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[–] 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They really believe they are the center of the world

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  • [+] -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.

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  • [–] 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.

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  • [–] 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.

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  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Level playing field? Sure why not?

    Favor American businesses over health or local businesses? Hahahaha no

    Threats? Nevermind. Let’s throw that out the window. Fuck you

    Even as an American, why do these dumbasses think threats will make people more likely to be favorable? At some point, people are going to just be like “all right fam good luck with that”

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    They are playing to the masses, not the world. They all want a golden ticket in the Trump empire. Getting in line to be stepped on is certainly a mood, but it's what y'all are into these days?!

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago

    The field has been tilted in America's favor for generations...they're finally getting a taste of a real level playing field.

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago

    "And by level, we mean in our favor. Anything else is unfair."

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Let me get this straight:

    • You don’t want a trade war, which your country started
    • You want access to our markets to flood our shelves with your subsidized and unregulated products
    • If we don’t let you in, you’ll continue to wage economic war on us
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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago

    Nope, you are going to destroy yourselves. You need us, we don't need you. And a level playing field is just that, both sides get a fair share. Do you understand how that works?

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago*

    In the words of Stephen Colbert & Jon Stewart...

    Go f&@k yourself!!

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago

    “A message to partners: don’t do as we do or we will destroy you”

    Global-scale abusive relationship mentality. That’s what you get when people like Andrew Tate, Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan become the new idols of men.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    What a shithole country. Imagine putting such a stupid, petty and cruel person in a position of leadership. Over and over again and never learn.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago*

    I'm Pole. Almost all out historical tragedies, including disappearing from maps a few times, can be explained by politicians saying and doing idiotic things to get a cheep local points instead of worrying about global politics.

    This moron said something to get applaud of morons in his loccal piggery. He either think world will not notice, or he don't care becouse his personal gains are more important than consequences to the entire country.

    He shouldn't be trusted. With anything.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    Imagine the crying in the USA if we, Canada, stopped sending softwood lumber, crude, steel, and aluminum, electricity, potash.

    Forget about rebuilding after a hurricane or tornado. Good luck driving a car or fueling a war machine. Lots of hungry people with reduced yields due to less potash.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    The term banana republic started in central and south America because everytime the workers revolted, the capitalist Americans would cry communist and get the American military to come and suppress unionization. Hey mr tally man tally meh banana, daylight come and meh Wan go home.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago

    They are going to destroy themselves.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Or just... not be a trading partner.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    Level playing field? Yeah sure. To give every proponent equal opportunity, firms will be given a fair chance. On the other hand, companies represented by people who make mob-boss like threats won't be considered as that disrupts the level playing field. Whoops, you just disqualified all American companies, Congressman. What a shame.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    We're gonna destroy you, utterly.

    Is that a fucking threat ?

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The biggest problem here that these idiots don't understand is that our economy is as big as it is because the world lets us have it. It's an unwritten agreement that they use the dollar for trade, and we police the world, give aid and keep markets stable. It won't take much for the world to turn their backs on us and send us crashing, and honestly I'm surprised they haven't already done that.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The world has been salivating for the USA drop the ball this bad. The only reason the world hasn’t fully turned their backs is that the USA is dangerous and armed, but Russia and China couldn’t be happier with this stupid presidential cycle.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Can you imagine if a 9/11 type situation were to happen today, boy there would be a lot of hard decisions to make.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I know Canada sent firefighters to California, and there are US firefighters here in Canada right now helping with our fires….. and I know it’s the right thing to be doing on both sides but if there was a similar 9/11 event…. I wouldn’t want to send help from Canada. But we would. But I really wouldn’t want us to.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Fuck you and we won’t see you tomorrow.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Stay in your lane old man

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Yeah okay, but more importantly, does anyone else feel like there's something weird about his face? Like, as if his skin is rubber and that's why he can't make real looking facial expressions?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Sorry, hard pass - don't like playing with cheaters.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    If you could destroy them without it, why do you even need a level playing field? 🤔

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Hey assface 🖕🖕🖕🖕how about you go fuck yourself.

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