▲ 101 ▼ US Congressman : "I have a message for America's trading partners. You better set a level playing field for American manufacturers and farmers, or we are going to destroy you" (files.catbox.moe) submitted 1 year ago* by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/buycanadian@lemmy.ca 37 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] xyro@lemmy.ca 45 points 1 year ago (2 children) They really believe they are the center of the world permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago When you've spent your entire life immersed in American Exceptionalism, acknowledging that other countries have valid interests can be a difficult concept to grasp. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Auli@lemmy.ca -21 points 1 year ago (2 children) Which right now they are. All the tech for the west comes from America, they have by far the largest market in the world and everyone wants access to it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago All the tech for the west comes from Taiwan foundaries, Chinese and South Korean factories, South Indian offshore software service consultancies and made with Japanese components fabricated from Chinese rare earth elements from American companies with a surprising number of subsidiary headquarters in Ireland. The US hasn't been the biggest market for a decade, and everybody wants out. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) At this point, its mostly just a few software giants like Microsoft, which do have alternatives available. Everything else is just companies owned by Americans, but doing all their design and manufacturing in Taiwan or other parts of Asia. Intel is the only exception I know of, but they're rapidly shrinking at this point and show no signs of ever being competitve again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago When you've spent your entire life immersed in American Exceptionalism, acknowledging that other countries have valid interests can be a difficult concept to grasp. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Auli@lemmy.ca -21 points 1 year ago (2 children) Which right now they are. All the tech for the west comes from America, they have by far the largest market in the world and everyone wants access to it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago All the tech for the west comes from Taiwan foundaries, Chinese and South Korean factories, South Indian offshore software service consultancies and made with Japanese components fabricated from Chinese rare earth elements from American companies with a surprising number of subsidiary headquarters in Ireland. The US hasn't been the biggest market for a decade, and everybody wants out. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) At this point, its mostly just a few software giants like Microsoft, which do have alternatives available. Everything else is just companies owned by Americans, but doing all their design and manufacturing in Taiwan or other parts of Asia. Intel is the only exception I know of, but they're rapidly shrinking at this point and show no signs of ever being competitve again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago All the tech for the west comes from Taiwan foundaries, Chinese and South Korean factories, South Indian offshore software service consultancies and made with Japanese components fabricated from Chinese rare earth elements from American companies with a surprising number of subsidiary headquarters in Ireland. The US hasn't been the biggest market for a decade, and everybody wants out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) At this point, its mostly just a few software giants like Microsoft, which do have alternatives available. Everything else is just companies owned by Americans, but doing all their design and manufacturing in Taiwan or other parts of Asia. Intel is the only exception I know of, but they're rapidly shrinking at this point and show no signs of ever being competitve again. permalink fedilink source parent