r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 20h 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/airemy_lin 20h ago

The stepping stones for American balkanization.

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u/[deleted] 19h ago

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u/schwanzweissfoto 19h ago

Step two…

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u/PeppermintButthole 18h ago

I think that American culture is far too deeply entrenched in the MAGA mindset that the only way to truly fix it is for this horrible thing to run its course and end up causing whatever devastation it's gonna cause, because I don't think they'll learn otherwise.

However, I do think that [Removed by Reddit] could only be a positive thing.

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u/BirchSlapper 18h ago

You’d need to [Removed by Reddit] a few steps down the line for any real change.

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u/Rough_Bread8329 Canada 18h ago

What better place than here? What better time than now?

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u/hell2pay California 16h ago

All... Hell.. Can't stop us now!

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u/ohnopoopedpants 17h ago

Doesn't need to be by one character. This is a traitor. This is someone trying to destroy the entire west, because Putin has the golden shower video of him

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u/FLU_COUGH_AND_COLD 15h ago

In 2009 the term “grass mud horse” emerged on the Chinese internet. 

The purpose of the term “grass-mud horse” (草泥马, pronounced “cǎo ní mǎ”)  was to circumvent censorship. It’s a homophone for a vulgar phrase. The “grass-mud horse” is depicted as a mythical alpaca-like creature and has become a symbol of resistance against internet censorship in China.

And here we are today  

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u/Ozymandias0023 Nevada 15h ago

To be fair, talking about [Removed by Reddit] wouldn't be a great idea under any administration. At the very least you're asking for a visit from the Female Body Inspectors