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/FawkYourself 1d ago

Yeah Reddit is going to celebrate this but this is pretty scary. The American Union falling apart is not good for America or anyone else in the world. A super power like the United States falling apart at the seams would have widespread consequences

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u/rolfraikou 20h ago

At the pace we are going, the US, the world's most powerful military, is about to be used to take over other countries by force. If it were balkanized, it would be weaker. Imagine if Germany had split into 5 and Hitler was left with only a fifth of his resources? Millions of people would have been saved.