A lot of these tariffs are temporary and intended to negotiate to terms a little closer to even. Rather than bend over and take it like we previously have.
Exactly, as the last sentence alludes to. I don't think people realize that, for example, Europe, and many nations, have 100% or higher tariffs on a lot of U.S. products, or outright embargoes, which are NOT related to safety or quality concerns, they're simply protectionism at extreme levels.
Many people apparently feel as though we should just accept that. Of course, those people just want cheap stuff, they don't understand, or more to the point, they simply don't care, that U.S. workers and companies are being denied the opportunity to compete, while their competitors were allowed to sell here with little or no penalty.
The same people also want their fruits and vegetables picked cheap, their landscaping done cheap, and their houses built cheap. And screw the U.S. worker who can't afford to earn less, and whose income is taxed so employers have to pay taxes. Just so long as they get their cheap stuff, they don't care who else is harmed, and whether or not the economy is trashed. They're cool with paying people slave wages.
