time to get out

They don't care what it does to people, it makes some rich people richer like the alcohol prohibition

Wait. I just realized something. One of the significant reasons humans are such amazing creatures compared to the other species is our generational knowledge we can pass down. But we have a saturation point. We need consciousness information downloading. Not immortality. But a way to download Wikipedia to our brains. That's the next step.

The last tariff I personally remember was the 1983 motorcycle tariff signed by Reagan. The Yamaha Virago was seen as such a threat to Harley-Davidson that they pushed for and got a tariff imposed on imported motorcycles over 700ccs engine displacement. Yamaha's answer was to reduce the engine displacement from 750 to 699cc. The 250cc Virago is still in production today, though they install a straighter handlebar on it and call it a "V-Star 250."

This is what happens when a populace isn't properly educated.

Prepare for this country to be on a downward slope for the rest of our lives. That's the most likely future for us.

But this one is different... ... ... I just can't remember how... but I know they said this one is different, so it must be... right?...

Edit: autocorrect

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If I recall my history right, the 1929 stock market collapse precipitated the Great Depression, and the tariffs were a (misguided) attempt at trying to set the economy straight.

There's in general no way this can work long-term. When nations cooperate, they both benefit. If you're the only nation not cooperating with everyone else, then everyone else will surpass you until you're North Korea levels of yesteryear.

Did anyone mention how the 1930 tariffs sparked a wave of retaliatory tariffs by other nations, greatly reducing international trade, pushing a natural resources poor Japan to conclude that in order to survive it needed an empire, so it invaded other countries, committing such atrocities that even Nazi Germany was like "whoa dude, chill", which lead to their participation in WWII, Pearl Harbor and the deployment of nuclear bombs? No?

The definition of stupidity is to try things that failed in the past again in the hope to get a better result.

Thanks for the insight, stacy! By the way, why are you still posting on a nazi platform? Oh for internet points? Cool, cool.

Edit: Damn, there's more nazis on Lemmy than I thought.

There was also the McKinley Tariff of 1890 that is taxed foreign imports at almost 50% and caused increased prices and consumer backlash and lead to Democrats winning Congress in a landslide.

Third time's the charm right? Right!?!?

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This one is going to work /s

It'll work this time... trust me bro!

I'd like to see U.S become so weak that Natives are able to reclaim their land. Imagine them scalp those nazi regime supporting mfers. Brings a happy tear in my eye.

Maybe depression is the goal along with the whole gamut of initiatives whose only logical aggregate result would be the weakening of the United States

Seems fairly easy to accomplish when an entire political party's ideology is built upon a foreign power's propaganda

if anyone has any questions about getting out of the country, ask away.

I'm a long-term traveler.

Third time is a charm. No seriously this unhinged president will be the destruction of the nation as the Democrats predicted. It was fun while it lasted but since I'm not rich I'm screwed.

How did 1930 one caused a depression when we were in the 29' crack?

1930 was about money supply. That's when bitcoin and all the other crypto coins will be handy.

Third time lucky.