• Philosoraptor [he/him, comrade/them]
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    3626 days ago

    This follows Trump’s deeply held belief–perhaps his only deeply held belief–that every single interaction is zero-sum and has a winner and a loser. His base has bought into that wholeheartedly. The idea that multiple parties can win (or lose) in a given interaction is totally anathema to this worldview. If another country is mad about it, the US must be winning.