American factories can’t tool up immediately. Not as if they can shift gears over night. So, there is no American to buy in many instances. Or prohibitively expensive.
Progressivism's Fatal Flaw: Rejecting America
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Phyllis Diller
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more incentive to hurry up.
buy American.
anything is possible.
globalist zealotry is hate.
Phyllis Diller
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domer gives good dome.
Tbird19482
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AGAIN how stupid are you? it would take YEARS and trillions of dollars to build everything we need and Companies are not going to make that type of investment if it is more beneficial to just import it.
Tbird19482
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YOU really think if Companies do build new plants they are not going to put as much automation and AI into them as they can?
If you do you are really stupid.
You’ll be fine, no worries.
Trumpet
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If fake news is what you want, than you are right.
Yakuda
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The problem with progressivism is its from the minds of left leaning "intellectuals"August 25, 2025
Progressivism's Fatal Flaw: Rejecting America
By Joseph Ford Cotto
***Progressivism has been tried, tested, and repeatedly found wanting. No matter how many times left-leaning intellectuals or activists insist they can “get it right this time,” the ideology remains self-destructive because it rejects the very principles on which America was built. Progressivism is not only contrary to American heritage but fundamentally incompatible with the nation’s present and past.*** (Asterisks are mine)
The story begins with a simple truth: Americans are happiest, healthiest, and most stable when their lives are anchored in enduring values. In 2016, the Pew Research Center found conservatives—especially those in rural and suburban communities—reporting greater life satisfaction than liberals in urban areas, where costs are higher and cultural pressures more intense. The lesson is straightforward. Conservatism roots people in tradition, family, and community, while progressivism drives them into fragmented, unstable lifestyles concentrated in cities where alienation is rampant.
Economic data reinforce this divide. By 2018, metropolitan areas dominated by Democratic leadership were suffering from stark polarization. The Washington Post reported that middle-class families were increasingly priced out of blue strongholds, while red-state suburbs and rural towns attracted those seeking affordability and long-term stability. This was not just an economic story. It was a cultural one. People voted with their feet, moving toward communities aligned with conservative values.
By 2019, the trend accelerated. Millennials flocked to red-state metros in Texas and Georgia, escaping the crushing taxes and regulations of New York and California. The Atlantic noted that such migration reflected growing dissatisfaction with liberal policies. Families were leaving behind once-thriving blue cities not because they disliked urban living, but because progressive governance had made it unaffordable and unlivable.
The momentum continued into 2020. Brookings Institution data showed red states outperforming blue states in per capita income growth and job creation. Conservative-led regions were gaining traction precisely because they emphasized freedom, low taxes, and regulatory restraint, while progressive areas languished under bloated government interference. Progressivism was failing not in theory but in real-time practice.
This is not only a matter of economics but of culture. The Journal of Democracy reported in 2021 that progressives increasingly framed traditional American values as oppressive relics. Such rhetoric alienated ordinary people who took pride in their nation’s heritage. By vilifying the very cultural foundation that gave America cohesion, the left created a widening gulf between themselves and the majority who still believe in tradition, family, and country.
Migration patterns show the results of this cultural and economic decay. NPR reported in 2022 that cities like San Francisco were bleeding residents while red states such as Texas drew in newcomers seeking affordability and a cultural fit. A year later, Fox News highlighted how Texas and Florida led U.S. population growth, while California and New York shrank. The message is clear: Americans consistently reject progressive governance when given the option to choose another way of life.
Progressivism's Fatal Flaw: Rejecting America
Progressivism has been tried, tested, and repeatedly found wanting. No matter how many times left-leaning intellectuals or activists insist they can “get it right this time,” the ideology remains self-destructive because it rejects the ve...www.americanthinker.com
Phyllis Diller
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negativity is not intelligence.
Tbird19482
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well just being honest . Large companies are NOT going to invest billions in infrastructure and not put in as much automation and AI as they can , and if it is more beneficial for them to keep importing the parts they need to make " made in America " stuff they will.
And AGAIN importing companies will just pass the majority of the tariffs on to the consumer raising prices of just about EVERYTHING you by.
Give it time for the tariffs to work through the supply chain it will be coming in a few months.
If I want fake news - there is CNN.
If I want intelligent analysis and commentary, I turn to American Thinker.
Look, it's called American THINKER, clearly it is not intended for democrats.
Which is why tariffs are used to make it less beneficial to import.
Phyllis Diller
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you don't get to speak for all companies.
nor should you presume to.
you lack vision and intelligence.
you're a dumb ho who regurgitates globalist taking points.
Tbird19482
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YES but they do more harm then good when they are as HIGH as Trump is talking.
Tariffs of 5% or so can help but ones as high as 20/30/40/50/ 150 percent or MORE do more harm then good.
Tariffs as high as those will mostly be passed on to the consumer, yes some companies may eat part of them but being that high most of them will be passed on to the consumer hurting our economy.
Tbird19482
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GO FUCK YOURSELF ASSHOLE.
Phyllis Diller
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excellent rebuttal, dumb queefer.
The hurry up ain’t gonna happen.
Tbird19482
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Well when you are talking to a moron like I am then you have to lower yourself down to their level so they understand .
Go FUCK YOURSELF ASSHOLE!!
Obviously false;
U.S. and EU flesh out trade commitments under new framework deal. Here's what is in the pact.
The U.S. and European Union said they have formalized a deal aimed at rebalancing their trade relationship.
www.cbsnews.com
It was the tariffs that forced the EU to negotiate.
Tell Canada, Japan, and China.
They WERE leverage - were because most have been rescinded as the countries involved negotiated trade deals to stop fucking America under.
Trumpet
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You sure are quite a piece of work; they just don't come more unhinged as you. .