Should have known better

If one wanted to witness human stupidity and short sightedness first hand, we need not look further than the Trump tariff saga. People who know better are unwilling to tell the man child that his wholly non-existent knowledge of economics and global markets is going to destroy the US. 

Somehow Trump got it into his tiny brain that going back to 1870 is the way to go; a time when tariffs prevailed and when making everything at home was at a high. However we now have a deeply integrated global economy which is what allows cell phones not to cost $5,000 for example. So instead of raising taxes on rich people he wants poor people to fund his tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. People already struggling will find themselves in even more economic trouble than they already are. 

Neoliberalism bears much of the blame for companies leaving the US to lower manufacturing costs. We opened global markets which ultimately helped feed an inequality that is not easily fixable. Putting the burden of that reality back on those who can least afford it is suicide for the country. 

The spineless jellyfish who work in congress will do nothing because they want to keep their jobs and simply avoid their constituents who will grow in numbers as they take to the streets in protest. It's the classic story of the emperor has no clothes. 

Some people who voted for this idiot knew better and simply thought his actions wouldn't affect them. Others were so drunk on FOX News and right wing media that they are unreachable. But nothing is more sobering than when reality finally comes knocking on your door. 

Imagine allowing your entire nation fall prey to a madman who should have been prosecuted and jailed for being an insurrectionist. But it was hard given so much of the American system is built to withstand the defense of truth and justice. 

Many safety valves failed most notably the courage of people who should have known better.