In one respect -- and in only one respect -- this whole tariff thing is an unintentionally brilliant maneuver (absolutely unintentionally) because it's so fucking insane it's forcing even diehard leftists to explain how Trump is doing Capitalism wrong. It's almost like the Overton window got pushed so far to the right the left has to move right just to start the conversation about moving left.
@lwriemen I didn't mean it was brilliant in terms of making anything better. I mean it's exactly the kind of 11th dimensional chess move that the right dreams of doing, by forcing the left to have to explain how capitalism is supposed to work and how This Is Very Much Not That before they can start in on Why Capitalism Is Bad, Actually