schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month ago[Opinion] The EU has validated Trump’s bullying trade agendawww.ft.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up191arrow-down1external-link[Opinion] The EU has validated Trump’s bullying trade agendawww.ft.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square3linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoIt’s just such a dumb take from the FT. Trump is shooting the American economy in the foot with tariffs. Imposing reciprocal tariffs would shoot the EU economy in the foot too. Talking him down so the tariffs are smaller and less damage is done globally is the best possible outcome. Nothing is being legitimized, it’s just that America can not be stopped from fucking it’s own economy, and will have to unfuck it on it’s own later.
It’s just such a dumb take from the FT.
Trump is shooting the American economy in the foot with tariffs. Imposing reciprocal tariffs would shoot the EU economy in the foot too.
Talking him down so the tariffs are smaller and less damage is done globally is the best possible outcome.
Nothing is being legitimized, it’s just that America can not be stopped from fucking it’s own economy, and will have to unfuck it on it’s own later.