56 minutes ago, RayC said:

Which proves what?

Nothing, just like all his posts. Why people keep responding to him escapes reason.

BRICS, or member countries thereof, is starting to have an impact on world trade, to the potential detriment of the USA. India, which is a fast developing economy, has just circumvented America. Brazil has started to avoid trade with America where possible.

BRICS provides non members like Canada a way to avoid American trade, even if not a huge amount. World trade will have changed significantly in 10 years.

11 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Well you can buy an f250 in America hell of a lot cheaper than you can buy it in Japan

Hey! Where did you go?

You still have 77 questions left to ask (including repeats).

15 hours ago, Yagoda said:

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I have 88 more questions I could ask.

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I'm guessing Europe will be filling up with Indians ..............

Yes, and they seem to be favouring settling in the UK!

3 hours ago, CallumWK said:

He thinks that being a cheap charlie racist and sexist is the same as being Marxist.

What you don't understand is that Marxism has nothing to do with the workers wresting control of the the means of production from Capitalists and the Bourgeoisie. Marx just mentioned that stuff incidentally. The heart of Marxism is all about contempt for women and people of non-European ethnicity. And also, as it turns out, contempt for Jews.

3 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

What you don't understand is that Marxism has nothing to do with the workers wresting control of the the means of production from Capitalists and the Bourgeoisie. Marx just mentioned that stuff incidentally. The heart of Marxism is all about contempt for women and people of non-European ethnicity. And also, as it turns out, contempt for Jews.

Marx was a Jew.

Like all lefties, you accuse others for holding your views.

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Marx was a Jew.

Like all lefties, you accuse others for holding your views.

I just offered you a quote from Karl Marx himself that was quite deprecating about Jews. Had a gentile said that no one would dispute he was an anti-semite.

On 1/27/2026 at 2:27 PM, BLMFem said:

So while Trump FAFOs and TACOs on tariffs and trade, the EU looks elsewhere. This is an absolutely massive deal, a deal it's taken 20 years to reach. But thanks to Trump's clown show a deal has now been reached.

Well done, Donald!

'India and EU set to announce landmark trade deal'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrnee01r9jo

""This is a perfect example of a partnership between two major economies of the world... This agreement represents 25% of the global GDP and one-third of global trade," Modi said while inaugurating the India Energy Week conference on Tuesday.

The EU is India's largest trading partner in goods, with bilateral merchandise trade reaching $136bn (£99.4bn) in 2024-25, nearly doubling over a decade.

The agreement - von der Leyen and India's commerce minister Piyush Goyal have described it as the "mother of all trade deals" - comes as pressure grows on Delhi and Brussels to secure alternative markets for exporters."

India deals with everyone. Russia, China, the US and the EU. Indeed India helps finance the Russian war in Ukraine with fuel and weapons purchases. Rather ironic that a huge deal made by the EU is with a country helping to finance the Russian war in Ukraine. Still the EU itself has helped finance the Russian war in Ukraine with it's own fuel purchases from Russia.

10 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

I want anyone looking at the conversation RayC and I are having to note that so far I have not accused RayC of being a marxist or a socialist or a minion of George Soros. Nor has Ray accused me of being a supporter of Donald Trump or an acolyte of Elon Musk or a minion of George Soros. It hasn't been easy for me to resist the urge, but I will continue to battle against it. Trump in 2028!!!...oops!

Did you injure your arm while congratulating yourself?

4 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

India deals with everyone. Russia, China, the US and the EU. Indeed India helps finance the Russian war in Ukraine with fuel and weapons purchases. Rather ironic that a huge deal made by the EU is with a country helping to finance the Russian war in Ukraine. Still the EU itself has helped finance the Russian war in Ukraine with it's own fuel purchases from Russia.

Which has absolutely NO bearing on the trade deal between the EU and India. But thanks for your contribution. We can pretend that it's the taking part that counts!

16 hours ago, BLMFem said:

Which has absolutely NO bearing on the trade deal between the EU and India. But thanks for your contribution. We can pretend that it's the taking part that counts!

Part of the deal ........

The EU is opening a center in India to facilitate the movement of Indian citizens into the EU.

32 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Part of the deal ........

The EU is opening a center in India to facilitate the movement of Indian citizens into the EU.

There is a shortage of IT specialists in Europe.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/14/looking-for-a-job-in-ict-these-european-countries-are-desperate-for-new-hires

The objective of the center is to match workers with employers and to streamline the process.

The problem started when Britain colonized India and told them it was called "Great" Britain. That stirred curiosity about why Britain was great and of course when Great Britain desperately needed their help, Indians jumped at the chance to save their as*es by moving to Great Britain. Word spread back to India and Bob's Ashok's your uncle.

The moral of the story is do not tell anyone you are great if you don't want them to see for themselves.

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Part of the deal ........

The EU is opening a center in India to facilitate the movement of Indian citizens into the EU.

And Edinburgh airport is planning opening a US Customs and Border Protection counter to facilitate the movement of non-Americans to the US.

6 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

And Edinburgh airport is planning opening a US Customs and Border Protection counter to facilitate the movement of non-Americans to the US.

Do any non Americans still want to go to the US.

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Part of the deal ........

The EU is opening a center in India to facilitate the movement of Indian citizens into the EU.

Yep, they're being flown to Calais and given small boats suitable for the crossing. You're welcome!

3 hours ago, BLMFem said:

Yes, and they seem to be favouring settling in the UK!

39 minutes ago, candide said:

There is a shortage of IT specialists in Europe.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/14/looking-for-a-job-in-ict-these-european-countries-are-desperate-for-new-hires

The objective of the center is to match workers with employers and to streamline the process.

It wages are already low enough in the west.

23 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

It wages are already low enough in the west.

Not really! On average, tech professionals earn 20–40% higher salaries than peers in finance, manufacturing, or healthcare with equivalent degrees.

https://www.eurosalarycalculator.com/en/blog/top-paying-tech-jobs-europe-2025

https://www.wearedevelopers.com/en/magazine/538/the-state-of-tech-salaries-in-europe-in-2025-538

This is wonderful news, the same is happening with Canada, they are distancing themselves from the US and striking trade deals around the world.

Anything that any nation can do to distance itself from a once reliable ally of a nation, that has descended into pure chaos and thuggery, is a good thing for that nation and the world.

America and Trump need to be brought down a few notches and punished for their sheer ridiculousness, pettiness, hubris arrogance and bullying. Trump is a pig.