StJohnMcCrae

joined 1 week ago
[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 13 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Just more evidence that trump doesn't understand his own plan and doesn't have what it takes to effect it. His desire to have foreign dignitaries come and kiss the ring outweighs his political conviction that tariffs are the correct way forward.

The only possible way that tariffs work is if investors are confident that the trade barriers will stay in place - not just for the 4 years of this administration, but for the time that you would need to generate a return-on-investment from the factory that they're being incentivized to re-shore in the USA.

By signaling that the tariffs are open to negotiation, he disincentivized those investors from investing in American manufacturing when overseas manufacturing could become re-advantaged depending on the mood and disposition of a tyrant.

For example, nobody is going to build and staff an entire textile mill in Arkansas if it's cheaper (both long and short term) to just buy the product from overseas.

Even if tariffs were sound economic policy (they are not), they require a steady and predictable hand at the wheel to give confidence to the market, which is something that this president (and country seemingly) is incapable of.

[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

I know it's not trendy to say, but I'm gonna say it anyway: Bill Clinton is a bad person, but he was a good president.

[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Try not defending Stalin?

[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago

"I dont believe AI will ever be more than essentially a parlar trick that fools you into thinking it's intelligent."

So in other words, it will achieve human-level intellect.

[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I will never, ever, apologize for liking Billy Strings, Michael Cleveland, or Doc Watson.

[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago

Ok. Godspeed 🫡

[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

You're tripping dawg. Your argument is weak, which is why you're trying so hard to twist people's words into something they're not.

Culture is a set of norms, attitudes and behaviors. It's not racist to predict behavior based on whether said people self-identity themselves as members of those cultures. It's not a difficult concept to grasp, so stop intentionally misinterpreting what people are saying. What you're doing at this point is trolling, and you know it.

[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Race/ethnicity is an immutable physical characteristic. Culture is a set of norms and attitudes that people choose to (or not) adhere to. Nobody would fly off the handle if you said new yorkers are stand-offish. It's generally true - even if it doesn't necessarily apply to the whole.

"Judge people not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Basically all names have meaning if you trace the etymological roots back far enough - even American's. In most cases, those meanings are just unknown to the people passing them down.

[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 days ago

I may be too dumb for web development, but I'm just smart enough to explain it to the other dummies.

[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 17 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (12 children)

Not a wild take at all. I'd bet money the guy you're replying to thinks America's evil is unique to it alone.

In reality, evil is just part of the human condition.

[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Wow what a bunch of freeloaders!

What has science ever done for me?

view more: next ›