The first Australian response to Trump was denial, then (unsuccessful) bargaining. Now there’s anger and depression as the tariffs sink in. Eventually must come acceptance.

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[–] dumbass@leminal.space 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just rip that bandaid off, we're going into an economic crisis anyways, at least let's get rid of our dependence on American products and influence so we can start being our own country.

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Depending on the US for anything is bad policy these days. I'd love to see the entire rest of the world collectively exclude them from the global economy. But of course the oligarchs won't allow that.

[–] kudra@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago

Vote with your AUD as much as possible as a consumer. Even a 10% change in behaviour will shake the fuckers up.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

!boycottus@lemmy.ca Canadians and Europeans are on the train. Get on, there's still space :)

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

We have a federal election next month, with candidates that have a lot of similarities with the US situation last November. It's going to be a good indicator of what kind of country Australians want.