discuss Is Trump the 2nd Herbert Hoover?

[Jason]

https://ctexp.substack.com/p/could-trump-20-become-hoover-20 - Tariffs don't seem to work, in fact, they were a major cause of deepening the Great Depression and sparking WWII.

Plenty of people saw the danger coming. Major figures in economics, finance, and industry pleaded with the president to reject the bill. On May 4, 1930, 1,028 American economists urged Hoover not to sign it, offering a blunt admonition: “Don’t do this!”

Henry Ford (亨利·福特), founder of Ford Motor Company, personally visited Hoover, urging him to act with caution. Thomas W. Lamont (托马斯·拉蒙特), a top executive at J.P. Morgan, said he felt like “going down on his knees” to beg Hoover, convinced that the bill would do far more harm than good. Over and over, Lamont warned that protectionism would undermine economic recovery, embolden extremist forces worldwide, and potentially spark war.

 

[Shawn]

I hope not.

Trump has a lot of ego, though. He really likes to take all the credit if he can get away with it. I just hope he has the interests of the American people in his mind and heart.

 

[Jason]

I hope not.

Trump has a lot of ego, though. He really likes to take all the credit if he can get away with it. I just hope he has the interests of the American people in his mind and heart.

I really think they would have done better with another candidate, but, aside from Schwarzenegger (who can't run), so many Republicans lack charisma and connection to people.

 

[lens]

Nobody can tell me that Trump's policies are not the same as Hoover’s policies and I'm so afraid that Trump's decisions and actions would lead to similar consequences and that will destabilize the global economy and could give rise to new conflicts.

 

[Jason]

Hoover is a vacuum cleaner. What is it that the product does, lol?

 

[Shawn]

I really think they would have done better with another candidate, but, aside from Schwarzenegger (who can't run), so many Republicans lack charisma and connection to people.

So do the Democrats.

None of them connect with people.

They all act more like children than children do. It gets worse and worse.

There will probably be another day when we suffer a major crisis,, whether it's the next virus, an attack, or a major weather event. Mark my words. These people we elect aren't going to be there for us. They're going to be too busy fighting each other while we suffer.

Happened before, a lot.