It's not just our trade dispute with China.a fan wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:50 pmI'm comparing how you and I react to two separate policies we disagree with strongly. It has NOTHING to do with what the policies are. It's about rational criticism of policies. I picked the Iraq withdrawal for two reasons.
1. You had page after page on how that decision was wrong, and how it was affected the ME.
2. Your reasoning and our lengthy discussion changed my mind on the matter.
I was under the impression that these kinds of discussions were two way streets, and you could be persuaded to opposing views if the reasoning was solid. It's become apparent that that is perhaps not the case. THAT is what I'm reacting to here. I'm not trying to say trade is the same as war. That said, the two are interlinked....a lesson we may learn the hard way with China.
How many times have I told you that suicides among farmers are up? This is not a game, and has real consequences.
That said, obviously I understand that war and trade are different.
Corrected it for you. We 100% know what the impact will be short term. It's happening in real time. That's the part I'm trying, in vain, to relay to you. For whatever reason, you don't want to hear it, and don't want to hear that with a little effort, Trump can mitigate the short term economic damage, thereby strengthening our negotiating position.
Have you been reading what China has been doing over the past few weeks to mitigate economic damage? If you haven't, you ought to. They are turtling up. We'd be wise to get off our *sses and help Americans before more pointless damage is done.
There are other factors contributing to the current plight of our farmers.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/20/fa ... trade-war/
