Could Trump to Put 100 percent tariffs on Thailand?

[Purdey]

Just now, jts-khorat said:

 

Let's see how long it takes Trump to isolate the USA as much as Russia has been isolated by the actions of Putin.

 

Europeans are discussing openly to put military on Greenland to protect against the Americans; and I am not the only one wgho thinks that American military presence in Germany is a relict that should be dissolved ASAP. Trump is really feeding the flames here.

I am surprised that no one has told Trump that Russia is literally just 52 miles from the USA (Alaska).

[Yellowtail]

1 minute ago, jts-khorat said:

 

Let's see how long it takes Trump to isolate the USA as much as Russia has been isolated by the actions of Putin.

 

Europeans are discussing openly to put military on Greenland to protect against the Americans; and I am not the only one who thinks that American military presence in Germany is a relict that should be dissolved ASAP. Trump is really feeding the flames here.

What Europeans? Some leftist chat-board? 

[spidermike007]

He could, but he won't. It will cripple the US economy, those tariffs are not something that a foreign nation pays for, those tariffs are a huge tax hike on the American people.

 

I know that, he knows that and this is nothing more than a bargaining chip by a man who thinks he's a good negotiator, although many of us know that's absolutely not the case. 

[jts-khorat]

2 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

97% of Americans graduate from high school, and over 60% go to college. 

 

But yeah, since virtually every aspect of education in the US is controlled by the left, you're probably right. 

 

Graduation does not equal actual knowledge. Ask the average American where Greenland or Panama are located they would not know.

 

And this has nothing to do with the stupid culture war the Americans have; this is seen as beyond childish by the rest of the world. "the left" vs "the right", and all equally corrupt and literally a laughing stock to the rest of the world.

 

This dumbness is a symptom of Americans thinking they are the greatest and their whole education is navel-gazing propaganda.

[Silencer]

1 minute ago, jts-khorat said:

 

Let's see how long it takes Trump to isolate the USA as much as Russia has been isolated by the actions of Putin.

 

Europeans are discussing openly to put military on Greenland to protect against the Americans; and I am not the only one who thinks that American military presence in Germany is a relict that should be dissolved ASAP. Trump is really feeding the flames here.

As I recall, Trump did not like having troops all over the world. Talked about pulling them from Germany, South Korea, NATO, ME, etc. Putin and Xi would certainly like to see that happen.

[KhunLA]

9 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

 

The problem is of course that Trump is too stupid to realize this. He thinks he is king and can do anything. And obviously they let him do a lot. And in case things go wrong, does Trump care? He has enough money. Or does anybody really think he cares about Americans in general and his MAGA fanboys in particular. Screw them. Who cares?

He's far from stupid, along with having Elon to remind him.   Tesla does rely heavily on CATL & BYD.

[connda]

I don't want to see 100% tariffs, but I wouldn't mind seeing the 30% tariffs like those getting levied on guitar and electronic equipment that I've been buying lately - and I guess just about anything else that is being imported.  If Thailand is going to levy tariffs on US goods that I don't see any reason for the US to match Thailand's tariffs to the tee.  What I want to see is a level playing field for all parties.

[jts-khorat]

4 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

What Europeans? Some leftist chat-board? 

 

Qed. 

 

This "left" vs "right" you Americans love to talk about so much as if it makes your partisan side automatically right is kindergarden niveau. Your ignorant comment is the best proof of American delusion and dumbness.

[Yellowtail]

3 minutes ago, jts-khorat said:

 

Graduation does not equal actual knowledge. Ask the average American where Greenland or Panama are located they would not know.

 

And this has nothing to do with the stupid culture war the Americans have; this is seen as beyond childish by the rest of the world. "the left" vs "the right", and all equally corrupt and literally a laughing stock to the rest of the world.

 

This dumbness is a symptom of Americans thinking they are the greatest and their whole education is navel-gazing propaganda.

That's what I said. With the left running education, all the graduates know how to do is whine and beg for handouts from the public teat. The more advanced the degree, the more useless these stupid losers are. 

[Yellowtail]

2 minutes ago, jts-khorat said:

 

Qed. 

 

This "left" vs "right" you Americans love to talk about so much as if it makes your partisan side automatically right is kindergarden niveau. Your ignorant comment is the best proof of American delusion and dumbness.

SMMFCYPAL

[Jingthing]

12 minutes ago, Purdey said:

Quite possibly irritated.

I meant before the talk loudly and carry a bigger stick demagogue felon threatened them.

[jvs]

14 minutes ago, jts-khorat said:

 

It is sad, that this might actually be a possible reality.

 

We all have known, that the Americans are in general quite undeducated, have a very limited horizon and literally no idea how they are perceived by the rest of the world -- but even I would not have thought that behind their mask of dumbness is actual evil.

21% of adult USA citizens are considered illiterate.

That is very high for a developed country!

Thailand? A lot better!

[jts-khorat]

7 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

That's what I said. With the left running education, all the graduates know how to do is whine and beg for handouts from the public teat. The more advanced the degree, the more useless these stupid losers are. 

 

Maybe I need to spell it out: as soon as an American talks about "the left did this", "the right did this", it is already clear that he is moving in an echo chamber devoid of true information, but is arguing on a purely emotional basis. Such an argument is not fact-driven, as if adults would talk, but literally like kindergarden age children talking in the playground.

 

It amazes me that any participant of such an argument does not have the intellectual horizon to not notice themselves, that just by introducing their argument this way, they have lost all credivility.

 

There is no "left" and "right", there are facts on which merits adult people discuss solutions for issues... which normally means compromise. Something absolutely missing in American political discourse, another symptom that serious adults long have left the room over there.

[jvs]

5 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

That's what I said. With the left running education, all the graduates know how to do is whine and beg for handouts from the public teat. The more advanced the degree, the more useless these stupid losers are. 

Maybe so but your guy loves the uneducated,he loves you also!

 

[jvs]

9 minutes ago, connda said:

I don't want to see 100% tariffs, but I wouldn't mind seeing the 30% tariffs that get levied on guitar and electronic equipment that I've been buying lately - and I guess just about anything else that is being imported.  If Thailand is going to levy tariffs on US goods that I don't see any reason for the US to match Thailand's tariffs to the tee.  What I want to see is a level playing field for all parties.

What about Trumps plan to freeze all money send to US  pensioners living abroad?

"US money has to be spent in the USA!"

[Yellowtail]

2 minutes ago, jts-khorat said:

 

Maybe I need to spell it out: as soon as an American talks about "the left did this", "the right did this", it is already clear that he is moving in an echo chamber devoid of true information, but is arguing on a purely emotional basis. Such an argument is not fact-driven, as if adults would talk, but literally like kindergarden age children talking in the playground.

 

It amazes me that any participant of such an argument does not have the intellectual horizon to not notice themselves, that just by introducing their argument this way, they have lost all credivility.

 

There is no "left" and "right", there are facts on which merits adult people discuss solutions for issues... which normally means compromise. Something absolutely missing in American political discourse, another symptom that serious adults long have left the room over there.

You go lefty, you're on fire! 

 

School teacher with an advanced degree, yes? 

[billd766]

10 minutes ago, connda said:

I don't want to see 100% tariffs, but I wouldn't mind seeing the 30% tariffs that get levied on guitar and electronic equipment that I've been buying lately - and I guess just about anything else that is being imported.  If Thailand is going to levy tariffs on US goods that I don't see any reason for the US to match Thailand's tariffs to the tee.  What I want to see is a level playing field for all parties.

I think that you have it the wrong way around.

 

The USA, under Trump, is the country which is threatening tariffs, other countries will retaliate as they see fit, IF, and only IF, Trump goes ahead with his stupid tariffs.

[placeholder]

36 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

I equate tariffs on BRICS as about as useful as sanctions were on RU.  Only people that sanctions hurt, were the UK & EU.  USA & CN benefited nicely though.  Same with TH, them Ruskies holidayed here, using banking from CN.

 

USA didn't even stop buying oil & gas from RU   Put a hurt on Europe though, taking out that pipeline, directly or indirectly 🙄

 

Y'all might think about your home countries joining BRICS yourselves, and stop being USA's lapdogs.  Didn't get a kiss or KY .... 

The Russian economy is doing great. According to the Russians, the inflation rate is now 9.5%.

Apparently, what right wingers called a disaster under the Biden administration, is good news under Putin's. And, that rate is highly suspect, given that the prime rate is now 21%.

 

 

[Yellowtail]

9 minutes ago, jvs said:

What about Trumps plan to freeze all money send to US  pensioners living abroad?

"US money has to be spent in the USA!"

That was the quote in RawStory", yes? I think it's a great idea. Sending money out of the country to losers on the public teat should be stopped. 

[Yellowtail]

3 minutes ago, placeholder said:

The Russian economy is doing great. According to the Russians, the inflation rate is now 9.5%.

Apparently, what right wingers called a disaster under the Biden administration, is good news under Putin's. And, that rate is highly suspect, given that the prime rate is now 21%.

 

 

Trump is a Putin Puppet! 

[jts-khorat]

9 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

You go lefty, you're on fire!

 

Name-calling is the next typical tool in the box for Americans, after they have seen, that they are unable to discuss an issue on the same intellectual level as their counterpart.

 

And again, this is true both for "left" and "right" Americans: you simply have lost the ability to have a proper discussion, where both sides might have points that have merit, so you are automatically fleeing into your respective echo chamber.

 

Actually, I think it is really sad to meet such child people in adult bodies.

[OneMoreFarang]

22 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

He's far from stupid, along with having Elon to remind him.   Tesla does rely heavily on CATL & BYD.

He is stupid enough to think he knows everything, and he can do no wrong. That together with the power he has is enough to f@#$# up a lot of things. And depending how he does it some will be difficult or impossible to fix.

 

How much of what Trump tells the world he will do did he discuss with experts? How much time did he and the experts have to think things through? Too little time. That is sure. 

 

And about Elon, the guy is a genius in some ways. But he is not a genius in everything. But it seems he also thinks he knows everything, and he should meddle in everything. He is a megalomaniac. 

[Yellowtail]

2 minutes ago, jts-khorat said:

 

Name-calling is the next typical tool in the box for Americans, after they have seen, that they are unable to discuss an issue on the same intellectual level as their counterpart.

 

And again, this is true both for "left" and "right" Americans: you simply have lost the ability to have a proper discussion, where both sides might have points that have merit, so you are automatically fleeing into your respective echo chamber.

 

Actually, I think it is really sad to meet such child people in adult bodies.

Lefty is name calling? What're you a "centrist"? 

 

School teacher with an advanced degree, yes? 

[placeholder]

1 minute ago, jts-khorat said:

 

Name-calling is the next typical tool in the box for Americans, after they have seen, that they are unable to discuss an issue on the same intellectual level as their counterpart.

 

And again, this is true both for "left" and "right" Americans: you simply have lost the ability to have a proper discussion, where both sides might have points that have merit, so you are automatically fleeing into your respective echo chamber.

 

Actually, I think it is really sad to meet such child people in adult bodies.

Another case of both sidesism. Which side of the political spectrum Overwhelmingly claims that the 2020 US election was stolen? Which side overwhelmingly  claims that human-caused climate change is a hoax? Which side routinely and overwhelmingly denigrates vaccination? 

[Yellowtail]

1 minute ago, placeholder said:

Another case of both sidesism. Which side of the political spectrum Overwhelmingly claims that the 2020 US election was stolen? Which side overwhelmingly  claims that human-caused climate change is a hoax? Which side routinely and overwhelmingly denigrates vaccination? 

You forgot Russian collusion. 

 

[jts-khorat]

9 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Another case of both sidesism. Which side of the political spectrum Overwhelmingly claims that the 2020 US election was stolen? Which side overwhelmingly  claims that human-caused climate change is a hoax? Which side routinely and overwhelmingly denigrates vaccination? 

 

I am not American, so I frankly do not care about your sides.

 

To me as an outside observer it is obvious, that both sides of the political discussion in the USA have left behind any fact-based or target-oriented politics which would be for the benefit for their citizens, in lieu of mud-slinging, whataboutism or demagoguery.

 

Your post, I am sorry to say it, is another symptom of this dumbing down of the political intercourse. Who cares who has made this or that wrong? This constant finger-pointing is incredibly tiring, and leads nowhere.

 

Would it not be better, to find solutions to problems? To talk on the merits of fact-based information? To have an informed discussion with an outcome bettering every participant? Be an adult instead of a child?

 

Many Americans have seemingly lost any interest for that, and favor "bread and games" by now -- it is all just a big show, seeing no consequence in their behavior. But do not wonder, if the rest of the world has only pity for Americans thinking the goal is to "win their argument", whatever their partisan political alignment is.

[placeholder]

4 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

You forgot Russian collusion. 

 

Nice try at deflection. On 2 major scientific issues right wingers subscribe to lunatic conspiracy theories. And on the question of elections, even though the Trump election team hired 2 teams of forensic election specialists and they could find nothing.

 

Next you're going to tell me that no evidence of Russian collusion could be found. That claim would be false, but it's become gospel among right wingers. A federal judge actually castigated.  William Barr, the Attorney General for making that and similar claims.

[Yellowtail]

1 minute ago, jts-khorat said:

 

I am not American, so I frankly do not care about your sides.

 

To me as an outside observer it is obvious, that both sides of the political discussion in the USA have left behind any fact-based or target-oriented politics which would be for the benefit for their citizens, in lieu of mud-slinging, whataboutism or demagoguery.

 

Your post, I am sorry to say it, is another symptom of this dumbing down of the political intercourse. Who cares who has made this or that wrong? This constant finger-pointing is incredibly tiring, and leads nowhere.

 

Would it not be better, to find solutions to problems? To talk on the merits of fact-based information? To have an informed discussion with an outcome bettering every participant? Be an adult instead of a child?

 

Many Americans have seemingly lost any interest for that, and favor "bread and games" by now -- it is all just a big show, seeing no consequence in their behavior. But do not wonder, if the rest of the world has only pity for Americans thinking the goal is to "win their argument", whatever their partisan political alignment is.

Thanks teacher, that was great. 

[jts-khorat]

10 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Lefty is name calling? What're you a "centrist"? 

 

School teacher with an advanced degree, yes? 

 

Not answering an argument with a coherent counter-argument, but with a label, yes, that is name-calling.

 

As I am not a Lefty, whatever this label of yours is supposed to mean, so I am not bothered. But I pity you for being unable to react properly.

 

If you do not understand this, and you really seem incapable of it, see my previous posts.

[theblether]

Just now, placeholder said:

Nice try at deflection. On 2 major scientific issues right wingers subscribe to lunatic conspiracy theories. And on the question of elections, even though the Trump election team hired 2 teams of forensic election specialists and they could find nothing.

 

Next you're going to tell me that no evidence of Russian collusion could be found. That claim would be false, but it's become gospel among right wingers. A federal judge actually castigated.  William Barr, the Attorney General for making that and similar claims.

 

Get a life. Seriously. 

 

Thai related forum, Thai related thread, and away you go again about Russian collusion, 

 

There's something wrong with your head.