> This whole trade war with Canada has to be one of the dumbest fucking things I have ever witnessed, and that's saying a lot given the complete incompetence and buffoonery of the current US administration.

You'd think that, strategically, a decapitation strike is the worst thing that could happen for a nation. However, that would be incorrect: the worst thing that could happen is this, a vain and incompetent buffoon installed in the top leadership position. With no leader you're just not making decisions, but the organization can continue operating under autonomous cells. With a hyperactive incompetent leader you're speedrunning every conceivable bad decision and everyone just has to look on in horror.

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nickff a day ago | parent [-]

>"the worst thing that could happen is this, a vain and incompetent buffoon installed in the top leadership position."

Well, Canada repeatedly elected Justin Trudeau (now departed)... so both countries have made some... interesting decisions...

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mullingitover a day ago | parent | next [-]

I don't recall Justin Trudeau making leadership decisions so diabolical and incompetent that Serious People were forced to ask if he was a foreign agent.

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nickff a day ago | parent [-]

I am not sure that there is one example which can meet all your criteria, though there are many examples of stupid things that (almost) everyone agrees he should not have done:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WE_Charity_scandal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNC-Lavalin_affair

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aga_Khan_affair

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43151115

I still believe his most egregious betrayal of voters was his abandoning proportional representation, without providing any justification.

	▲	chocochunks a day ago \| parent [-]
		Trump has had worse WEEKS in this term than Trudeau's entire decade. Not even remotely comparable.

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snapcaster a day ago | parent | prev [-]

oh come on, you can't seriously be comparing those two. One of them can form complete sentences

	▲	nwatson a day ago \| parent \| next [-]
		As incomplete as the sentences from one of these may be, their "weave" style tickles the attention mechanisms for their most ardent supporters, and comes across as heartfelt, relatable, and ultimately a coherent stream of consciousness dump.
	▲	jleyank a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		In at least two languages.