I just can't stop noticing how mainline Democrats seem to support trade policy indifferentiable from Donald Trump's as long as it's against China specifically - ThreadSky

dryad.technology • 3 days ago

I just can't stop noticing how mainline Democrats seem to support trade policy indifferentiable from Donald Trump's as long as it's against China specifically

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waffle1439.bsky.social•3 days ago

The best thing about the second one is that there are currently no Chinese cars on the American market anyway

hippiefromthesouth.bsky.social•3 days ago

Well after much thought I think she thinks only American companies (leadership) can build cars. Remember when our clowns went to Asia some of these you hate came here and put our people to work. Now you want them gone?

hippiefromthesouth.bsky.social•3 days ago

Is she paid by the big three that has always screwed us like the coal mines.

stochasticooze.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/stochasticooze.bsky.social/post/3lmj74bncxk2f

socketwench.bsky.social•3 days ago

Protectionism 2.0.

dryad.technology•3 days ago

I'm open to being convinced on protectionism! It's just Trump/the Democrats don't have a plan, an animating philosophy, or any notion of who free trade has hurt or why. They're just sorta thrashing & performatively scratching at the one country on earth with the greatest capacity to hurt the US back

amazingthew.bsky.social•3 days ago

my hottest take is that boomer dems like schumer have always been lowkey disappointed that they never got to press the Nuke Moscow button during the cold war, and they see china as a second chance to finally taste a REAL victory

like sure we beat the ussr but not in a way that made them feel strong

dryad.technology•3 days ago

The posture of the Dems seems neither helpful in this moment nor especially coherent

emily.news•3 days ago

I keep thinking they must know something we (the public) do not, but honestly I really ought to default to the null hypothesis of racism and xenophobia

stochasticooze.bsky.social•3 days ago

They know that China is making EVs that are less expensive and (supposedly) more efficient than any American EVs, *especially* Teslas

Remember, competition is only a good thing when we have the advantage

recombobulating.bsky.social•3 days ago

The just world fallacy appeals to the people in places of power and privilege a lot more than it does to the masses they look down on.

dulcedemon.bsky.social•3 days ago

I hate them a little more each time one of them speaks or posts with the exception of maybe five or six of them in Congress, and three or four state governors.

winterk.bsky.social•3 days ago

there is way more money in telling rich donors you are fighting le epic clash of civilizations 🤩

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