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Trump's trade war was an attempt to pressure China to reduce the trade deficit and help him in the 2020 election. It had absolutely nothing to do with human rights. If anything, Trump admires dictators who violate the human rights of their citizens.

There absolutely nothing logical about supporting a policy that superficially looks like a policy you support but has entirely different goals.

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Who's talking about human rights? I was talking about economics of trade, which is what this article is about.

> Trump's trade war was an attempt to pressure China to reduce the trade deficit and help him in the 2020 election.

Yes, I support this view, although I don't support his re-election.

> If anything, Trump admires dictators who violate the human rights of their citizens.

Agreed, this was absolutely reprehensible and don't forget Russia.

I honestly have no energy to debate anymore. And this is not something I want to get into right now, the point was about being tolerant to other's views and try to understand why they think that way.

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