• TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Depends on by whom and how long. The US produces a lot of things but also imports a lot of critical goods and materials as well.

    If Canada, Mexico, China, and the EU & UK all banded together for sanctions or embargoes? The US economy would be pushing daisies pretty quick. Especially if the actions were coordinated and did not give the US time to react and adjust.

    But the countries issuing those actions wouldn’t be in good shape either. Trade wars are a 2-way street.

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      2 months ago

      Would also depend on how captain dipshit responds. This could be interpreted as an act of aggression considering he and his cronies are itching for a reason to invade somewhere

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        2 months ago

        All talk.

        Been around plenty of disordered folks and he fits a very specific bill.

        He’s chickenshit. Lotta threats but won’t follow through. His reputation is everything to him, but he will absolutely turn tail and run if he is challenged by a more powerful opponent. He will absolutely hold a grudge and try to get revenge in a “”“sneaky”“” way, but he’s still an absolute fucking idiot.

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        2 months ago

        Anything is an act of aggression with them. The only tong you can do that they won’t call an act of aggression at this point is rolling over and giving them your country.

        It’s abusive tactics 101, the only way to stop the abuse is to do the things they don’t want you to do, even if it gets worse first.

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      2 months ago

      Why would anyone bother with sanctions? Nothing a foreign government could do would be worse than what our own is doing.

      Just wait it out and hope you manage to find a way to secure our nukes after everything disintegrates.

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        2 months ago

        To encourage the revolt of the increasingly dissatisfied American public.

        And for those who say “that’s not going to happen”, you do not speak for the rest of us. There is absolutely unrest. The news cycle does not reflect reality.

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          2 months ago

          Can confirm about the unrest. My friend group is discussing these events daily. And a few of them are actually going out and protesting. I’m likely to join in this summer.