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And I have a pet conspiracy theory that this is intentional. American elites are secretly tired of exceptionalist sh*t and think it's hurting them too. And thus have come up with a solution to return sobriety.
Trump using tariffs to balance trade of goods is out in the open. That should end exceptionalism. But they ignore services so it's not entirely even.
There was one of the conspiracy theories last year, that the goal was to disrupt trade enough to devalue the US dollar. Our shit would be cheaper on the global market and our salaries will be lower relative to other countries