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The art of the dill part 2

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    Lost User
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    Strategy folks, everything is about strategy! here is how the master of the art of the dill conducts negotiations: - First he declares trade war on China - China responds - He declares the trade war is lost - Blames Obama on the loss of the trade war. This is until now. According to his track record the next step is declaring bankruptcy. That is at least how he proceeded as a business man. [Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "We are not in a trade war with China, that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who represented the U.S. Now we have a Trade Deficit of $500 Billion a year, with Intellectual Property Theft of another $300 Billion. We cannot let this continue!"](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/981492087328792577)

    throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.

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      Strategy folks, everything is about strategy! here is how the master of the art of the dill conducts negotiations: - First he declares trade war on China - China responds - He declares the trade war is lost - Blames Obama on the loss of the trade war. This is until now. According to his track record the next step is declaring bankruptcy. That is at least how he proceeded as a business man. [Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "We are not in a trade war with China, that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who represented the U.S. Now we have a Trade Deficit of $500 Billion a year, with Intellectual Property Theft of another $300 Billion. We cannot let this continue!"](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/981492087328792577)

      throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.

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      A_Griffin
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      You call that "art"? It's like something a child would do... oh, wait...

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        Strategy folks, everything is about strategy! here is how the master of the art of the dill conducts negotiations: - First he declares trade war on China - China responds - He declares the trade war is lost - Blames Obama on the loss of the trade war. This is until now. According to his track record the next step is declaring bankruptcy. That is at least how he proceeded as a business man. [Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "We are not in a trade war with China, that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who represented the U.S. Now we have a Trade Deficit of $500 Billion a year, with Intellectual Property Theft of another $300 Billion. We cannot let this continue!"](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/981492087328792577)

        throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.

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        Stable Genius wrote:

        Strategy folks, everything is about strategy!

        Like your post? :)

        Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

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          Strategy folks, everything is about strategy! here is how the master of the art of the dill conducts negotiations: - First he declares trade war on China - China responds - He declares the trade war is lost - Blames Obama on the loss of the trade war. This is until now. According to his track record the next step is declaring bankruptcy. That is at least how he proceeded as a business man. [Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "We are not in a trade war with China, that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who represented the U.S. Now we have a Trade Deficit of $500 Billion a year, with Intellectual Property Theft of another $300 Billion. We cannot let this continue!"](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/981492087328792577)

          throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.

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          Nathan Minier
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          I had a very short lived hope that this was a post about sandwiches.

          "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." - Benjamin Disraeli

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            Strategy folks, everything is about strategy! here is how the master of the art of the dill conducts negotiations: - First he declares trade war on China - China responds - He declares the trade war is lost - Blames Obama on the loss of the trade war. This is until now. According to his track record the next step is declaring bankruptcy. That is at least how he proceeded as a business man. [Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "We are not in a trade war with China, that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who represented the U.S. Now we have a Trade Deficit of $500 Billion a year, with Intellectual Property Theft of another $300 Billion. We cannot let this continue!"](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/981492087328792577)

            throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.

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            :zzz:

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              Strategy folks, everything is about strategy! here is how the master of the art of the dill conducts negotiations: - First he declares trade war on China - China responds - He declares the trade war is lost - Blames Obama on the loss of the trade war. This is until now. According to his track record the next step is declaring bankruptcy. That is at least how he proceeded as a business man. [Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "We are not in a trade war with China, that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who represented the U.S. Now we have a Trade Deficit of $500 Billion a year, with Intellectual Property Theft of another $300 Billion. We cannot let this continue!"](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/981492087328792577)

              throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.

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              Your first point "First he declares trade war on China" is not true, and so the rest is bollocks.

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                Strategy folks, everything is about strategy! here is how the master of the art of the dill conducts negotiations: - First he declares trade war on China - China responds - He declares the trade war is lost - Blames Obama on the loss of the trade war. This is until now. According to his track record the next step is declaring bankruptcy. That is at least how he proceeded as a business man. [Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "We are not in a trade war with China, that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who represented the U.S. Now we have a Trade Deficit of $500 Billion a year, with Intellectual Property Theft of another $300 Billion. We cannot let this continue!"](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/981492087328792577)

                throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.

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                Stable Genius wrote:

                declaring bankruptcy.

                Well, last time he went bankrupt his daddy bailed him out. Maybe he thinks someone will do that when he finishes off bankrupting the USA (hey - use your head - real estate will be real cheap - he'll make a killing!).

                Ravings en masse^

                "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                  Your first point "First he declares trade war on China" is not true, and so the rest is bollocks.

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                  Well, come on - not literally, but he has de facto. It was he who started slapping trade tariffs on China, amongst others. These are called Trade Wars, for good or bad, right or wrong.

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                    Stable Genius wrote:

                    declaring bankruptcy.

                    Well, last time he went bankrupt his daddy bailed him out. Maybe he thinks someone will do that when he finishes off bankrupting the USA (hey - use your head - real estate will be real cheap - he'll make a killing!).

                    Ravings en masse^

                    "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                    "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                    Ironically China was the biggest buyer of US debt. Until now. I'm pretty sure suspending the purchase of US treasuries is one of the weapons they will use. If they started to dump some of their holdings of US debt, the trade war is about to begin. [China, holding Treasuries, keeps 'nuclear option' in U.S. trade war | Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-treasuries/china-holding-treasuries-keeps-nuclear-option-in-u-s-trade-war-idUSKCN1HB34M)

                    throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.

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                      Ironically China was the biggest buyer of US debt. Until now. I'm pretty sure suspending the purchase of US treasuries is one of the weapons they will use. If they started to dump some of their holdings of US debt, the trade war is about to begin. [China, holding Treasuries, keeps 'nuclear option' in U.S. trade war | Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-treasuries/china-holding-treasuries-keeps-nuclear-option-in-u-s-trade-war-idUSKCN1HB34M)

                      throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.

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                      caveat: Since they're the biggest holder of debt, the value of their debt is dependent upon the value of the US dollar. If the dollar tanks they lose big-time. Once they bought enough of our debt they are now essentially addicted. Withdrawal will be a slow process if they wish to preserve their capital - longer term than the trade war. They've their eyes on stealing our Intellectual Property. That's the long-term target for us and them. Also, take for example, soybeans. They buy from us in huge amounts because of price. If they buy elsewhere to avoid their own tariffs then they'll pay more - and the sellers, taking the tariff into account, can crank up their prices a little more. All of these things have multi-order effects. Victims of the trade war: consumers and, well, Hump-voters who thought he'd fix their world.

                      Ravings en masse^

                      "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                      "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                        Well, come on - not literally, but he has de facto. It was he who started slapping trade tariffs on China, amongst others. These are called Trade Wars, for good or bad, right or wrong.

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                        So he didn't declare a trade war with China. That's what I said.

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                          I had a very short lived hope that this was a post about sandwiches.

                          "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." - Benjamin Disraeli

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                          Me too. Unfortunately you managed to elect these clowns: [The Master of the Art of the Dill - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPRZDQi46zk)

                          throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.

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                            :zzz:

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                            Le centriste
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                            Continue sleeping, little trumpling.

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                              Continue sleeping, little trumpling.

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                              :zzz:

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                              • T The pompey

                                So he didn't declare a trade war with China. That's what I said.

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                                He did by imposing tax on imports from China.

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                                  Me too. Unfortunately you managed to elect these clowns: [The Master of the Art of the Dill - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPRZDQi46zk)

                                  throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.

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                                  Nathan Minier
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                                  No, only Alaskans ever elected her, and I question the sanity of anyone willing to live that close to Canada.

                                  "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." - Benjamin Disraeli

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                                    So he didn't declare a trade war with China. That's what I said.

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                                    You also said it made the rest of the OP bollocks - but it doesn't, for the reason I stated: that whether or not he literally declared such a war, his actions were a de facto declaration of such.

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                                      He did by imposing tax on imports from China.

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                                      The Centrist wrote:

                                      He did by imposing tax on imports from China.

                                      Cool! So every time Canaduh has imposed a tax on imports over the years it was declaring a trade war? Sweet! Or does it only count when Trump does it?

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                                        The Centrist wrote:

                                        He did by imposing tax on imports from China.

                                        Cool! So every time Canaduh has imposed a tax on imports over the years it was declaring a trade war? Sweet! Or does it only count when Trump does it?

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                                        Mike Mullikin wrote:

                                        So every time Canaduh has imposed a tax on imports over the years it was declaring a trade war?

                                        I don't say Canada is better, we have our wrongs. And it is not because Canada is doing it that Trump is right to do it too. But would you care finding what tax Canada is imposing on US imports?

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                                          Your first point "First he declares trade war on China" is not true, and so the rest is bollocks.

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                                          [Trump: Trade wars are good - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkIkCqhvsu4) What is this then? A joke? Like the rest of his tenure? You see the idiot was a minor real estate developer. As such he had some success bullying investors, tenants, subcontractors in order to gain some advantages. When you try the same tactics on a scale as EU, China, Canada, those local tycoon bully tactics don't work. He always opens with some outrageous threats and then scales back when the other parties push back. This is why none of his initiatives have worked so far. BUT the bad blood he raised remains. This America doesn't have any allies anymore.

                                          throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.

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