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[–] [email protected] 13 points 21 hours ago

Please do this. It would be so funny.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's been hilarious seeing European libs say that the EU should copy China's strategy of reciprocating and ignoring Trump until he caves, truly believing that they have anywhere near the leverage or spine that China has. che-laugh

[–] [email protected] 18 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

It's even more hilarious: they know China is producing everything they use but still think EU is some kind of economic powerhouse instead of parasite renter economy it is.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

hey poland has really stepped up production of screen doors to support the european push for more submarines

[–] [email protected] 10 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

There is a word game in Polish about gliders being made from glass (szybowiec/szyba) and tank tracks from caterpillars (gąsienica) and this is how out military industry looks.

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

they're called caterpillar treads in english, too

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lmao Europe won’t be able to buy gas from the US either.

2050 climate goals will be reached well ahead of schedule, folks.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 23 hours ago

2050 climate goals will be reached well ahead of schedule, folks.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I need the xhs analysis on this. The only reason I can think of for this is that the American ruling class is simply not very bright.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 22 hours ago

It's honestly bewildering why anybody would think this is a good idea, yet here we are.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Modern economic theory is sitting down and watching The Sopranos.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

80 years in da American sphere of influence. I wanted soft power, but I compromised. I tied myself to their economy instead.

I wanted an EU army. But I compromised. I converted some farmland into US outposts. You see where I’m goin’?

That disloyal piece of shit Britain’s colony- I can’t even say its name- taxed our imports. And what did I do about it? My weakness.

Sometimes I think it’s in my Charter for Fundamental Rights. My economy took shit from the ‘merigans the minute WWII ended.

zelensky-pain Come on, the fuck you talking about?

The chicken tax. That’s MY fuckin’ legacy.

…No more, Vovka. No more’a dis.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 22 hours ago

I had no idea the EU is ran by the Shah of Iran.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

The tariffs, whatever happened there...

trump-anguish

[–] [email protected] 5 points 22 hours ago

Tariffs and cunnilingus, this is what got us here.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 22 hours ago

Come on, live up to the "art of the deal". It's double or nothing (as in no trade at all).

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 day ago

His friends and family are loading up before the long weekend. He'll walk it back by Monday and then they'll all sell on Tuesday.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 day ago

This man's brain is pudding. He is legitimately just saying and doing random things.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago

xi-button

but it's trump pressing a button labeled tariffs

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do it coward. Seriously, please do it. This might bomb Ireland's economy but it's probably the quickest way to get American corporations out of the country, short of revolution

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 23 hours ago

JDPON Don does it again

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"western hegemony", more like "best urn? hey gems, money!"

blammo, gottem.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

got his ass niko-dunk

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wonder if this will turn the EU away from the US or the exact opposite. I would think the exact opposite

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I'd argue that the liberal world order is having its Sino-Soviet moment. If Trump actually does this, the EU will have little choice but to increase trade with China to keep their economy afloat. The trans-Atlantic rift is widening by the day, and Europe does not have many options left.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The difference is that europe is ruled by a bunch of compradors, publicly they will condemn US but behind closed doors they will fold and their foreign policy won't stray 1cm away from washington line

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The problem there is the growing political unrest across Europe, as the material conditions continue to decline it's becoming harder for them to keep a lid on things. A huge cost of living increase will have major political consequences.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah but looking at them, they would prefer to lose to an open fascists than to move a single inch from their political line. Those consequences would not hurt them personally, even in worst case they will just cash in their comprador money and move somewhere. It's modus operandi repeated many times before.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 22 hours ago

That's what I expect will happen, open fascism is the most likely path for Europe at this point.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The trans-Atlantic relationship had the unfortunate coincidence of having the word trans in it, so the new US regime had no choice but to consider it woke. too-woke-1

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

God I hope he does it, but the problem is he flip-flops every fucking week.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Please china, come build high speed rail in Europe, I'm begging

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

laughs in Spanish (as long as your destination/departure is Madrid)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 23 hours ago

Please China send Chengdu J-36 to Brussels. The people of this continent yearn for freedom

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago

Big beautiful Tariffs. a-little-trolling

Yes please Mr President, keep them coming

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago

Time for more market manipulation I guess?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago

His people will never have the idea of just not doing it

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago

Our big boy he never fails, he just loses his way a few times before he gets what he wants

thicc-trump

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago

Oh hell yeah

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago

Ah shit! Here we go again!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Is it even questionable at this point whether or not he's taking strong recommendations from someone whose end goal is to destabilize the US, or even the west as a whole?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't think there's anyone at the wheel at this point. The Trump administration is littered with complete buffoons, led by the biggest, wettest buffoon of them all. The people with the most power are genuinely just extremely stupid and they will not listen to the few competent ghouls remaining. The country is run by failsons, senile geriatrics, tech bros, FOX hosts and WWE wives.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't think there's anyone at the wheel at this point

Is this the best outcome we could've hoped for?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago

I would've liked a situation with less border violence and genocide, but maybe it was too much to ask.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 23 hours ago

It's a ship's bridge full of morons trying to turn full force into an iceberg whilst the rudder has a thousand more slightly less moronic civil servants, advisors, and economists trying to steer it slightly off course into the "1000 year reich" ocean

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

The wealthiest would benefit, either way, as far as I can tell. I'm just kind of clueless what the plan is, when the food runs out in the bunkers and the "winners" have eaten each other and their own family until one remains, unless they've already somehow achieved space colonization and somehow hidden it from the whole world (I don't believe this, btw).

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