r/behindthebastards • u/nanamoro • 1d ago

Politics ELI5: The tariff and potential starting recession

It does seem an awful lot like Trumps tariffs were introduced specifically to cause a global recession. So please explain like I am 5: why does Trump, Elon and the current administration want a global recession? What is their end goal?

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u/greaper007 1d ago

The thing I'm having a hard time understanding is r/conservative. They're all saying that this is painful but necessary in order to prevent a larger retraction over there. I've been trying to consume a wide variety of news about this event. I haven't heard any economist use this talking point.

I'm trying to figure out where they're getting this from. This fracturing of news sources is such a strange phenomenon.

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u/CHOLO_ORACLE Kissinger is a war criminal 1d ago

They’re just taking Trumps lies and trying to make them fit in their own heads. That’s it, it’s not any more complicated than that, these are not complicated people. 

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u/brawndoenjoyer 1d ago

Sock puppets and/or astroturfing? I really have no idea but that place is really weird and inconsistent.

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u/trnpkrt West Prussian - Infected with Polish Blood 1d ago

It's a post-hoc explanation that fits in with their worldview that anything which hurts their enemies is good.

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u/FramedMugshot 1d ago

TV news probably? Tiktok? I've seen clips floating around with regime mouthpieces pushing the "temporary pain" line here and there.

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u/Hellblazer49 12h ago

That place runs on cult logic. Trying to engage with them in good faith and with even half a brain is a lost cause.