• Philosofuel
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    2 days ago

    I feel like all economies will soon be just trading with eachother, except with the US.

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      2 days ago

      That is the only logical step. You can’t make deals with someone who throws you under the bus at the next opportunity 🤷🏻

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      They should start now. Countries should cut off trading with the US once Trump starts making threats in their direction, instead of waiting for him to make up his mind and do something. He’s too used to there not being any consequences.

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        18 hours ago

        It’s a good idea and countries started that with Russia though it’s still continuing. USA would just follow that model

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        22 hours ago

        Won’t happen. EU is designed to serve the US, but we’ll see countries breaking off and (re)uniting with Russia.

        • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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          The problem with that is that anti-Russian sentiment is highest in the East, so there’s no way they will break off.

          Also Russia is not China, they barely have anything to give in a trade relationship. Also, the Ukraine invasion is scrounging up bad memories in most of the member states, so there’s that.

          In Hungary, arguably the country closest ideologically to Russia, EU membership has had a consistent 70-80% approval. They won’t break off.

          Also, the EU is designed to protect EU business interests against international ones, so they will go where the money is, and under Trump, that may cease to be the US.