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/AndyVale 1d ago edited 1d ago

I remember discussing this with an American acquaintance saying I didn't get the electoral college. For many millions of Californians their vote is worth less than someone in one of the smaller states.

He retorted "so the farmers in Wyoming shouldn't be listened to over the liberal techies in California?"

Because I had recently read some stuff on the topic, I pointed out that California actually has an enormous amount of agricultural workers. I couldn't remember the exact stats but it was a sizeable amount.

They immediately pivoted to that being why Californians' vote shouldn't count as much, because they didn't understand as much about other issues.

You can't win when somebody makes up the rules as they go along 🤷‍♂️

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u/9793287233 North Carolina 1d ago

Also if the farmers in Wyoming are only about 12 people compared to thousands of "liberal techies in California" then YES we should prioritize the desires of the liberal techies

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u/PaulTheMerc 1d ago

Now make it race...

Ready for round 2?

Yeah. That's the problem.

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u/Krisosu 1d ago

That's how it's always been for race in any country since the beginning of time.