Crossposted from https://piefed.social/c/[email protected]/p/2267029/a-shadenfreude-morning

Usually I am sympathetic towards people losing their jobs. However, that goes out the window when their government is hostile and I am watching family struggle due to the trade war.

  • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
    21·
    2 days ago

    Can’t blame anyone for this. During WW2 I doubt most folks were concerned with unemployed germans. I mean myself and many americans are nice folks and don’t deserve this but we many are not and do and many others just let it happen. Although don’t get to smug. peterson, McInnes, harper, fraser institute, freedom convoy. and its not just us. Murdochs from australia.

  • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.caEnglish
    13·
    2 days ago

    One of Canada’s first policies was to put a 30% tariff on the US. It worked well, US capitalists had to open factories in Canada and imports of farm and lumber harvesting equipment from the US shrunk massively.

    I would say the US administration is less hostile than previous, at least they have given us an out from their trade agreements.

      • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Policy

        I believe chapter 26 of “Colonialism and Capitalism Vol I” talks about this. To get the numbers. However you’re right I got the date wrong. It was his 2nd term.

        As for the other part you don’t think Trump can get us out of CUSMA like he did NAFTA? He seems to have gotten us out of Biden’s plan of us making cheap cars for them. Biden also made a world cup bid that would see Canada and Mexico host the unprofitable games acting as though we are just states of his.

        • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          I wouldn’t call the current admin less hostile but Biden’s was not our friend on the economic side for sure.