“Effective immediately, the ​United States Navy, the Finest in ​the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING ‌any ⁠and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,” said Trump

  • Zahille7@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    I’m a little surprised everyone is mostly agreeing that he’s doing this because he’s stupid. I mean yes, he’s a fucking idiot, but someone told him to start a blockade. And as we all know from the first one a week ago, it’s only gonna jack up prices on literally everything even more than they are right now.

    It’s all a plan by the billionaire class that openly runs our country now to keep inflating prices so consumers don’t have anything.

    • hansolo@lemmy.today
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      100% this. He didn’t come up with a solution to “open the strait!” as “don’t use the strait!” So it’s still closed? Because of feels? OK, but it being closed because you said so means it’s still fucking closed.

      Who benefits from this long term? Other than just “people who just bought oil at $98 on Monday”?