it’s like you believe you can tariff them expecting they won’t do the same. Why do you believe the rest of the world is not going to retaliate and why do you believe America can prosper without the rest of the world?

What’s the point of having a military alliance with countries you puts tariffs on? That’s unfriendly to say the least.

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    I’m not affirming what you think either lmao. I’m affirming what a large portion of voters were thinking. I’m also the only one here backing up my arguments with facts and polls, so I don’t think I’ll be the one not “engaging with reality”.

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      You’re doing it again omg 😭

      I don’t think what I’m saying is even registering because the hyper-partisan brain kicks in and has to defend your favorite politicians, even on points where they’re not under attack.

      It doesn’t matter if “a large portion of voters” agree with your position if I already said the thing you’re trying to convince me of.

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        Nobody is here defending favourite politians, you’re just not saying anything of substance on this topic anymore.

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          I said, “Biden lost because of a wave of global inflation, and people aren’t economic experts so they attributed it to him,” and your response was, “No shit they’re not experts, that’s why they attributed it to him.” Don’t tell me things that I just told you.

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            You didn’t say that voters were misled into blaming him for inflation, that’s the difference between our statements, they’re not the same. You’re welcome.

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              Yes, because they weren’t, because they didn’t have to be. You’re just randomly interjecting an unnecessary theory to explain why people were upset by things getting more expensive. People naturally get upset when things get expensive because, newsflash, people don’t like paying more money for things.

              But that’s beside the point. Yes, your statement included another point, but it still contained the part telling me the part I had just told you. Don’t do that shit, it’s very annoying.

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                People can be upset and informed. If they didn’t incorrectly blame Biden for inflation they might not be dumb enough to vote for the corrupt criminal rapist who tried to steal an election. And given that he won by a razor thin margin, a small difference in misled morons could’ve reversed the result.

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                  Wait, are we talking about a handful of people being swayed by Russian propaganda, or broad segments of the population?

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                    Feel free to estimate how many are swayed by Russian propaganda. It’s been swaying results since 2016 and embedding itself further into minds since then. That seems like a lot of people over time if you ask me, definitely much more than a “handful” lmao