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Beleaguered Dollar Hit Again On Trump’s Powell Threat
If Donald Trump wanted a weaker dollar, undermining faith in US assets, and particularly threatening
From the U.S. point of view, 2022 was the worst return in 100 years for the average retirement portfolio as both equities and bonds were down. This year is much worse. The dollar collapse is the cherry on top – if you have no dollar assets. Does no one see this?
I am a super Trump opponent but have warned since before the election that following project 2025 would destroy the U.S. and the global economy. HOW CAN WE ESCAPE from the disaster that is just begining to form. Give Trump a lobotomy? Put Navarro on trial for war crimes if the stories are true about Ron Vara, or whatever, and they should throw away the key?
HELP. Does anyone have any ideas? Plese. As I see it the country is desperate.
I finally wrote to my congressman. It may not do any good, but is better than no action.
Here is a step-by-step guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/slp/comments/1iciys7/a_handful_of_people_wanted_a_sample_letter_to/?rdt=34169
If there are better ideas out there I am listening.
Writing your reps is a good start, but calling is generally better and carries more weight. I would also suggest calling reps even if they do not represent you. For example, after Cory Booker’s 25-hour marathon on the Sentate floor, I called his office and left a message thanking the Senator and letting him know what a powerful statement he made. This weekend after I watched Nancy Mace shout down a constituent, I called her office and left a message asking her to set a better example. It probably fell on deaf ears, but at least I took action.
It is also useful to financially support causes that are under threat. I donate monthly the the ACLU, PBS, and NPR. They are small donations, but combined with thousands of other people doing the same thing, they add up.
Go protest in the street. Just like the U.S. sailing ships through the S. China Sea to excercise their freedom of navigation, you are excercising your rights to free speech while you still have them. The more often we excercise these rights, the harder they will be to take away.
Lastly, you can write op-eds in your local newspaper to try and sway people’s opinions or bring light to some of the injustices unfolding before us. No matter what you decide to do, try and find a few things you can do every week and keep up with them. Individually we’re just drops of water, but together we’re a river and we can carve a canyon if we stay united and consistent.
+1 on this, especially the call to take to the streets. Weekly protests are bound to continue and they need to get larger. They’ll be scoffed at by MAGA as just the liberal snowflakes, but if they continue to swell in size, protests can gather some momentum. Remember, it’s not Trump that will change, but the bigger the protests get the more the other politicians will get nervous and push back on him.
Agree and couldn’t help but want to share the below article:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/trump-protesters-czech-republic
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Back in Prague, Roll – recalling the intoxication of the anti-Babiš rallies – had advice for US demonstrators: stay positive and, whatever Trump’s provocations, avoid hateful rhetoric – something he fears the US’s two-party system makes hard to avoid.
“The division in the United States is really dangerous because you see the other side as the enemy,” he said. “It’s crucial to remain non-violent and hopeful. Talking in front of lots of people, we realised you have to be careful about your language because if you are too negative or hateful, it can defeat your purpose. Remember that the other side are people. They’re your brothers and sisters.”
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One thing to do is personal.
Remember that the antidote for Greed is Generosity; for Hate is Goodwill; for Ignorance is Enlightenment. Cultivating skillful core values in your self will help with stress. Cultivating them with community, friends and those not so friendly can be infectious.
None of this is to suggest passivity or acceptance. Rather to encourage excellence in virtue, which seems to be in such short supply.