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Re: Tariffs on countries opposed to his Greenland plan
Reply #45 - Jan 18^th, 2026 at 2:13pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 18^th, 2026 at 2:08pm:

freediver wrote on Jan 18^th, 2026 at 1:35pm:

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The second part - to make his family and his friends richer - no.

And how do you tell who is his friend - by how rich they get?

Well, he doesn't have any - he only has associates.

His "friends" will be the ones who win are handed the contracts.

So the first part he openly admits, and the second is a glib tautology.

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Re: Tariffs on countries opposed to his Greenland plan
Reply #46 - Jan 18^th, 2026 at 2:17pm

freediver wrote on Jan 18^th, 2026 at 2:13pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 18^th, 2026 at 2:08pm:

freediver wrote on Jan 18^th, 2026 at 1:35pm:

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The second part - to make his family and his friends richer - no.

And how do you tell who is his friend - by how rich they get?

Well, he doesn't have any - he only has associates.

His "friends" will be the ones who win are handed the contracts.

So the first part he openly admits, and the second is a glib tautology.

I'm pretty sure he doesn't know what a tautology is.

His education level is 1,500% lower than that of a normal adult.

I don’t mean 50%. I mean 14 to 1,500%

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freediver Gold Member Online www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 52161 At my desk.	Re: Tariffs on countries opposed to his Greenland plan Reply #47 - Jan 18^th, 2026 at 2:19pm He doesn't have to know what a tautology is for people to spruik glib tautologies about him. Or did you mean that AP doesn't know what a tautology is?
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 149571 Gender:	Re: Tariffs on countries opposed to his Greenland plan Reply #48 - Jan 18^th, 2026 at 2:28pm freediver wrote on Jan 18^th, 2026 at 2:19pm: He doesn't have to know what a tautology is for people to spruik glib tautologies about him. Or did you mean that AP doesn't know what a tautology is? I'm 1,500% sure that you're confusing the issue.
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tallowood Gold Member Offline Израиль Навсегда Posts: 6771	Re: Tariffs on countries opposed to his Greenland plan Reply #49 - Jan 18^th, 2026 at 2:34pm Will WOKE Europe retaliate by tariffs on US gas and oil?
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Re: Tariffs on countries opposed to his Greenland plan
Reply #50 - Jan 18^th, 2026 at 2:55pm

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 17^th, 2026 at 4:18am:

This is really getting ridiculous now. Trump has said he’s considering imposing tariffs on countries that are opposed to his plans to take over Greenland. Not only is that harmful to US relations internationally, it’s also very illegal. Tariffs are considered illegal under international trade law if they are unilaterally imposed, arbitrary or discriminatory, or outside the dispute process (i.e. are levied based on domestic law or general grievances, without engaging in the required WTO consultation and dispute settlement process). He needs to be stopped by Republicans before he does serious damage to the US internationally.

Trumpy obviously didn't read 'How to win friends and influence people'....

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Re: Tariffs on countries opposed to his Greenland plan
Reply #51 - Jan 18^th, 2026 at 3:12pm

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 18^th, 2026 at 2:55pm:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 17^th, 2026 at 4:18am:

This is really getting ridiculous now. Trump has said he’s considering imposing tariffs on countries that are opposed to his plans to take over Greenland. Not only is that harmful to US relations internationally, it’s also very illegal. Tariffs are considered illegal under international trade law if they are unilaterally imposed, arbitrary or discriminatory, or outside the dispute process (i.e. are levied based on domestic law or general grievances, without engaging in the required WTO consultation and dispute settlement process). He needs to be stopped by Republicans before he does serious damage to the US internationally.

Trumpy obviously didn't read 'How to win friends and influence people'....

Trumpy obviously didn't read a single book in his entire life.

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tallowood Gold Member Offline Израиль Навсегда Posts: 6771	Re: Tariffs on countries opposed to his Greenland plan Reply #52 - Jan 18^th, 2026 at 3:22pm thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 18^th, 2026 at 2:55pm: Trumpy obviously didn't read 'How to win friends and influence people'.... He won many friends and influenced many people.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 149571 Gender:	Re: Tariffs on countries opposed to his Greenland plan Reply #53 - Jan 18^th, 2026 at 3:26pm tallowood wrote on Jan 18^th, 2026 at 3:22pm: thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 18^th, 2026 at 2:55pm: Trumpy obviously didn't read 'How to win friends and influence people'.... He won many friends and influenced many people. He's only ever had one real friend in his entire life.
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Re: Tariffs on countries opposed to his Greenland plan
Reply #54 - Jan 18^th, 2026 at 3:54pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 18^th, 2026 at 3:12pm:

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 18^th, 2026 at 2:55pm:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 17^th, 2026 at 4:18am:

This is really getting ridiculous now. Trump has said he’s considering imposing tariffs on countries that are opposed to his plans to take over Greenland. Not only is that harmful to US relations internationally, it’s also very illegal. Tariffs are considered illegal under international trade law if they are unilaterally imposed, arbitrary or discriminatory, or outside the dispute process (i.e. are levied based on domestic law or general grievances, without engaging in the required WTO consultation and dispute settlement process). He needs to be stopped by Republicans before he does serious damage to the US internationally.

Trumpy obviously didn't read 'How to win friends and influence people'....

Trumpy obviously didn't read a single book in his entire life.

Could Trump have "high functioning autism" ?

Did you ever see "The Rain Man" ?

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tallowood Gold Member Offline Израиль Навсегда Posts: 6771	Re: Tariffs on countries opposed to his Greenland plan Reply #55 - Jan 18^th, 2026 at 3:55pm Gregg, these people proved that your pants are on fire
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Re: Tariffs on countries opposed to his Greenland plan
Reply #56 - Jan 18^th, 2026 at 4:21pm

It really is well past time for the Republicans to do the right thing and remove Trump from office. It really is that bad. He needs to be kicked out before he does something that can’t be undone. He’s a freaking lunatic who will single handedly destroy the NATO alliance if he isn’t stopped. He has to go, now. Republicans need to start doing their job of serving the best interests of the American people - not a lying narcissist with a deep-seated need for constant adulation and stroking of his colossal ego. Nothing he’s done so far can’t be undone and fixed. He needs to be forcibly removed from office or the damage to US relations with other western nations will be catastrophic.

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chimera Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 14275 Armidale Gender:	Re: Tariffs on countries opposed to his Greenland plan Reply #57 - Jan 18^th, 2026 at 4:28pm UK was the American aircraft carrier in Europe. Now he owns a big one.
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Re: Tariffs on countries opposed to his Greenland plan
Reply #58 - Jan 18^th, 2026 at 4:28pm

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 18^th, 2026 at 4:21pm:

It really is well past time for the Republicans to do the right thing and remove Trump from office. It really is that bad. He needs to be kicked out before he does something that can’t be undone. He’s a freaking lunatic who will single handedly destroy the NATO alliance if he isn’t stopped. He has to go, now. Republicans need to start doing their job of serving the best interests of the American people - not a lying narcissist with a deep-seated need for constant adulation and stroking of his colossal ego. Nothing he’s done so far can’t be undone and fixed. He needs to be forcibly removed from office or the damage to US relations with other western nations will be catastrophic.

I don't see how the end of NATO would be detrimental to America, big blow to Europe but America would probably save a lot of money.

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Re: Tariffs on countries opposed to his Greenland plan
Reply #59 - Jan 18^th, 2026 at 4:32pm

tallowood wrote on Jan 18^th, 2026 at 3:22pm:

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 18^th, 2026 at 2:55pm:

Trumpy obviously didn't read 'How to win friends and influence people'....

He won many friends and influenced many people.

I had in mind significant people like leaders of allied countries.

eg , Carney is in Beijing negotiating a free trade deal with China because Trump has whacked tariffs on Canada - and threatening to take it over.

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