Dmitri. The reason I had to run through that is if you attack trade very clearly, you're attacking that system. That's exactly what you're doing. You're trying to end those imbalances. I think it's always difficult to work out exactly what's happening in the Trump administration, but I don't think they fully thought through the consequences for capital. The Secretary of the Treasury is a smart man. He probably did. I'm not sure everybody did. But the idea that trade wars aren't capital wars is the problem. Yes, the system's breaking down, but Grant and I have been at the sharp end of this for a long time. Capital moves a hell of a lot quicker than trade. That's what a Trump has done. He started those hairs running. If the capital runs, yes, it affects the occurrenter count eventually. It makes it adjust. But those hairs are running. I guess one of the key questions is, could they be stopped? Can they be stopped? Or is this running now and it can't be stopped? So yes, it's coming to an (19/99)
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