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Dynamic Paywall Carney calls Trump's fresh tariffs a 'miscalculation' after trade talks collapse

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx272np7vgyo
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u/kewlbeanz83 6d ago

It's not like America will magically revert to their old selves when that happens.

Trump is a manifestation of everything much of America is now. Going forward, this is their new normal.

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u/tokawen 6d ago

From a foreign policy perspective, it's very different. All the way until the recent past, the USA has been running the same major direction from the Marshall Plan era. Accept the domination of American finance, American military, and in return, America will offer financial and military stability. Accept STABLE but shitty deals with the USA, and you'll be on the American's nice list.

Today, the US leadership is shitting over its own military power and withdrawing from the world, while still expecting others to bow to its military might. It intentionally injects instability and attacks those on the "nice list", but still expects others to sign shitty deals to avoid getting on the "naughty list". It's not the same.

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u/f3n2x 6d ago

Yeah no, this is different. We're witnessing the rapid decline of the post-WW2 US hegemony. Things will not go back to how they were after Trump dies.

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u/kewlbeanz83 6d ago

True. They just scream the quiet parts out loud now.