• ameancow@lemmy.world
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      19 hours ago

      He’s using serious channels and conventions to deliver deeply unserious ultimatums in order to consolidate attention and create confusion. He will do the same exact thing as the tariffs if it gets to a point of actual mobilization.

      “Trump withdraws troops from Canadian border for fifth time this month”

      And while everyone is reeling and scared and wondering what the fuck will happen tomorrow, Elon and his little cronies are literally hauling cash out the back door.

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          18 hours ago

          Well he might seriously get us into a literal war with our neighbors, but it’s not because he gives a shit about politics or international anything. He’s doing a cash-grab right now with and for his donors and sponsors and his family. He is not serious about anything he says because he’s not telling anyone what his actual motivations are.

          Serious in this context doesn’t mean “not joking” but rather means “with a real intention of affecting political change.”

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            8 hours ago

            I’m not convinced he’s not serious about what he says. I assume everything is a trial balloon. But more importantly, his entire cabinet nods along to his words and the media does not push back.

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        19 hours ago

        At the top of this thread you were implying that Trump referred to the Canadian prime Minister as governor because he was losing his grasp on reality.

        No. Trump is fully lucid when he explicitly threatens Canada.

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          19 hours ago

          Fanciful wishes are a loss of reality. Someone who thinks they are king is not likely to be sane in this day and age.

          Yes he did, however this is just wishful thinking and talking shit. You know the general purview of the mentally unfit.