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Trump’s Tariff Strategy: US can no longer act as the world's economic shock absorber
An interesting analysis. Not completely wrong. But it fails to hit the truly relevant point. The US is completely rejecting globalism, and forging an economy where you either work to better your own country, or you work to subjugate it. Economists like to point out that free trade makes everyone better...on average. It's the on average part that is the problem. Because as Trump has told us, 50 years of data clearly show the vast, vast majority of Americans are worse off. Free trade works by pulling wealthy countries down to the same level as impoverished ones, while making a few who control the global supply lines very, very wealthy. In the process, those countries who were desperately poor might experience a slight increase in their standard of living, but again that came at the expense of the US which experienced a much more significant decrease. What Trump is truly doing is simple. He's ending globalism. Because the US is not responsible to support the standard of living in countries like Vietnam or Thailand. The goal of the US, and for every country, is to increase and protect their own standard of living. The very opposite of globalism, sovereigntism accepts that some countries will be worse off, but the wealth that is in the US, stays in the US. Even if that is less efficient on a global basis, it leaves the USA in a substantially better position. And that is the real war. The globalists want a one world government where everyone is the same. No borders. The US wants sovereignty and competitive nationalism, where everyone is responsible for themselves, with lots of diversity and competition. If the EU wants to continue to push globalism, they will henceforth have to do it without the USA. The US will work to become entirely self sufficient, with resilient domestic supply chains and trade existing on the margins. Countries that want to trade with the US can continue to do so, but there will be no trade war, because the US is quitting the game. Globalism and global supply chains are dead. You don't make your country dependent on goods and services from your enemy, and right now, the strongest supporter of globalism, the EU, is the enemy. -
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UK Passport renewal - email received 'send us your passport' 2 weeks after applying?
Submitted mine exactly seven weeks ago to VFS in Bangkok, still nothing. Reading above installs no confidence. -
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Australian Teen Dies in Koh Samui Motorbike Collision
I genuinely don’t understand people who, upon seeing a tragic post about a young man losing his life, feel the need to point fingers and place blame on him. Instead of showing compassion or offering condolences, they choose to criticize someone who can no longer defend themselves. What kind of mindset leads to that? What kind of life do you live where your first instinct isn’t sadness or empathy, but judgment? Do you really believe that in his final moments, he deserved to be blamed rather than mourned? Accidents happen. Life is fragile. Sometimes, things go wrong in an instant, and no amount of hindsight will change the outcome. If you can’t find it in yourself to show kindness in moments like this, maybe it’s best to say nothing at all. -
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New Online Entry Requirement for UK Travelers to Thailand
Lol, so they are singling out the UK, not the scamming Africans or the corrupt Chinese.
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