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Those unaware of the past are condemned to repeat it.

I tend to doubt that Donald Trump ever personally attended a college lecture in his life as so much of his worldview is incongruent with established facts. The history of tariffs and of national conflicts such as Russia vs Ukraine seems irrelevant to him. While Ukraine girds its loins for the loss of Trump's US support, Americans likewise are girding our loins for a Trump tariff-triggered recession. Both fears are reasonable given history - especially in light of his history of coincident canceling of taxes for US oligarchs and monopolies.

Trump is so arrogant that he consistently tosses his friends under the proverbial bus to suit his immediate challenges. That goes for US allied nations; not just MAGA minions. None of my EU friends are happy to see the onset of MAGA nationalism, and most fear trade wars with the US to boot. Of course, the EU fears extend to which country Putin will invade next.

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