In Reply to: that's true *if* the nation and the market snap back posted by blindness on March 04, 2026 at 13:29:05
But there’s a basic misconception that the stock market and the American project are the same thing. They aren’t.
Right now, we have a system where the largest companies enjoy structural advantages over smaller ones. If you allocated capital to those dominant firms, you did just fine.
During the pandemic, the real economy effectively shut down. If you anticipated what was coming after seeing developments in China—sold high and then bought low—you did exceptionally well.
If you believed tariffs would slow the economy and positioned yourself accordingly—selling on Trump's promises and buying after policy execution—you likely came out well ahead.
If you recognized that a weakening dollar, a decades-long S&P 500 run, and falling Treasury yields signaled capital flowing overseas—and you followed that flow into foreign markets—you performed well.
If you anticipated that stepping back from NATO would push European nations to source defense equipment outside the U.S., and you indexed foreign defense contractors, you likely did well there too.
If you used moronic Dem logic that Trump is bad => so America will be bad => so no one will make money then frankly are a sucker and a victim of the moment.