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/Zanhana California 1d ago

that's a 2012 ass "look at this bad political polarization" take. sorry but I fucking want to be divided from the theocrats and fascists