Richard Buckley
@richardbuckley.bsky.social
Westport, Mayo, Ireland
This seems correct. Trump's trade war can't be understood as an economic policy. It isn't even a policy. It's a heist. A crime.
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 6:25 AM
This seems correct. Trump's trade war can't be understood as an economic policy. It isn't even a policy. It's a heist. A crime.