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Trump targeting a country with no border and no real reliance on the US exposes the fentanyl and migrants excuses at complete bullshit. Trump is breaking Americas relationships because his real name is Krasnov and Putin told him to do it.
Eh, if Australia retaliated with their own tariffs then all that would happen is that Australia’s economy would be damaged more compared to if they had not which only benefits Trump. It is just bait to get Australia to commit to harming their own economy. Australia doesn’t really have much sway in America’s economy as far as I know.
They’re just stabbing the EU and Canada in the back. This is BASIC game theory. You need to retaliate otherwise the game is lost. But they would rather hitch their wagon to the new Nazi regime to help their economy? Disgusting.
Retaliate by destroying your own economy and gaining Sweet FA out of it? I’d be more willing to agree if you can actually show me how retaliating with own tariffs would disadvantage Trump in any way. No, it is just bait to get Australia to commit to harming their own economy so Trump can buy everything up.
Why do you think all the other countries have retaliatory tariffs? It’s to hurt the US back. If their goods are now more expensive, then competing products are now cheaper in comparison and capitalism does it’s thing. This is basic, basic trade war stuff.
Edit: Ahh fuck, you’re just a troll. Anyone else reading this, just check their post history. Carry on.
Problem is that Australia has a trade deficit with the US and with an election in a couple of months, retaliating only means the right wing opposition has a greater chance of winning and the right wing opposition wants to give rare mineral deposits to America.
Do you see why this is a problem?
Edit: And I am just called a troll because I don’t want Australian MAGA, LOL.
Probably because you’re a Russian troll who blames Ukraine for being invaded…
who blames Ukraine for being invaded
“Why did you make me punch you?!? You could have e just gave me your wallet, but noooooo you had to refuse. And then I was forced to punch you in the mouth and take it. Omg then you called the cops? THE COPS?!? You know I hate the cops and won’t allow them in my neighborhood. So then I had to stab you in the neck. Because I hate cops, and you did this. It’s all your fault”
Ok big guy.
Australia may not retaliate openly but, as an American, I hope they do a bunch of petty shit like exhaustively search and delay every shipment from U.S. and say, “We’re looking for fentanyl. We heard it comes from Canada and goes through America.” If you’re obnoxious enough, it can be just like a tariff.
You don’t need to tariff anything if you remove shit from the shelf and no one wants to buy your shit anymore specifically to spite your leader.
Because that is ever going to happen in Australia?
Presumably you aren’t Australian because that’s already started and it hasn’t exactly been quiet.
That’s a minority. From what I’ve seen, the vast majority of Aussies are sheep, happy to be abused by their government and manipulated by corporations and propaganda (take your pick which). It’s just another fractured society, with apathetic masses turning away from the real world and living in their own bubbles of discontent.
You sound depressed boss.
It’s the message it sends to the rest of the world. No longer are the democratic nations unified - instead others are trying to do what best for themselves in the short term to the detriment of all the others.
Yep the west is falling apart.
Europe is now more aligned than ever, and we’re looking into starting to produce a lot more of all different stuff. Yeah, it’ll take a long time to start up productions, but at least we got the push to start it!