out that Milton Friedman's ideas were taken at face value, and we really decided to trade all our know how and human capital in exchange for a few cheap baubles. Now that is foolish.

4/10/16:

Who said that?  It is a quote of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

I was thinking of that in respect to what I just wrote about Milton Friedman, and how it would be wonderful for us if we could get the rest of the world to accept paper dollars for goods.

It is foolishly consistent to take Economic Theory to its logical conclusion to the extent he did, and then try to justify it on the basis of economics alone.  You could not make that scenario work in the real world, because not all people are fools.  If you give away your power and strength in exchange for a few baubles, then you are the fool.  This is what these free traders are doing.  They don't know the difference between wealth and money.  Wealth is know how.  Money is just a medium of exchange.  It can only have value if it is backed by true wealth, which is the collective know how of a people.  If a nation neglects its people in exchange for baubles from abroad, then that nation can not exist for long.

The conclusion follows, if you are courageous enough to face the truth.

FUD, and it isn't in the form of Elmer J. Fudd

4/4/25:

 

2:14 PM:

 

Trump's tanking the markets on purpose?

 

If you ax me, I don't know how this will be received, you know what I mean, Vern?

 

11:52 AM:

 

This could be ungood. I asked Grok ( X's AI ) if the tariffs were actually reciprocal.

 

https://t.co/Wy53z1M1ek --- There does appear to be a discrepancy.

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) April 4, 2025

 

 

11:28 AM:

 

There's a claim out there that the tariffs are not reciprocal, as advertised. If that's true, then my support for it is suspended until further review. All of the tariffs and the corresponding tariffs being imposed on American goods needs to be reviewed.

 

If Trump has done what he is accused of, they will have a real issue for a change. He'd better reconsider if that's the case. Otherwise, the financial beating will backfire in a bad way, and rather bigly.

 

 

4/3/25:

 

The Democratic plan is to generate a lot of FUD--- an acronym for Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt.

Of course the stock market fall is designed for that. Let's spread tons and tons of fear because of a falling market. Let's stoke up the fears of job losses and recession. The uncertainty is needed in order to paralyze the political class into not doing anything, and continuing more of the same.

A restructuring is needed. How can it be in the interest of the people of this country to let other countries continue massive tariff structures against American goods?

Nobody should be surprised that a restructuring should cause some near-term dislocations. Adjustments have to be made.

 

Let's see where we are when the mid-terms come around. If the Dems could freeze Trump into inaction, which they are doing with their lawfare, they can make him look ineffective. The doubts about Trump could put Trump out of the game for good.

 

Anyway, that is a short discussion of what I think where some of the political strategies are. It shouldn't be a surprise.

 

 

"Hot ass mess"

4/3/25:

 

She can keep on talking. Maybe we shouldn't help them out, know what I mean, Vern?

 

I Can't Believe Jasmine Crockett Admitted This https://t.co/vzMyHUmPuA ---- You tell 'em kid, I st-st-st stutter.

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) April 3, 2025

 

 

3/26/25:

 

There's a hot ass mess in Texas, but "Hot wheels" ain't it, honey.

House Dems' top spox Jasmine Crockett applauded after attacking Texas Governor Abbott for using a wheelchair:

"Y'all know we got Governor Hot Wheels down there!"

Recent polling shows Crazy Crockett as one of the leaders of the Democrat Party. This is who they are. pic.twitter.com/eIDlJqSoEU

— NRCC (@NRCC) March 25, 2025

"Whatsherface" has a PSA in case you're interested

4/3/25:

 

2:25 PM:

 

Yep. If the opposition in Canada, if they had one, would talk like this, they'd win. Maybe big, too.

 

People in this country, the good 'ol USA, are being told to hate Trump. If Trump hasn't done anything else, he has opened up the opportunity for the country to see things as they really are. That's because WE THE PEOPLE are being lied to without stint. So God Bless Trump for allowing the truth to be heard for a change. Hopefully it will last awhile longer.

 

 

Credit, unknown. pic.twitter.com/jOQT0DdXIC

— Mark Reid 🇨🇦 (@MarkReid42) April 2, 2025

 

2:00 PM:

 

Compare and contrast, please.

 

8:41 AM:

 

Does anybody really know what's going on? You'd be in that mess if it weren't for some folks who've got some "misinformation" that you might want to listen to...

THE GREAT RESET comes to CANADA https://t.co/iKucUjyV0D #Odysee via @OdyseeTeam --- Interesting information. Evidently, there's a lot to learn about Canada here in America, as well as in Canada itself!

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) April 3, 2025

LPP Fusion getting ready for the latest run at aneutronic fusion

4/3/25:

 

1:50 PM:

 

LPP is having a fundraiser about now. They could be really close, or maybe not. Anyhow, during this time, there's a lot of volatility in the investment markets. Hear tell, the stock market is having a bad day. A helluva time to invest, eh? People are going ape-shit with FEAR.

 

But that may be the best time to buy. Buy when everyone is selling, and sell when everybody's buying. The stock market is rather frothy, and it had to happen at some point. Now's the time people are selling. Not necessarily a good time to sell. Not necessarily a good time to buy either, but that all depends upon what you're buying and why.

 

 

9:37 AM:

 

This may or may not pan out. Latest shot at a near record yield, without it even being a "real shot". The main attraction is yet to come, and it's on the way soon. Or so they say.

Let's take a fusion energy test shot #fusion #shorts https://t.co/1P50Um1agf via @YouTube --- They seem to be pretty excited over there with their last report. Near record

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) April 3, 2025

Big Bird flaps his beak, and MAGA is born

 

Are you familiar with the "butterfly effect"?

Wikipedia describes it thusly:

"In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions in which a small change in one state of a deterministic nonlinear system can result in large differences in a…

— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) March 31, 2025

I thought that Chaos Theory explained it all... Big Bird?

These guys are saying something that completely contradicts what the media is saying

Tesla's going bankrupt! Tesla's going bankrupt! Not so fast... The media is full of sh!t anyway.

 

The country's future awaits the verdict

4/2/25:

 

It looks like a loss in Wisconsin, but the real loss was a few years ago when a GOP judge ran against MAGA. That might as well have been kiss of death. It confirms once again the whole point of the "moderate" GOP is to inflict defeat upon the majority of the party, which is MAGA. It's been either MAGA or conservative all along, and the "moderates" hold the reins as long as the public allows it. It's happening in Texas, too. It wasn't a totally bad night, as the majority in Wisconsin are still for sane policies, but this may have already been tilted in the liberal's favor anyhow. A win would have been a flip.

 

You might as well call it another steal, because that is what you will likely get in Wisconsin in the future. Unless something changes, of course.

 

4/1/25:

 

There's a big election, or one that they say is big. It's in Wisconsin. I don't follow their politics very much. Seems like I don't follow my state of Texas' politics all that much. All the focus is on Washington DC. What's true in my case may translate into the general case.

The people in the various states may be thinking that they've got things wired because Trump is in the White House. But there are 50 states, and all these states are needed in order to keep in hand the reins of power.

Anyway, that is why this election is important. If the Dems win that election, they'll gain some advantage in the Wisconsin political situation, which can translate into the Federal situation. Generally speaking, if you take your eye off the ball, you may well drop it.

The Democrats are being successful in scaring people about DOGE and so forth. I know. I just had a conversation with somebody that convinced me that they are being successful with their fear campaign about Social Security and so forth.

If the Democrats succeed, it will have that fear factor that they are ginning up. The sad thing is that there's so many people who are letting themselves being manipulated into believing false things. I rely upon Social Security, and I don't believe that there's anything to fear. If Trump and Co. start messing around with that in the way that they are being accused of, they will lose massive support, I can tell you. Most of what support the Democrats may be gaining is from the fear that they are generating of something that isn't even true. The fear mongers are not doing these people any good, nor the rest of us.

But that is where we are today.

May you live in interesting times

4/1/25:

Today was rather hectic. I've had just enough time to do one update to another post, and an update here. Interesting times.

3/31/25, 9:46 AM:

 

The "interesting" part is not what it may appear to be. Anyway, I've been having some interesting times lately.

So posting may be lite for the time-being. Things are interesting in my neighborhood. More accurately, it could get interesting. As for today, I've been busy with some chores, while keeping my eyes open.

Not trying to be dramatic. A thing is what it is.

12:19 PM:

I interrupt this interruption to bring the news that the interruption is suspended for the moment. Consequently it will get boring for a little while, as I resume the unshelduled shedule.

Solve for X: Rob McGinnis on global water scarcity ( reposted from 2012)

4/1/25, 9:37 AM :

This was a long time ago, so it may take a bit of digging to find out more. Basically, he sold his tech to a Chinese group! The Chinese couldn't make anything out of it, so they went belly up. Not sure where the story went from there, but still looking...

Oasys looks to sell forward osmosis IP as cash flow dries up --- I was wondering what happened to this tech that I first heard of way back in 2012. I think I will look into the story a bit. Rob McGinnis is the name.

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) April 1, 2025

10:26 AM:



Leo AI doesn't seem to know much about it. A few clicks through what's out there seems to show that this is a very complex topic with no one-size-fits-all type of solution. Still looking.

UK's Modern Water is another name mentioned. However, there's nothing all that new being mentioned on this website.

11:00 AM:



Here's one of the more recent videos of Rob McGinnis. Why would I be interested in this greenie weenie stuff? If it makes sense economically, then there's no need for draconian regulations to put it into large scale practice. But get this: It might make sense on Mars. Guess who's going to Mars?











3/31/25:

The original post seems to have gone missing, but there's this copy. So I am wondering: Whatever happened with this tech? It would sure come in handy, you know?

 

Global Challenges in Energy and Water Supply: The Promise of Engineered Osmosis | Environmental Science & Technology https://t.co/n6ECRWDBdp --- I wonder what happened to this. This isn't new, it has been around for more than a decade.

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) April 1, 2025

Featured in this video:

The url of the post that forms the basis of this question:

Solve for X

So, I found the post again, and I'm reproducing it yet again for future reference. I've used the IDEA for some of my ideas about energy. The smelling salts are produced the same way, and can be a way to move the hydrogen from place to place. You need to make the hydrogen and then combine it with nitrogen in order to get the ammonia. Ammonia is toxic, so making it into smelling salts makes it harmless. ( until you release the ammonia )

If you release the ammonia in small amounts, then you will limit the damage it could do, you see? Therefore, you could store the smelling salts indefinitely, and then when you want the ammonia, it can be recovered easily.



12/29/16: note:

Smelling salts can desalinate water and be a source of ammonia for a fuel cell, that produces even more water and electricity.

Now all you need is to separate the ammonia from the carbon dioxide.  There's a way...

the original post follows immediately...



Update:

Some background info from Business Week.

Big Bird: A Metaphor for Obama

3/31/25:

What about this old post? It's over a dozen years old, and Obama is no longer in the White House. In fact, when I made this post back then, he was still in his first term. Good 'ol Romney was attempting to oppose him, but Romney did not succeed. Why not success? He was trying too hard to be like the guy he was running against, that he couldn't bring himself to honestly oppose him.

That's why the so-called "right" lost all the time. The same formula is taking place in Canada at the moment. The guy running against the Liberal party guy, isn't really opposing him. So the Liberals are likely to win in Canada because the so-called right winger refuses to be any different than the leftard that he is running against. Up until recently, the Liberals were very unpopular. What made them popular this time? By picking a fight with the Orange Man Bad. The Canadians are hopeless unless they find their way out of their bamboozlement. It is not any accident that people get bamboozled. It's the plan. Chew on that on, if you dare.

10/12/12:

Bruce Johnson, American Thinker

He makes a case that Obama is Big Bird.  Everybody seems to be Big Bird.  I was thinking that John McCain was Big Bird.  Especially with his attempts to become a member in good standing with the press is reminiscent of the video showed earlier on this blog.  It was Big Bird who made a caricature of himself in order to try to become a member of the Good Birds Club.  Like Big Bird in that video, McCain really does like to get the approval of the left, so much so that he earns the suspicion of conservatives because he plays up to the critics of conservatism.  So, if McCain is really conservative, why doesn't he just be happy with the way he is?

It all depends on how you take Big Bird, I guess.  He seemed to me to be a Big Wuss in that video.  All too often, Republicans like John McCain act like Big Bird did in that video.

Ground News says that this is a "red" blindspot

 

This is not written to dispute it, although I've written many times that the Marxist model is not one you should use if you are a sincere conservative. However, not everyone on the "right" is blind to the significance of this election. You may notice that the political left is definitely not blind to it.

Interpret this how you will. My interpretation is that we are poised on the knife's edge. The difference maker here could be how much people actually care about the truth, and are willing to do something about it.

Leading French Candidate Marine Le Pen Banned From Holding Public Office for Five Years

The Conservative Treehouse

Comment:

The USA has always been more free than average. However, if you are a commie pinko lib, you'll probably dispute that. That's because commie pinko libs have their own "reality", and such reality only applies to the moment, and could change at any moment. In other words, the commie pinko libs are full of sh!t.

P.S.: (pay attention please)

This reminds me of the State of the Union that Ronald Reagan gave in the late eighties. He said three words in the US Constitution that makes America different from all other countries---"WE THE PEOPLE". We the people tell the government what it can and cannot do. Everywhere else, it is the other way around.