Yesterday according to a report by CNN, Trump called Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to complain about the rumored plan. Amazon put out a statement that same day saying "The team that runs our ultra low-cost Amazon Haul store considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products. This was never approved and is not going to happen."
So, did Amazon fold or was it all a big misunderstanding? I don't know but it looks like folding to me. I hope others will take Amazon's plan and run with it.
If people who know better were not such cowards, Trump could not get away with what it does. Republican politician, Universities, Law firms, and the media are all bending to Trumps will. When the government is so powerful that it can cause you severe pain, if you do not bend and when we have a ruthless strong man intend on making people bend to his will, it takes courage to resist.
If we do not resist, then our country will slide further and further into authoritarianism. In ways big and small, we all need to resist. Admittedly, this is difficult. I will not march under the banner of left-wingers like Bernie Sanders and AOC. I will speak out however, contribute funds to reasonable responsible organizations pushing back against Trump, and subscribe to journals, and podcast that oppose Trump's authoritarianism. I may march against Trump when it is not assumed to be a march for wokeness and socialism.
The one thing that gives me hope is Trump's slipping poll numbers. If his popularity hits about 35% or maybe as low as 42% or so, I suspect Republican politicians will grow a pair. I suspect CBS will support journalistic integrity for 60 minuets. I suspect Amazon will not be afraid to post the amount of the price of an item is attributable to tariffs.
We need to do more than hope that Trump's approval numbers continue to drop, we need to help make it happen. Amazon posting the portion of the price of an item attributable to tariffs would have helped make it happen.
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