6 points ·
Even during the cold war, the USSR was the equal, if not better, of the West in clandestine influence. I fear that's persisted
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- Moscow Allocates $2.15 Billion for Disinformation Campaigns Against the West · 43 points · 4 comments
- L.A. unrest live updates: 700 Marines will deploy as immigration protests continue · 31 points · 7 comments
- Trump's tariff threat risks a trade war with Europe years in the making · 153 points · 12 comments
- Trump recommends 50% tariff on European Union starting June 1 · 407 points · 82 comments
- Trump recommends 50% tariff on European Union starting June 1 · 407 points · 82 comments
Comments
2 points ·
Why does posse comitatus not apply here? Genuinely confused
5 points ·
Sadly, we could. We, as usaians are choosing not to impeach him for flagrant emoluments violations. Greedy narcissists are gonna greedily narcissist, this is on us and his supporters (even if it's mostly on the supporters)
18 points ·
I do? I'm saying that there's no reason for the world to band together and implement tariffs on us. Low volume would be another reason not to, but we do export a non-negligible amount worldwide. Most to NA, but over 300B to EU last year
53 points ·
Because, as we're experiencing, tariffs are a regressive tax on your own populace and hurt the most vulnerable. Also, they don't have to. We're pissing off enough regular people that they're voluntarily buying made-anywhere-but-USA.
Lastly, why provoke an idiot with a huge military?
They can and will dismantle American power just by not buying our debt and then supporting a chamge in the world's reserve currency. Trump is screwing us for generations