We've been talking an awful lot about how the Trump tariffs will hit the big players: the UK, China, Canada, France, Germany etc
But it's time to talk about the ones who DON'T have loud voices. Because some of the poorest countries in the world are going to be crippled by what happened last night
But it's time to talk about the ones who DON'T have loud voices. Because some of the poorest countries in the world are going to be crippled by what happened last night
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This is genuinely something that can't be forgiven.
I'm seeing no reports on UK media about the DEI removal or the whitewashing of DoD websites.
Why do you think that is?
the extreme racism is a big story but news can be locally self-serving in that way
Lesotho - in southern Africa - has a 50% tariff - the highest of any country. This could devastate the economy of a small, impoverished nation that relies on exports of clothes.
Because he's an incurious a§hole.
Quit Levis jeans and buy something from one of Trump's victims instead. Buy Canadian Club instead of JD.
It is the right thing to do.
*See? This global economy isn’t quite that simple, is it?
And regardless, doing something - ie boycotting what you can, and especially the biggest companies upon which the US stock markets and wider economy depends - is far better than doing nothing. So yes, #BoycottUSA brands and products & spread the word here.
US economy is stronger than many of his trade war victims who suffer worse; Trump needlessly started this with intent to harm others, so we must act to protect ourselves.
Botswana for instance through diamonds - now subject to a 37% tariff.
The Ivory Coast through cocoa - now contending with a tariff of 21%.
How will they cope?
And if you're looking at it through a self-interested, America first perspective - it could also increase migration - because we know that when people are desperate - they move.
Nothing says G7 economy like child labour.
The exceptional DART capability nowhere to be seen.
We all need to find ways of disengaging fron these twats.
The global South will turn east.
"The sun is setting in the West, and rising in the East".
*the only modern diamond mine in the US closed >20 years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelsey_Lake_Diamond_Mine
US Tariff? 10% on his own people. That's the stupidity of the man.
Wondering if any trump supporters are manoeuvring to set up domestic sweat shops?
@rbreich.bsky.social has a good article on what countries should do but he focuses on G7 nations
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-canada-mexico-japan-the-uk-and
(I checked to find the correct demonym is Basotho but obviously Trump would never worry about that).
My guess is Trump has never been to Sub Saharan Africa and has no interest in it.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-referred-haiti-african-countries-shithole-nations-n836946
Have to get them out of Trump’s backside first though.
Total tariff on Laos... 58%.