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/WookieMonsta 1d ago

Well our country is already so divided, at this point it might not be a horrible idea for the coasts to be “weaker” but also able to engage in free trade, cut ties with Trump, and save face in the global theater. Like right now the US is broadly implementing isolationist policies which will make its whole weaker and bring an end to US hegemony, so it could be viewed as a matter of figuring who to align with and whether they want to go down with the ship.

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u/LeagueOfLegendsAcc 1d ago

It could be the start of the fracturing of America. If this actually happens the West Coast alliance will have to have a governing body for trade and commercial purposes. That could transform into a general governing body that could eventually challenge the fascist part of the US.

Better start planning your move to Cali.

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u/kittenTakeover 1d ago

People need to wake up and realize that part of the reason things look bleak is increased division. Pushing further into division will not make our situation brighter. That's only something that adversaries like Russia and China would benefit from.

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u/LeagueOfLegendsAcc 1d ago

I don't think it will benefit them if the economic part of America shuns fascism in favor of forming a new alliance. That's because this new alliance could replace the US in world trade, California has enough economic power to keep the US dollar stable by itself. The world wouldn't feel pressured to change to some other currency, just pressured to not trade with the old America. Russia and China might gain the short term but if it all worked out the West Coast alliance would be a world powerhouse as well. Imagine every military base in the world having to choose sides between the USF and WCA, what a massive shit show. Now that I'm thinking about it there's a huge potential for war over this.

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u/dlpheonix 1d ago

No potential imo. Just guarenteed civil war. Again. For similar reasons to the first honestly.