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  • @overload@sopuli.xyz
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    1421 month ago

    I think a global boycott on US-made goods + services is necessary. Trump can only do this because the US is such a powerhouse.

    • @Buffalox@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      The US is only such a powerhouse, because they generally have the support of their allies. That makes it the unparalleled biggest economic block in the world.
      But without their allies, USA isn’t that much stronger than China economically. And USA wouldn’t be nearly the powerhouse they’ve gotten used to be.

      So China just has to look on and do nothing, while USA is losing their world dominance quickly.

      • Balder
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        21 month ago

        And don’t forget the dollar being used as reserve around the world, or as international currency, which makes the dollar a strong currency. But this has been changing.

    • @stardust@lemmy.ca
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      391 month ago

      Would be nice to see global sanctions against the US. Not realistic, but I hope all countries are moving towards significantly reducing American reliance. It’ll be a slow process, but needs to be done.

      • @Vipsu@lemmy.world
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        251 month ago

        Honestly sanctions agains companies like these that can be weaponized politically sounds very reasonable.

        They are national security threat in the true meaning of the word.

        • @RegalPotoo@lemmy.world
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          51 month ago

          I’ve been looking at getting solar installed, and been talking to a few different companies for quotes. One place only supplies PowerWall batteries, and I said to the sales rep that I wasn’t really interested in buying anything from Tesla and his face made it pretty clear that that was the answer he’d been getting a lot recently

    • @Zeoic@lemmy.world
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      231 month ago

      That is already happening in Canada. Those imperialists threatening annexation was finally what brought us Canadians together on something lol

    • @asap@lemmy.world
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      181 month ago

      I moved all my cloud computing from DO and Vultr to European owned options. It’s a small thing, but it’s about the only thing that I had been purchasing from the USA.

    • @eran_morad@lemmy.world
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      111 month ago

      Just relax and let trump continue destroying the USA. He’s doing putin’s work and fucking us all, Europeans and Americans alike.

    • @bss03@infosec.pub
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      71 month ago

      As an American, I’d like the boycott to be more targeted. But yes, every company that licks the boots of this obviously fascist regime should see no more sales. I don’t have a full list, but it includes at least Meta, Alphabet (Google), and Amazon.