I've used this analogy before, but the MAGATs claim vindication and the genius of Trump's moves because America didn't burst into flames the instant after he implemented his dogshit batshit insane policies.
The answer to that is "of course it didn't, because that's not how shit works. It takes time for the effects to manifest, both because of lags and economic planning by participants (like stockpiling goods to blunt the impact of tariffs in the short term)."
Instead, it works like blowing the dam in Force 10 from Navarone worked. The Brit commando set the charges inside the dam. Then, when they were clear of the dam, he set them off, big booms. Americans observing say "It didn't work! Nothing happened! The dam is still there!"
Brit officer sits there smoking a pipe. Says "wait."
The cracks the blast put in the dam start to grow. And open wider. And open some more. Water starts to push through. Cracks get bigger, more water pushes them even bigger, until....
Trump has set off the charges. The damage is done. Now, we just sit on the hillside, smoke our pipe, and watch the inevitable unfold over the coming months.