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Scott Lucas

29-min deep dive analysis

" #Trump legacy is that he’s a wannabe bully trying to rip apart the international system — and the system — for personal power and profit.

His legacy is that he is a wannabe bully who is being undone by the fact that he is an economic moron."

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DoomsdaysCW

From 2008 South Park episode, "Canada On Strike" (very prescient!)

Stephen Abootman: "Canada deserves more money!"
Economics Minister: "You don't seem to understand how global economics work."

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"When 'Canada Appreciation Day" in the US is mocked and doesn't bring Canada the respect its' citizens believe it deserves, the leader of the World Canadian Bureau, Stephen Abootman, leads a nationwide strike of Canadians to garner respect and more money, without actually specifying how much they want and for what reason they would need it. They demand, 'some of that Internet money' from other UN nations, who are completely confused, but are denied."

southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Cana

South Park ArchivesCanada on Strike"Canada on Strike" is the fourth episode of Season Twelve, and the 171st overall episode of South Park. It first aired on April 2, 2008.[1] The head of the World Canadian Bureau leads the country into a long and painful strike and the responsibility of brokering a settlement rests with the boys.[1] When "Canada Appreciation Day" in the US is mocked and doesn't bring Canada the respect its' citizens believe it deserves, the leader of the World Canadian Bureau, Stephen Abootman, leads a nationwide
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