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> Tough words, that's the worse we may expect from the US gov realistically. Trade wars and sanctions can get very nasty too. I don't know about Canada, but mo
by rapnie 18d ago
> Tough words, that's the worse we may expect from the US gov realistically.
Trade wars and sanctions can get very nasty too. I don't know about Canada, but most of the EU runs on US Big Tech to name just one sensitive sector.
- nolok 18d agoIt's a two way street; sanction on big tech is also the big weapon the EU has against the US if need be and that we kept threatening but never activating. Which doesn't mean it's easy or won't hurt like hell, but this is a continent that just cut most of the gas cord lines in record times despite massive pain and cost, if it came down to it we would simply because if it comes down to this and we don't then we're done. Short time it would damage us pretty hard, but long term it would be another net loss for the US.
- Tomte 18d agoAmerica is a big importer of toilet paper from Canada. :-)
- jjgreen 18d agoThe UK could sell them Izal instead, they'll fold in months ... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2we30p661o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2we30p661o
- Lio 18d agoHow? They stopped making that stuff years ago. They whole point of that article is that it's a weird, curious thing from the past that doesn't exist any more.
- Lio 18d ago> I don't know about Canada, but most of the EU runs on US Big Tech to name just one sensitive sector. That's true, right now. The way things are going though the EU is spurred to finally cut the cord with US Big Tech because of the security risk. It didn't used to be like that before Trump got into power. Trump is bad for business because he's an unreliable partner that's turning on his allies.