That seems like a really dumb move. “OH, YOURE BLEEDING? WELL ME TOO MOTHERFUCKER!” absolute Wimp-Lo logic. Just sell shit to any of the other countries.
I don’t think they can. Like politicians can do all the trade deals they want but the infrastructure doesn’t exist to get shit to ports that dont have the capacity to handle all the shit. Don’t get me wrong Canada SHOULD be able to do trade with other countries but they got complacent.
Honestly, it may be dumb economically, but it’s also important for states to show they won’t be manipulated easily, even if it hurts your own country too. It’s a principle of international relations, that of reciprocity, and I don’t think it’s super dumb.
It’s not about looking weaker than any given country, it’s about countries understanding that bad actions towards you have bad consequences. You can’t just do anything you want in regards to policy with me, there will be consequences
It also hurts the US in the long term. Importers don’t want to pay the tariffs and they’ll be looking elsewhere, even if it’s a little more expensive. Once they switch, they might not switch back
looks like they’re doing a retaliatory 25% tariff starting tuesday, so it’s gonna go both ways
That seems like a really dumb move. “OH, YOURE BLEEDING? WELL ME TOO MOTHERFUCKER!” absolute Wimp-Lo logic. Just sell shit to any of the other countries.
I don’t think they can. Like politicians can do all the trade deals they want but the infrastructure doesn’t exist to get shit to ports that dont have the capacity to handle all the shit. Don’t get me wrong Canada SHOULD be able to do trade with other countries but they got complacent.
Complacency is our game
Honestly, it may be dumb economically, but it’s also important for states to show they won’t be manipulated easily, even if it hurts your own country too. It’s a principle of international relations, that of reciprocity, and I don’t think it’s super dumb.
Yeah, Canada could seem weak compared to america on the world stage!
It’s not about looking weaker than any given country, it’s about countries understanding that bad actions towards you have bad consequences. You can’t just do anything you want in regards to policy with me, there will be consequences
It also hurts the US in the long term. Importers don’t want to pay the tariffs and they’ll be looking elsewhere, even if it’s a little more expensive. Once they switch, they might not switch back