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Surely the tariff/trade debate. The question is which side pulled this particular trigger? Yes, it could be Trump. But it could also be Xi, seeing that Trump
by ajross 2y ago
Surely the tariff/trade debate. The question is which side pulled this particular trigger? Yes, it could be Trump. But it could also be Xi, seeing that Trump just got cold feet vs. Mexico and thinking he could get ahead of things and force a concession.
Folks, this is why you don't engage in brinksmanship at this scale. It gets out of hand really quickly. I await the coming economic crisis (I mean, the stock market was already primed for a correction) with resigned exasperation.
- reaperman 2y agoIf it was China pulling the trigger, USPS wouldn't say "we are suspending acceptance of inbound parcels". It's pretty clear this is a US action.
- ajross 2y agoOr China pulled the plug and this is just PR? Meh. I don't think anything's going to be "clear" here. Brinksmanship is literally a policy based on uncertainty and fear.
- ethagnawl 2y agoDon't underestimate the pettiness of this administration.
- reaperman 2y agoWhat the fuck does this even mean? Is it agreeing with me, arguing I am wrong, or simply stating something related/orthogonal?
- defrost 2y agoMind the F-bomb's, this ain't a TISM concert mate. It is simply stating that if China was stopping parcels bound for the US then the current US admin might be petty enough to pretend that they are the ones stopping incoming parcels from China to appear in control. This doesn't seem likely, but the sentiment is reasonable .. the current crowd do seem exceptionally petty.
- swores 2y agoI agree that their aggression wasn't needed, but while this isn't a concert it is a grown up discussion space where we can see the word "fuck", spelled more than the first letter, without fainting!