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Brenda

(1,555 posts) Thu Apr 24, 2025, 03:12 PM Apr 24

Exactly how many brain damaged people are "in charge" of the US now?

Sure, the 100% to 4500% tariffs are gonna immediately bring back manufacturing to America.

It's sooo easy to build an iPhone factory and supply it with ALL AMERICAN parts and people.

Oh, yehhhhhh, we gots lots of people with highly skilled fingers and aptitude to build tiny electronics.

Auto industry? It's been a global operation for decades...parts from one country, assembly in another.

I used to work for a Japanese car company in America. I'll never forget a good friend being angry with me for taking the job saying "Remember Pearl Harbor!" I told her I didn't (of course I remembered the event but I was not so damaged by it 45 years later I could accept them as an employer) and I needed the good paying job to pay off student loans and for health insurance.

US auto makers and foreign auto makers in the US get most of their parts from our (previously) friendly neighbors Canada and Mexico.

This chaos is going to lead us into some serious trouble that won't be easy to come back from.

Stop the insanity!

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Exactly how many brain damaged people are "in charge" of the US now? (Original Post) Brenda Apr 24 OP

All of them. maveric Apr 24 #1

lol, well, yeah. nt Brenda Apr 24 #2

From the republican side................ Lovie777 Apr 24 #3

Wow, I almost stand corrected. Brenda Apr 24 #4

Easily recognized WmChris Apr 24 #5

I like the "in charge" part Redleg Apr 24 #6

So who exactly is "in charge" Brenda Apr 24 #7

The career government employees who are keeping their heads down and doing the work Redleg Monday #10

"All of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years" Emrys Apr 24 #8

More than ever before. Paladin Apr 24 #9

maveric

(16,844 posts)

1. All of them.

Reply to Brenda (Original post)

Thu Apr 24, 2025, 03:18 PM

Apr 24

Brenda

(1,555 posts)

2. lol, well, yeah. nt

Reply to maveric (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 24, 2025, 03:27 PM

Apr 24

Lovie777

(18,232 posts)

3. From the republican side................

Reply to Brenda (Original post)

Thu Apr 24, 2025, 03:29 PM

Apr 24

99.9%.

Brenda

(1,555 posts)

4. Wow, I almost stand corrected.

Reply to Brenda (Original post)

Thu Apr 24, 2025, 03:43 PM

Apr 24

Just saw an article that says this:

To be sure, some businesses have announced plans to build new U.S. plants or hire more workers in recent months. They include tech giant Apple, which in February said that it's committed to spending more than $500 billion on expanding its U.S. manufacturing capabilities over four years.

But we all know Tim Cook will lie about anything at this point.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tariffs-economy-trump-ceo-lawsuit-learning-resources-ceo-rick-woldenberg/

WmChris

(311 posts)

5. Easily recognized

Reply to Brenda (Original post)

Thu Apr 24, 2025, 05:03 PM

Apr 24

Thier red hats and mrump lapel pins are a dead giveaway.

Redleg

(6,484 posts)

6. I like the "in charge" part

Reply to Brenda (Original post)

Thu Apr 24, 2025, 05:41 PM

Apr 24

There really isn't any good leadership, just a fucking narcissistic clown being followed by a bunch of sycophants and ass-kissers.

Brenda

(1,555 posts)

7. So who exactly is "in charge"

Reply to Redleg (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 24, 2025, 06:08 PM

Apr 24

that you like?

Maybe you mean the people who are keeping our government going...the long time employees who are being harassed and threatened on a daily basis?

Yeah, I like them too. Tens of thousands of them have been fired.

To me, the "in charge" people are obviously Chump, Musk's minions and all the other cult members.

Redleg

(6,484 posts)

10. The career government employees who are keeping their heads down and doing the work

Reply to Brenda (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 12:29 PM

Monday

as best they can under bad circumstances. True, Trump, Musk, and the bully-boys are "in charge" but they sure aren't leaders in the way that I think of leaders. They rule by dictate, are self-serving, and are disdainful of govt. employees.

Emrys

(8,612 posts)

8. "All of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years"

Reply to Brenda (Original post)

Thu Apr 24, 2025, 06:12 PM

Apr 24

Yea, thus spoke the prophet Saint Sarah, like many of her ilk so maligned in her own country while alive, now sanctified in ...

... oh, so sorry, it appears she's still above ground and breathing.

What was the question again?

Paladin

(30,284 posts)

9. More than ever before.

Reply to Brenda (Original post)

Thu Apr 24, 2025, 06:13 PM

Apr 24

Jeez, the fun that historians will have in the future, reviewing this absolute shit-stain of an administration, and the millions of clueless, evil fuckheads who put it in power. To hell with them all.

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