To be clear, the current tariff execution is reckless and poorly planned. But I hear a lot of total tariff opposition from the same people who demand we continue to escalate with China over control of Taiwan, up to a potential hot war.

So what’s the plan? Western economies were brought to their knees during just a momentary interruption in shipping during the pandemic. How do you wage a war with a country that does all of your manufacturing? China could defeat most western countries without firing a single shot, just by cutting off their access to Chinese exports.

If you don’t support tariffs to bring back manufacturing jobs domestically, how do you think we could make it through a war with our manufacturing partners? I can’t reconcile the two ideas, and I don’t understand how some of y’all are.

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    So you believe China will continue to trade with the US during a hot war over Taiwan?

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      9 months ago

      “China” doesn’t really trade, the businesses in China do. So yes

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        9 months ago

        Wow. That was a wildly inaccurate and naïve statement.

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          9 months ago

          Idk if you’re trolling now or?

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            For one, every country in the world controls which countries and outside parties their corporations can do business with.

            Secondly, you obviously have no idea how business works in China, and the amount of control the central government exercises over them.

            So what the fuck are you talking about?

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              1990 wants its talking points back