the border wall isn't to keep people out. it's a symbol. a monument to xenophobia and the culture of terror.
capital punishment isn't an economic policy. it's a cultural policy. it's there to make killing not just a solution, but THE solution.
the tariffs aren't being put in for money reasons. they're being put in to strike at an enemy, real or imagined, to steer the fascist horde and direct them outwards, rather than inwards where they might notice how shit things are. to give them an enemy to blame for how shit their lives are that isn't the parasitic billionaires who fucked everything up.
and now you've just made it like 30% less cool. fuck, I may as well sign up for netflix now.