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Kablooie

(19,057 posts) Wed Jan 14, 2026, 08:15 PM Wednesday

John Stewart has an interesting discussion about Trump in his podcast.

One point is that Trump looks at a win/win scenario as being for suckers.
He only sees win/lose as winning so everything is set up so someone else will suffer in his dealings.

Since 1945 America has been the instigator of win/win negotiations and has created a relatively stable world as a result.
Trump now wants to destroy this and be the winner who takes all from everyone he deals with, like our allies.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-show-with-jon-stewart/id1583132133

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John Stewart has an interesting discussion about Trump in his podcast. (Original Post) Kablooie Wednesday OP

Not an original point, but accurate. unblock Wednesday #1

The big problem is ... Kablooie Wednesday #2

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1. Not an original point, but accurate.

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Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:14 PM

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Actually, it's even worse. Not only doesn't he believe in win/win, he also doesn't believe in lose/lose. He thinks if someone else is whining, that must mean he's winning.

This is part of why he's cruel to everyone. It's his way of "winning".

Kablooie

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2. The big problem is ...

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Wed Jan 14, 2026, 10:35 PM

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That all Republicans seem to think that destroying the world order and letting Trump try to grab everything for himself is a wonderful thing. history has shown over and over that this results in repeating cycles of misery and horror for everyone except a small elite, but Republicans seem to think this is the wonderful future that they are eager to experience.

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