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/airemy_lin 1d ago

The stepping stones for American balkanization.

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u/kittenTakeover 1d ago

American balkanization is horrible idea for American's FYI.

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u/Divan001 1d ago

It used to be. Now that America isn’t the world hegemony, there is no reason why the west and east coast should be burdened with the south and midwest. Trump broke America. I’m not going to let my state be raped economically because of what red states voted for. Republicans broke the social contract and ended what made America a worthwhile experiment.

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u/ForensicPathology 1d ago

It would be interesting at least.  If the new Union is successful and the old one deteriorates, the new one might even let the old ones apply back in (like the EU) after making sure they follow certain rules for entry. 

Presumably the new one already starts with a more modern system of electing government.