Donald Trump spent his first 100 days back in the Oval Office driving an economy that the world envied to the brink of crisis, risking America’s reputation as a financial safe haven and fostering fear among voters who’ve lost confidence in his leadership.
Americans were desperate for relief from high grocery prices and bought into Trump’s promise to make America affordable again in November 2024, partly out of nostalgia for the pre-pandemic economy of his first term.
But the president deliberately and singlehandedly adopted policies that are almost certain to spike prices even more; that could lead to shortages; and that have CEOs and small businesses dealing with chaos and the possibility of a recession.
I’m really not looking forward to finding out how well “Mutually Assured Destruction” works in the real world. Lately, that seems to be the controlling-party’s entire ethos. As long as it hurts them more.
Interestingly, that appears to be how the implant people in White or Black took over. Red and Blue blew each other up, causing many to sign up with the implant people. And what remained of Red and Blue in opposition to the implant people were nearly eradicated by the late 2090s.
A second MAD failed against the implant people because their hold on the world was too strong. It took until the 27th century for their (human) opposition to become a noticeable threat again. Until that time, people were mainly kept in line by the fear of Black Matter, which could be likened to toxic waste.