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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

As disgusting as it is, that seems to be exactly what most of the world seems to be doing, trying to get into trump's good grace and not get fucked by the tariffs.

Well except for China, who seems to have slapped back just as hard.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

People have been thinking Trump will let China invade Taiwan. Like, no. Trump is vehemently anti-China from the beginning in any shape or form. So, in that respect, China knows there is no pleasing the orangecrat and therefore doubling down on tariffs will not lose them with anything more. Besides, the tariffs is actually making China and EU come closer together-- as strange as it sounds.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

As China boosts its internal consumption and increases standards of living, along with a growing highly educated population, I can see their values very much aligning with the EU. That sounds like a very decent world order...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

I'm mostly sure that they're only doing so as a stop gap. Re-alignment takes time, and we've sent a loud and clear message that we don't want to be anybody's friend anymore. Even if we get Cyber-Bernie 3000 for president in four years, the damage will still be done, and there will always be the lingering understanding that we may just turn around and directly elect Elon Musk as president (don't fucking talk to me about constitutionality without telling me you've been in a coma for the last year first).