Maybe the reason you see black when people see white or you say "down" when they say "up" is because–in these troubling times–black is white and up is down. ADVERTISEMENTOn March 2, according to Reuters, an upbeat President Donald Trump "alerted American farmers to coming U.S. tariffs" on social media. "To the Great Farmers of the United States:" Trump wrote, "Get ready to start making a lot of agricultural product to be sold INSIDE the United States. And even though the White House remains up while farmers are decidedly down, some farm groups are starting to recognize that down isn't up anymore. But, hey, black is white and up is down and so let's just have fun.