Both sides pointing fingers that the other is living in a reality distortion field. ## We are already in the midst of a global trade war that will have billion

Both sides pointing fingers that the other is living in a reality distortion field. ## We are already in the midst of a global trade war that will have billions of dollars of impact on the US and impact the livlihoods of tens of thousands (or hundreds) of thousands of people: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Websites_blocked_in_mainland_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Websites_blocked_in_mainland_C... http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/20/technology/google-android-lawsuit-europe/ http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/20/technology/google-android-la... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/07/technology/eu-fines-microsoft-over-browser.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/07/technology/eu-fines-micros... ^^above or easy low hanging examples, there are dozens of cases across many industries ## Most people of Muslim nations are already not freely allowed to enter the US (ever try sponsoring an H1B?) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_Waiver_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_Waiver_Program ^^making an expedient point here rather than typing up all the ways it is challenging for anyone outside of western Europe to travel to the US 3. governments have consistently posed the biggest threats to a free society. this one has broken major dangerous precedents https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/irs-admits-targeting-conservatives-for-tax-scrutiny-in-2012-election/2013/05/10/3b6a0ada-b987-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/irs-admits-t... http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/05/26/more-than-40-secret-service-staff-disciplined-in-data-flap.html http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/05/26/more-than-40-secr... http://mashable.com/2014/06/05/edward-snowden-revelations/#d3ecZ30tkiqn http://mashable.com/2014/06/05/edward-snowden-revelations/#d...