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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/51400141

The current US administration wants to protect fossil fuel profits, slow the clean energy transition and curb China’s influence — whatever the cost to allies or the climate.

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[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

Mobster tactics of the Pedo Pooper Presidency

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ask farmers how that worked for soy beans.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They are all super duper multi millionaires, yeah?

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

They will soon! Just like everyone in Zimbabwe.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 month ago

If they own an amount of land farmable for soybeans they're worth at least a couple.

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

Orban isn't buying, though - Russia sends it cheaper.

Sounds like China is a better trade partner than the US currently.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Most of Trump's economics ideas are nonesense. Like the general idea of the US making all it's own stuff, but also exporting goods a lot. Exporting in exchange for what?

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Excellent, that would be intangible and unverifiable. We can present an unlimited amount and live it up on sweat and tears of American workers.

In practice, businesses will make that decision. He can probably move the US to autarky at the expense of 3000 dollar Iphones and coats you have to save up for like in the 70's, but nobody outside the US will be interested in either.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

TRUMP SHOULD BE ARRESTED

[–] hateisreality@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It's what Trump explicitly said he'd do with the oil money for his campaign.

[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Europe needs to figure out energy independence so they can say no to Russia without relying on America for energy.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Figure out? Europe is definitely working on it.