r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 1d ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/kittenTakeover 1d ago

American balkanization is horrible idea for American's FYI.

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u/Dances_With_Cheese 1d ago

It is but we’re surrounded by horrible ideas. If I had to pick between being part of a smaller, weaker country or part of a country that invades Canada and Greenland the choice is easy.

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u/kittenTakeover 1d ago edited 1d ago

It's highly unlikely for the US to actually invade Canada, and if it did it has nowhere near the political support needed to pull it off. There would be riots in the street. Politicians would be voted out for any support. Almost nobody in the US wants a war on their doorstep with Canada.

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u/Dances_With_Cheese 1d ago

I didn’t say it would be successful or popular or winnable. I agree with almost everything you said except that nothing is highly unlikely anymore.