Common imports from the US. Be aware and check the origin! : buyfromeu

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought The Cranberries were from Ireland

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

I think that's just in your head

[+] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Also, according to this comment it's likely Georgia in US producing pecans, not Georgia in the Caucasus mountains.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

USian here... Iirc we're losing a ton of water on the West side of the country due to farms in California, and one of the biggest culprits is almonds. Boycotting American almonds may end up being good for the US as well, since our ruling class is too stupid to stop themselves.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Dates as well, medjool variety often comes from the us iirc

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Would be really happy if Canada was a future EU member 🤞 but this doesn't instill much confidence https://www.politico.eu/article/canadians-want-join-european-union-will-never-happen-paula-pinho/ 😔

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

EU was created to prevent future wars in the European continent, and several countries like Morocco or Turkey were rejected on simple geographical ground.

It’s not a bandwagon where every guy scared of Trump can join.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

why do people think things can't change from what they were when they were created? there's 0 reason whatsoever that should have any relevance today.

The EU is what ever EU members want it to be, it's that simple. And i for one want canada to join the EU.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't believe Canada can be a EU member, but we can make good trade agreements with them

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

australia and israel are in eurovision song contest, so anything's possible.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Stop labeling Canada as a future member of the EU. It will never happen. The canadian population do not know that they will lose many things, such as their own currency. They just know that the EU is a free trade zone and a defense partnership.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can be EU Member with your own currency 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago

They have to work to fulfill all requirements to adopt the Euro. Juncker in 17 “I have no intention of forcing countries to join the euro if they are not willing or not able to do so”. He softened the politics about the currency. There will be a President of the European Commission who will not be so kind and soft. Ursula von der Leyen did not talk about this politics at all.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, boycott the united states to support... Iran?

[+] [email protected] -9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

@LongestPath I wonder, why boycott everything? Should the people who suffer under #Trump be punished too? Seems like strange nationalist rhetoric to #BuyFromEU.

I mean I agree to boycott big business, especially big tech and everything owned by billionaires. It's just that a lot of European brands are owned by billionaires too who are just as bad, they just didn't explicitly get handed the keys to the government (yet).

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As a democracy voted, the US voted for Trump - this is exactly what was signposted in Project 2025 & his campaign trails. We've another 4 years of this tariff bullshit, and his threats to annex Canada / Greenland, and him siding with Putin.

This isn't punishment, this is the EU not siding with the bullies. If you don't like the situation, use your power as a US voter and make your voice heard.

You've absolutely got a point about billionaires. None of them should be trusted. But right now the biggest threat are the billionaires controlling social media + tech, which are predominantly US based.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Do not draw parallelisms with Trump's newnazi regime and Europe. Here we do not allow big tech to enter government and make nazi salutes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I see your point, however, imo, buyers in EU can signal (with their purchases) that Trump's words/actions have real (financial) consequences, and then those EU/US billionaires (who are benefiting from cross continent trade) would pressure him to stop doing what he is doing...