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Never start a trade war with an autocracy

• lefstathiou 7y ago
  Autocracies are fragile things. Autocrats know this, and we see plenty of evidence to support their increasing paranoia. I’ll be curious to see how this all plays out if their investment does not bear fruit and Trump gets reelected.
• neckardt 7y ago
  Paywalled for me. Anyone have a solution?
  • gnat 7y ago
    Disable Javascript for that site. I keep Safari with JS disabled for every site, just for these types of sites.
  • ErikAugust 7y ago
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• thirstywhimbrel 7y ago
  Arguably China should have targeted purple states rather than red states. Most states that thrive on soybeans are unlikely to flip regardless of pressure. Edit: The EU might have had a better strategy with the rust belt... Second edit: I mean, no one should target anyone, I don't want anyone to suffer here, I was just surprised that their electoral college math is so poor for such an otherwise calculated strategy.