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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by lazide on Thursday April 10, 2025 @07:53AM (#43642920)
Trump is a new experience for America, but you don’t have to go back far pretty much anywhere else to have similar examples.

Trump is notable because he is unusual for the US.

Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by ddtaylor on Thursday April 10, 2025 @08:21AM (#43643092)
Parent is saying two party systems produce this and next will be even worse.
Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by zamadatix on Thursday April 10, 2025 @08:58AM (#43643336)
The 2 party system has existed for the vast majority of the time the country has been around. Now isn't even the most polarized period of it (though it's certainly up near the top). It's not always worse the next round but it's not always better the next round either.
Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by lazide on Thursday April 10, 2025 @12:49PM (#43645765)
Duh. The US has been this way literally since it was founded, and the poster is moving the goalposts since we were talking economy eh?
Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by amy214 on Thursday April 10, 2025 @09:06PM (#43649434)
As a card-carrying Whig party member I take offense to this. US has had periods of 3 parties, where the 3rd party ousts the 1st or 2nd eventually and we're back to two party, though that's more 1800s.

This is a product of duopolistic parties AND social media algorithms. Outrage. Outrage gets clicks, gets money, gets votes.

Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by lazide on Friday April 11, 2025 @09:44AM (#43653709)
I also wish to remember that the Libertarian party exists haha