r/Futurology • u/nimicdoareu • Feb 03 '25

Economics Automakers brace for 'massive' impact of US Administration's tariffs

https://www.theverge.com/news/604870/auto-industry-tariff-trump-canada-mexico-price-ev
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u/ManMoth222 Feb 03 '25

War with whom? No one is going to try a land invasion of the US. The US puts a ton of resources into power projection, but everyone else is like 3-5x weaker if they have to send assets that far, if they even can, never mind literally invading the US.

Then if it's war with China, their greater concern would be them cutting off trade routes in the South China Sea, which combined with blockading Taiwan would itself send the US economy into a nose-dive. The US would need to go full force in protecting that area, and they'd likely need the help of allies with blue water navies like the UK and India or they'd struggle. China can't power project, but they're strong in their local sphere.

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u/TheWiseOne1234 Feb 03 '25

Trump does not want war with China or Russia. He wants the world to be cut 3 ways, into 3 countries and he is making sure he will get his share.

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u/hehimharrison Feb 04 '25

Yeah paleo-conservatism and "hemispheric dominance", wild.