So what is the actual Trump tariff policy mate?
What has he introduced that you don't like (already) be specific
And the EU ALSO has blanket tariffs on imports from a country like on food and agricultural products...so please let's not lie and pretend it's on specifics
What has he introduced that you don't like (already) be specific
And the EU ALSO has blanket tariffs on imports from a country like on food and agricultural products...so please let's not lie and pretend it's on specifics
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Where’s the lie?
Listen I'm not here to defend Trump as like I say he's a clown
I'm just asking you all to defend your hypocrisy...and up to yet not a single one of you has been able to
Has even tried to be honest
Which is pretty worrisome to me
Trump is using tariffs as a threat over a myriad of things. It’s the only negotiating tactic he uses and it’s typical of his bullying style.
Tariffs are used by plenty of countries by rarely from a leader 5 minutes into their term as the first option.
I see you're American so are coming from a different angle than the people I've been replying to
I've explained them specifically to u if u haven't read them yet
But it still stands that if all we have is hypocrisy and "you suck Trump" then we r lost 2
If I'm replying to that one then I completely agree with you
Of course of Trump is stupid enough to make indiscriminate tariffs against the EU (or anyone) they will do the same in return
He certainly does over NATO spend in EU countries
He perhaps does in asking why the EU has record imports of LNG from Russia last year...why not buy them from the US?
What's the rationale?
So yes Trump is a 🤡 but he may be right about EU hypocrisy
When we enacted sanctions on Russia, those made sense from an ideological standpoint.
EV tariffs are stupid.
Tariffs directed at a whole country are extremely stupid.
So you have to see the hypocrisy in pretending the EU DOESN'T HAVE DAY TO DAY TARIFFS (and no tariff barriers...which are often way more protectionist)
Or that specific tariffs (like on Chinese EV cars) are detrimental to EU consumers
Even if they have a point or end goal!!
I don’t agree with the EU tariffs as they give a reason to the EU auto industry to keep not innovating.
I think Trump tariffs are an economic disaster, as US consumers will see an overall price increase on a huge amount of goods.
I'm talking about the hypocrisy of people in here who have no qualms about EU protectionism and tariffs...ACTUAL tariffs
But (supposedly) are aghast at Trump even mentioning them
Yet can't even name one (because they don't exist)
Or had a problem when Biden had them
So why would we?
Then I show you that the EU ACTUALLY DOES IT EVERY DAY
And you then say ...yeah but they are "good" tariffs
Haha it's sheer lunacy and blatant hypocrisy
I can't say it any clearer mate
You can't have a blanket overview which i then point out is hypocrisy and then say yeah but in this 1 point I'm right so my whole POV is also right
I'm arguing against your stance that the EU doesn't have or use tariffs
When it blatantly does!!
Your hypocrisy is trying to defend that ...because it's us lovely EU people doing it and we are just trying to protect our low paid workers at the BMW factory and their poor put upon share holders
Yet slate Trump 4 the same
How does that make me a hypocrite cultist?
What does is pretending we in the EU don't do EXACTLY what Trump does when it suits us
As its blatantly obvious we do!!
https://unherd.com/newsroom/the-eus-trade-war-hypocrisy/
I just said the Mango Donaldo tariffs are fucking stupid and will hurt American consumers more than any tariff package the EU has enacted in my life time hurt the EU consumers.