The US charges tariffs when we know we’ve been outsmarted and can’t win

What do tariffs mean, and what do they tell the rest of the world about us?

1. That we can't win on a level playing field.

2. That our labor and products and services are inferior.

3. That we’re fat and wasteful and need others to help us clean ourselves.

4. That our economy is shrinking.

5. That we are afraid of strangers who are happier than we are, despite our rudenesses.  

6. That we cannot be can’t be trusted as a party to any trade or human interactions or agreements that aren't at least partially retaliatory.

7. That we’ve run out of competitive ideas and can't win unless a cinder block is tied to everyone else's chest.

8. That our friends smile in our faces but believe we're a problem that needs to be cured or managed. Eventually they don't return our calls. I wouldn’t return a call from Trump. It’s never anything other than a new headache and a bad oder. I hope world leaders will continue to leave Trump out of their meetings, invitations and 

9.  That no one will ever perceive the US as “good” or “kind” or “ generous.”Or functional or smart or funny, while we’re at it. 

10.  That we have admitted defeat to our stronger adversaries, and they know they crushed us.

Nice job Don. You are a retard. 

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