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I don't understand the hand-wringing. Countries have engaged in trade for thousands of years - Brexit won't change that.
by patrickg_zill 10y ago
I don't understand the hand-wringing.
Countries have engaged in trade for thousands of years - Brexit won't change that.
- toyg 10y agoOh yeah; they also engaged in trade wars, which often degenerated in conventional wars. The EU was built to avoid that. Welcome back to the Hobbesian jungle.
- q5 10y agoI was reading this today and a quote stood out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectionism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectionism >"When goods cannot cross borders, armies will." I think it would be interesting to see how many protectionist schemes have lead to wars vs. free trade.
- Zpalmtree 10y agoWhat is nato for $200
- toyg 10y agoAn alliance against a common enemy (Russia). It doesn't exclude there won't ever be any contrast between members, which might result in military confrontation. History is full of alliances that ended for one reason or another.
- gonvaled 10y agoThey also paid tariffs, and micro-regulated what, how, when, and in what quantities could be imported / exported. Brexit will change that.